Sometimes, Graphic Designers get those clients who know JUST the right things to say. to Whether it's completely innocent, or straight up disrespectful, somethings you should just NEVER say to a graphic designer! In this ANGRY episode, the bristled beasts rant their way through some of the most irritating things that you'll hate to hear throughout your career as a graphic designer. Making light of some of the most commonly heard things graphic designers hate to hear, the guys laugh and rant abou...
May 10, 2022•26 min•Season 1Ep. 77
Some brands believe modifying the logo is taboo and would damage the brand. One should NEVER touch the logo. But how many times have you seen a wide logo jammed into a square space, or a tall logo sitting empty in a website header? But therein lies the problem - for so long we've been told to keep a logo consistent - that static is best. These days, that simply isn't always true. In this episode of The Angry Designer, the rant about the transformative world of dynamic logos, and how to create lo...
May 03, 2022•51 min•Season 1Ep. 76
If there's one thing that can make or break a design, it's a font. Fresh graphic designers often overload them, experienced designers take them away, and for a lucky few, font choices are just second nature. But have you ever really thought about WHY we use the fonts we do? Why certain font choices and styles can impact our audiences so dramatically, the composition, the mood? Turns out, there's a whole art to the psychology of fonts, and it is FASCINATING! In this episode of The Angry Designer,...
Apr 26, 2022•45 min•Season 1Ep. 75
From disastrous Graphic Designer interview experiences, to what agencies are looking for in interviewees, we had SO much to rant about when it comes to this topic, we had to make 2 episodes out of it! In this 2nd episode of Interview Tips for Graphic Designers, Bearded gents will rant about: Tips for Introverts during an interview Things to do AFTER an interview zfactor interview questions Types of Interviewees to avoid being Questions to be prepared to answer This episode will provide you exper...
Apr 19, 2022•57 min•Season 1Ep. 74
What's absolutely terrifying, haunts your dreams and sucks every bit of confidence from your soul? Graphic Design INTERVIEWS! There are some among us who show no fear in the face of a potential employer or new customer, but for a lot of graphic designers, the reality is that interviews can be scary as sh*t! In this episode of The Angry Designer Podcast, the bearded gents tackle the terrifying topic of interviews & share with you their expertise and experiences as both interviewers and interv...
Apr 12, 2022•1 hr 15 min•Season 1Ep. 73
Getting to grips with the technical aspects of the design game takes time, patience and skill. But what about the people skills required, your ability to manage yourself, or your self awareness? Some argue these skills are what separate Junior designers from Senior! Join The Angry Brutes as we go one step further and bring you the top soft skills that are absolute game changers for graphic designers! (Yes, we know 'soft skills' is an awful term, tune in to hear some of our...alternative suggesti...
Apr 05, 2022•1 hr 16 min•Season 1Ep. 72
What comes to mind when you hear the term 'wireframes'? Bet it probably has something to do with websites, apps or UX design, right? But why should it stop there? In this episode of The Angry Designer Podcast, the bearded gents take you through the world of wireframes - why they're so darn useful for graphic designers, and how to use them RIGHT so you can make sure you're nailing your designs from day one. In this episode, the guys cover: What is a wireframe Is it just faster to skip them? Benef...
Mar 29, 2022•43 min•Season 1Ep. 71
Graphic design seems easy to get into, but it takes a lifetime to get REALLY good at it. But what if just a FEW TIPS could make you look like a PRO and take your graphic design game to a new level? Join The Angry Designers they share game changing tips to advance newbie designers by years. In this episode, the gents break down tips in 4 categories from: Design Layout Color Typography Whether you're a total beginner or you're in the early years of your career as a designer, these universal list i...
Mar 22, 2022•1 hr 5 min•Season 1Ep. 70
Creative briefs – something all graphic designers are familiar with, but that many also dread. Some creative briefs are AWESOME – sharp, concise, to the point and full of valuable information. Others are a disaster and make you almost want to pass on a job (or even worse, a client). So, what do you do when a bad creative brief lands on your desk? Do you pass on the job, or can you turn it around and own that project? Join The Angry Designers where they tackle the topic of dealing with bad creati...
Mar 15, 2022•52 min•Season 1Ep. 69
Password management SUCKS 🤦♂️ There's no way around it - it's time consuming, it's awkward to keep on top of, and we can GUARANTEE that far too many of you reading this right now use the same damn password for all of your stuff, right? With so much at stake if it all goes wrong it is CRUCIAL you have your password game on when it comes to keeping those passwords smart and secure Join The Angry Designers for a fascinating look at the frankly freaky topic of password management. In this episode ...
Mar 08, 2022•1 hr 3 min•Season 1Ep. 68
In our not so humble opinion, a Mac should ALWAYS be a graphic designers tool of choice, but Apple don't always make it easy for us. 5 OS changes in 5 years? Dude, c'mon... Join The Angry Designers for a REALLY angry episode, where the gents really go to town on the love/hate relationship between graphic designers and Apple, and the not so fun quirks that often leave us pulling our hair out in frustration 🤬 Stay Angry our Friends ––––––––––– Join Anger Management for Designers Newsletter at htt...
Mar 01, 2022•54 min•Season 1Ep. 67
For many graphic designers, there comes a time when you sit back and wonder if it's time for a change 🤔 But should you jump ship into a completely new career? Or should you use those highly transferrable skills you've gathered along the way to pivot into a new area of the creative world? This week, the Angry Designers discuss some of the career moves YOU could make if graphic design no longer feels like your jam. Stay Angry our Friends ––––––––––– Join Anger Management for Designers Newsletter ...
Feb 22, 2022•53 min•Season 1Ep. 66
Pitching your idea. Presenting your creative. All Graphic designers have to do it but not all Graphic designers like to do it. What does it take to take your pitch to the next level and leave your clients wowed? Join The Angry Designers for another furiously fantastic episode, where they discuss The Art of the Presentation and how to pitch your creative. In this episode, the Angry Designers discuss: why designers hate pitching tips for a solid presentation zfactor's pitch This episode will leave...
Feb 15, 2022•51 min•Season 1Ep. 65
Have you ever realized JUST how much time you've wasted SEARCHING files, images, logos or other project assets? That every project ends up in a Where's Waldo searchathon? Join the Angry Designers tomorrow as they cover the not-so exciting topic of file management! In this episode, the gents strive to make File Management Sexy! Well...one can only hope...but it's a necessary discussion that needs to be addressed! In this podcast episode, we will cover: - Why this is important for Graphic designer...
Feb 08, 2022•1 hr 5 min•Season 1Ep. 64
The world of a graphic designer is constantly evolving which requires you to learn new things each project. Even a seasoned graphic designer will learn new things every day, both in technical skill, and just straight up life lessons! (It isn't always easy to master the patience of a saint when a customer is asking you to make the black more blacker, make the logo bigger, enlarge the font by 5% ). In this weeks episode of The Angry Designer Podcast, we talk about the biggest lessons we've learned...
Feb 01, 2022•1 hr 2 min•Season 1Ep. 63
At what point do you decide the time is right to fire a toxic customer? How do you know when enough is enough? Is it when they've royally pis*ed you off beyond repair? Is it when they continually believe they know (and can do) your job better than you? It's a tricky balance when it comes to difficult clients, because let's face it, being an as*hole isn't a crime (unfortunately). On this episode of The Angry Designer Podcast, the bearded bears rant about a topic that no one wants to ever come to ...
Jan 25, 2022•52 min•Season 1Ep. 62
Sometimes a great flick with the right amount of story, music, and pop culture is all you need for inspiration. The only problem is that there's such a huge amount of content to stream (much of it a snor) that the best stuff can get lost in the mix. Join the Angry Designers as they share a top 10+ list of Graphic Design Movies & Documentaries for Designers & Creative entrepreneurs to find their inspiration for creativity, motivation to get sh#t done or determination to succeed! Check out...
Jan 18, 2022•44 min•Season 1Ep. 61
The best graphic designers come in all shapes and sizes, from all walks of life. But what do they all have in common? They all share a core set of traits - the same traits that transform a good graphic designer, into a kick ass awesome designer! But what are those traits, we hear you cry? Join The Angry Designers as they share their top 10 traits of really really successful Graphic Designers. In this episode, the bearded not-so-buff guys share: where this list came from the traits (you'll have t...
Jan 11, 2022•1 hr 9 min•Season 1Ep. 60
The beginning of a new year ALWAYS touts a ton of new bullsh*t trends your brand, logos, designs need to follow. How many of these actually empower good design or do they just create visual pollution. This week on The Angry Designers, the beardos take us back to design basics and refresh our fundamental design skills, bringing you our top 10 graphic design commandments that will have you creating consistent, top quality work, everytime 🙌 This episode will leave you reinvigorated knowing that fo...
Jan 04, 2022•46 min•Season 1Ep. 59
The clock is counting down, the ball is dropping and 2022 is almost upon us. And with it comes some really, really sh*tty design trends. Join The Angry Designers as they take you through the top 2022 ugly design trends you’re gonna be seeing EVERYWHERE! Buuuuut hopefully not. Spoiler alert: a lot of colors, mismatched fonts, and icons This episode will leave your head spinning heading for the hills when someone asks you to implement the latest design trends to their work. Stay Angry our Friends ...
Dec 28, 2021•41 min•Season 1Ep. 58
Who delivers presents at Christmas? Who led the reindeers with his shiny red nose? What do we put presents under on Christmas eve? While it's nice to believe these traditions have been around since the beginning of time, the brand of Christmas has been the perfect storm of different cultural traditions, literacy and retail! Join The Angry Designers this week as they come together to love and hate on how retailers may in fact have stolen Christmas. In this episode the bearded Santa wanna-a-be's d...
Dec 21, 2021•46 min•Season 1Ep. 57
Do you often find yourself falling back to using the same type tricks in your work? Whether you think it looks cool or not, you're falling prey to your own safety net. You know it's safe, you know people will nod in acceptance, but does it make you a better designer? Does it push yourself into new uncharted territories? Join The Angry Designers this week as they tackle a Top 10 list of Letterforms that you need to free yourself from! In this episode you will learn about why we use these techniqu...
Dec 14, 2021•45 min•Season 1Ep. 56
What does it take to keep a customer for decades? Is it only about customer service or is there more to it? Join The Angry Designers as they discuss the reality (or secret) of zfactors longest running client relationships and what it took to keep them and the secret to the single greatest driver of new business opportunities. In this charged up episode you will learn about: Customer for life idea 3 types of clients Secret to a Customer for life Why you should never sell to a customer This episod...
Dec 07, 2021•53 min•Season 1Ep. 55
Around every corner, you hear a new story about someone losing their job to some new, disrupting technology. From retail, to finance, to even web design - it seems no industry is safe from the futurists relentless pursuit of "The wrath of the Robots?" Join The Angry Designers as they break apart modern day technology in the hopes of revealing if Robots are coming for a Graphic Designers job. In this episode the bearded bros talk about: - The Grid Automated website - Bust techno terminology - Exp...
Nov 30, 2021•43 min•Season 1Ep. 55
The BBC has made headlines again with its latest logo rendition - proving that as important as a new logo is, so is it's launch! Join The Angry Designers in this episode of Dope or Nope where they provide an un-objective review of the NEW BBC logo! With a few stories, rants, and laughs as always, this episode may leave you wanting to tune in for more. Stay Angry our Friends ––––––––––– Join Anger Management for Designers Newsletter at https://tinyurl.com/mr4bb4j3 Want to see more? See uncut epis...
Nov 23, 2021•35 min•Season 1Ep. 54
We’ve all seen countless lists online of Great Designers you NEED to know. But while those lists tell us WHO they are, they very rarely tell us WHY they are so important. WHAT they taught us. What makes them Graphic Design Heros! Join the Angry Designers as they continue their countdown to reveal their top list of legendary Graphic Designers past & present, and WHAT mark they left on Graphic Design. You will learn about: Who they are What they were known for Famous works What mark did they l...
Nov 16, 2021•49 min•Season 1Ep. 53
Rand. Vignelli. Bass. You often HEAR about these great graphic designers, but do you really know what they contributed? What they are known for? What mark they left on graphic design? In this episode of The Angry Designer podcast, the beardos reveal their top list of legendary Graphic Designers past & present, and WHAT mark they left on Graphic Design. You will learn about: Who they are What they were known for Famous works What mark did they leave on Graphic Design This episode will leave y...
Nov 09, 2021•51 min•Season 1Ep. 52
"Don't play with your food" is what we've been told - but Pringles Chips (or Crisps) were meant to be played with, from their shape to their packaging. Now the brand and icon is fun and playful, but not globally equal - what gives? Join The Angry Designers in this episode of Dope or Nope where they provide an un-objective review of the New Pringles logo and packaging...both versions! With a few stories, rants, and laughs as always, this episode may leave you hungry for more. Stay Angry our Frien...
Nov 02, 2021•38 min•Season 1Ep. 51
Have you ever contemplated throwing in the towel as a Graphic Designer? That, possibly the daily grind of long days, short deadlines and countless revisions has finally taken its nasty toll on you and its time to consider something else for a career? Join The Angry Designers in this not-so-angry episode as they tackle the TOP 15.2 reasons (of over 60) on why being a Graphic Designer Rocks . In this lengthy but uplifting podcast episode, the Gents review the Highlights of being a Graphic Designer...
Oct 26, 2021•1 hr 4 min•Season 1Ep. 50
Have you ever spent more time searching for the perfect font than actually designing? The excessive surplus of fonts have created a nightmare for designers (and confusion). Famous legendary designer Massimo Vignelli said "New fonts have created Visual pollution". Join The Angry Designers as they battle against lazy designers who rely on fonts instead of good designs. This episode will shock you as they cover: The problems with having a giant font list How fonts create lazy designers Visual Pollu...
Oct 19, 2021•39 min•Season 1Ep. 49
