Zez Retro | The Cautionary Creative w/ Mason Conrad - Cathode Ray Podcast #36 @ZezRetro | Uploaded September 2022 | Updated October 2024, 3 hours ago.
If you don't know Mason by name, you will definitely recognize his visual work in the retro gaming community on YouTube as Mason has worked on the image and branding for many popular gaming channels. Mason was himself a gaming YouTuber in his early teens and has now moved into graphic design and video editing.
We talk about Mason's life as a creative and how he works as a freelancer with numerous clients. The discussion centers around how a creative like a graphic designer does there work so you can better understand how to hire such a service. Many people want graphic design needs but may be unsure about what is expected of both sides in such a transaction. What things are reasonable and what are not when using a designer? How can you be a great client or at least not a bad one? How can you help your designer produce the best result.
It's a talk about creativity and how to sell that service in the big wide world.
Follow Mason on Twitter: twitter.com/MasNConrad
His online portfolio: mconradmedia.com
0:00 Start
4:30 Mason's background as a early YouTuber
16:00 The point where Mason decided to sell his collection
17:30 Does Mason have help as a freelancer? Accountant?
29:00 How Mason keeps so busy but avoids burnout
33:30 Why does creative cost what it costs? How to price it as a creator?
37:00 Choosing a designer with an individual style (or not)
41:00 Do you need to make EVERYTHING yourself as an artist?
50:00 Examples of Mason's clients and the different work he does
55:00 How to give a designer good input.
59:00 How many times is reasonable to ask for a revision?
01:13:00 Paying for help vs doing it yourself. What is your time worth?
01:21:00 It's hard to talk about money.
01:23:00 Selling yourself can be hard
01:34:00 You need help to work out your own value. Manager, mentor is just a trusted friend
01:37:00 What is a YouTube thumbnail worth?
Steve and Louis maintain a blog about their projects "The Cathode Ray Blog"
cathoderayblog.com
You can find the audio on the web or your favourite podcast app
https://anchor.fm/zezretro
Catch us on Twitter
twitter.com/zez
twitter.com/usa_retro
For all your CRT repair needs, check out Steve's channel
youtube.com/c/RetroTechUSA
If you don't know Mason by name, you will definitely recognize his visual work in the retro gaming community on YouTube as Mason has worked on the image and branding for many popular gaming channels. Mason was himself a gaming YouTuber in his early teens and has now moved into graphic design and video editing.
We talk about Mason's life as a creative and how he works as a freelancer with numerous clients. The discussion centers around how a creative like a graphic designer does there work so you can better understand how to hire such a service. Many people want graphic design needs but may be unsure about what is expected of both sides in such a transaction. What things are reasonable and what are not when using a designer? How can you be a great client or at least not a bad one? How can you help your designer produce the best result.
It's a talk about creativity and how to sell that service in the big wide world.
Follow Mason on Twitter: twitter.com/MasNConrad
His online portfolio: mconradmedia.com
0:00 Start
4:30 Mason's background as a early YouTuber
16:00 The point where Mason decided to sell his collection
17:30 Does Mason have help as a freelancer? Accountant?
29:00 How Mason keeps so busy but avoids burnout
33:30 Why does creative cost what it costs? How to price it as a creator?
37:00 Choosing a designer with an individual style (or not)
41:00 Do you need to make EVERYTHING yourself as an artist?
50:00 Examples of Mason's clients and the different work he does
55:00 How to give a designer good input.
59:00 How many times is reasonable to ask for a revision?
01:13:00 Paying for help vs doing it yourself. What is your time worth?
01:21:00 It's hard to talk about money.
01:23:00 Selling yourself can be hard
01:34:00 You need help to work out your own value. Manager, mentor is just a trusted friend
01:37:00 What is a YouTube thumbnail worth?
Steve and Louis maintain a blog about their projects "The Cathode Ray Blog"
cathoderayblog.com
You can find the audio on the web or your favourite podcast app
https://anchor.fm/zezretro
Catch us on Twitter
twitter.com/zez
twitter.com/usa_retro
For all your CRT repair needs, check out Steve's channel
youtube.com/c/RetroTechUSA
