The Struggle of a Graphic Designer

Getting fired or laid off as a creative

In this episode, Cedric and I dive into the struggles faced by creative individuals regularly when they experience the difficult and often emotional process of being laid

E58: Building a Personal Brand W/Keyla Lerma

Keyla shares her insights on building a personal brand in this episode. She discusses the importance of encouragement, connecting with clients, and facing imposter syndro

E57: Graduating Design School, Quitting Retail, and Whats Next?

In this episode, I dive into the struggles of graduating after design school, quitting my job, and figuring out what's next. I discuss the challenges of transitioning int

E56: Pros and Cons of being a remote graphic designer

In this weeks episode I’ll be talking about the pros and cons of working remotely as a graphic designer.

E55: Working at a agency, Life as a design student, Working remotely - Meet Latinx Designer Xiomara

The Podcast is Back!  Happy Hispanic heritage month 🎉 In this podcast, we will talk about the struggle of being a graphic designer, in this podcast we'll talk about ins

E54: Dealing W/Burnout As A Creative

Long time no see. Welcome back to the podcast in this weeks episode im talking about my experiences with burnout and what ive been doing to get myself out a rut. Please f

E53: Supporting designers and their mental health with Luca Kouwenhoven

In this weeks episode we discussed the importance of supporting the mental health of designers, internships, and the importance of asking for help as a designer, with cre

E52: Whats does it mean to follow your passion? With Voice Actor & Illustrator Chrystian Marte

In this weeks episode we discussed what does it mean to follow your passion? We talked about what is it like to have multiple passions and having the decide what to do wh

E51: Staying Motivated 2022

Hello everyone happy 2022 I would like to introduce this week's podcast guest Aaron Rodriguez who is an adobe ambassador and a video editor from San Antonio Tx. In our po

E 50: The struggles of a overthinking designer meet Mariery Young

The struggles of an overthinking designer meet Mariery Young who is a mixed Panamanian designer and founder of her studio called Mezclao which means mixed together. Mezcl

Ep:49 Finding Range as a designer with SVA MFA Design Entrepreneur Student Inês Ayer

Meet Inês Ayer who is an MFA Design Entrepreneur student at the School of Visual Arts. In our episode, we discussed the struggle of finding range as a designer meaning t

E48: Struggling With Productivity, Working From Home, Meet Natalia

Happy Friday! Meet Natalia C. Arias who is a Multidisciplinary Artist and Designer, currently based in Baltimore, Maryland, and born and raised in Miami, Florida. In our

E: 47 Being a self taught artist meet illustrator Cindy Lozito

Were back with podcasts! I'm so glad to be sharing this episode with Cindy Lozito who is an illustrator and art director located in Philly. In are episode we discussed th

E 46: Owning a studio & Coming up with new ideas with graphic designer Fidel Pena

Happy Friday, Everyone! In this week's podcast, we discussed the struggle of coming up with new ideas, finding clients, and owning a studio. I interviewed Fidel Pena, an

E45 : Redefining "The System of in the Creative Industry" Meet Designer Erwin Hines

Erwin is a designer and has worked on different aspects in the design field like brand design, UX UI design, and so much more. In our podcast, we discuss the struggle of

E 44: Motion Designer at HBO James Daher

 James Daher is a motion designer at HBO and also a former professor of mine at SVA. In this episode, we discussed tips for getting into motion design, the struggles of f

E 43: Being an Illustrator in Puerto Rico Meet Illustrator & ui/ux Designer Tania

Happy Friday! In this week's podcast meet illustrator & UI/UX Designer Tania. She is based in Puerto Rico 🇵🇷and we discussed how illustration is just as important as trad

E 42: Designer, Artist, & Publisher Ben Denzer

Meet Designer, Artist, & Publisher Ben Denzer, Ben was also a professor of mine at Sva and In this week's episode, we talk about the struggle of separating the idea of ma

E 41: Graphic designer & Director Meet Lazzo

Lazzo is a Graphic designer, Illustrator, Animator, Director we also discussed some of the recent projects that Lazzo has been working on.  On this week's podcast we disc

E 40: Brand Designer Ki

Meet Ki a branding designer with the sole purpose to help women in black-owned businesses. In this episode, we talked about the importance of representation when it comes