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Jeremy talks about his independent project in Virtual Reality for Atom Tickets. #VR #design
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Jeremy talks about his independent project in Virtual Reality for Atom Tickets. #VR #design
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Case Study: jeremy-stokes.com/virtual-theater
Jeremy's website: jeremy-stokes.com
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Twitter: twitter.com/senseijerm
Just Us Podcast: https://anchor.fm/just-us
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This podcast is part of the #10kdesigners Network.
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![Darshan Gajara โ Freelance, Personal Branding and Side Projects โ Whiteboard.fm #020
In this episode, we speak to Darshan Gajara. He is a Product Designer, Product Maker, and has remote working experience of more than 3 years. He is currently working as a Senior Product Designer at GraphCMS in Berlin and is the Founder of Product Disrupt. #founder #producthunt
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โโฐ Questions:
Your story
0:00 Introduction
02:45 How did you get started in design?
Freelancing and Remote Work
05:34 How did you make the transition from full-time work to full time freelancing?
08:14 What are the key differences between being a freelancer, working remotely, and being a consultant?
13:00 What are the responsibilities when working as a consultant?
14:33 When should designers consider freelancing as a full-time option?
18:10 What do you feel about the current freelance space as compared to when you were starting off?
20:35 How do you feel Covid-19 is going to affect remote work?
Personal Branding
23:30 Do you feel that everyone should have a personal brand?
24:08 What is the purpose of a personal brand according to you?
25:48 What does a personal brand consist of?
27:02 What are the expectation vs realities of building a personal brand?
29:17 What was your approach in building your personal brand?
36:49 How can someone build their story and narrative?
40:47 Since โMediums influence the messageโ, what kind of mediums do you feel are the best for aspirants to put worth their message?
Side Hustles
44:11 How was Product Disrupt created?
47:30 What are your criteria for featuring content on the Product Disrupt website and newsletters?
52:23 What methods did you use for scaling up your projects and getting more reach?
55:30 What are some of the difficulties you faced while building and sustaining Product Disrupt?
59:10 How do you decide between working on new side hustles vs scaling up existing ones?
01:02:26 How can beginners get over the fear of making their side projects public?
01:10:39 Can you tell us more about your book โHow to crack the product design interviewโ and when is it being made public?
Experiences and Learnings
01:17:12 In times when youโre feeling low, what do you do and what do you suggest your juniors should do?
01:20:32 What were your top 3 learnings from your design journey so far?
Sign off
01:24:29 Whats something you wish you knew when you were starting off?
โ๏ธ [Watch next] Differences between Freelancing and Consulting โ https://youtu.be/uBzIv40ZYSQ
๐ฒ [Watch next] How to become a full time freelancer โ https://youtu.be/F1mSvhLmQio
๐ท [Watch next] How Covid-19 will affect remote work and freelancing โ https://youtu.be/oIVVidXRShE
๐ [Watch next] How to build a Personal Brand โ https://youtu.be/1R9ME4N6YTA
๐ฅต [Watch next] How to overcome burnout โ https://youtu.be/wRe4WyzZL04
Product Disrupt: https://productdisrupt.com/
Darshans website: https://darshangajara.com/
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![Interview strategies for internships and jobs โ Whiteboard.fm Clips
Antonio explains his interview strategy when applying for internships and job interviews. #interview #internship
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![Case Study: Newsfeed polls for Unacademy โ Whiteboard.fm Clips
Devansh talks about his internship project at Unacademy. #design #project
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Case Study: https://www.devanshgandhi.com/unacademy
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![Gaana Srinivas โ Founding Designer at Rune โ Whiteboard.fm #015
In this episode, we speak to Gaana Srinivas. She is currently working as the Founding Designer at Rune. She has previously worked at Amazon and has graduated from the Copenhagen Institute of Interaction Design. #product #interactiondesign
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โโฐ Questions:
0:00 Introduction
01:15 How did you get started in design?
04:18 Can you tell us about the Interaction Design program at CIID?
11:45 What is a typical week at CIID like?
15:27 How can someone apply for the Interaction Design program at CIID?
16:51 Can you tell us about your work at Rune?
19:19 How does having knowledge about the Growth domain help in product level thinking?
21:52 What are some of the fields that product designers can learn a bit from, to elevate their game?
23:22 Project Vox
36:38 Immersive experiences and Messy AR
42:35 Differences between self-taught and design school backgrounds
49:23 What are your top 3 learnings from your design journey so far?
52:30 What advice would you give to people who want to get started in design?
54:18 How do you think the number of female designers in the industry can be improved?
๐ [Watch next] Interaction Design Program at CIID โ https://youtu.be/IvATdSsbMn8
๐ฑ [Watch next] Case Study: Project Vox โ Design Principles for Voice Assistants โ https://youtu.be/xNg6ZYKisCA
๐ฎ [Watch next] Case Study: Immersive experiences and Messy AR โ https://youtu.be/6OOYOvxyJbY
๐ซ [Watch next] Self taught vs Design school backgrounds โ https://youtu.be/yqZL0eE9YrU
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gaanasrini/
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Rune: https://www.rune.ai/
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