Overtime

In episode 18, Dan chats with Jared Erondu. Jared is the head of design at Lattice and he's also building a Q&A platform for designers called Playbook. Additionally, he's the co-host of High Resolution, a video series on design. In this episode we dig into the origin story of Playbook, what Jared's trying to accomplish at Lattice, why sharing knowledge is key to growing the design community, the idea behind the High Resolution video series, dealing with burnout, maintaining a healthy lifestyle while still getting work done, and more. This episode is brought to you by Freshbooks. The working world has changed. With the growth of the internet, there’s never been more opportunities for the self-employed. To meet this need, FreshBooks is excited to announce the launch of an all new version of their cloud accounting software! FreshBooks is offering a 30 day, unrestricted free trial to Overtime listeners. To claim it, just go to freshbooks.com/overtime and enter OVERTIME in the “How Did You Hear About Us?” section. Links Mentioned in Overtime: Jared Erondu Jared on Dribbble Jared on Twitter Playbook The Industry Podcast Lattice High Resolution Video Series

Our guest this week is Jon Contino. Jon is a very talented branding consultant, creative director and a monster of a design force, creating custom lettering and illustrations for brands like ESPN, Nike, Stephen King, Flip Skateboards, Jack Daniels, and more. He also produces his own clothing and goods, JC NYC. In this episode, we discuss his process and his background, his custom lettering workshop, the challenges of balancing design life with family life, how New York has influenced his designs, and more. “Everyone wants to be known for something. Step one is really caring about what you're doing.” - Jon Contino This episode is brought to you by Freshbooks. The working world has changed. With the growth of the internet, there’s never been more opportunities for the self-employed. To meet this need, FreshBooks is excited to announce the launch of an all new version of their cloud accounting software! FreshBooks is offering a 30 day, unrestricted free trial to Overtime listeners. To claim it, just go to freshbooks.com/overtime and enter OVERTIME in the “How Did You Hear About Us?” section. Dribbble Shots The Book of Life Logo The Book of Life "El Skeleto" font design Links Mentioned in Overtime: Jon Contino Jon Contino NYC Jon Contino on Dribbble Jon Contino on Twitter Jon's Lettering Workshop: The Complete Guide to Custom Lettering Leatherhead Sports Lemon Ball Baseball The Book of Life Project The Book of Life "El Skeleto" font design

In our 16th Overtime episode, Dan chats with Danielle Evans—a visual artist, letterer, and designer from Columbus, Ohio. Back in 2013, she combined lettering, photography, and dad jokes to start food typography. Since then she's been doing amazing stuff with food and real life objects to create lettering masterpieces. She's worked with incredible companies like Target, Disney, American Greetings, Parade, Conde Nast, and more. This episode is brought to you by HelloSign—the most powerful platform for your business agreements. With HelloSign's API, you can collect eSignatures right from your own interface. That's great for all us product folks interested in building seamless useful experiences right in our own products. Start using HelloSign to embed documents directly on your website with just a few lines of code! In this episode, Danielle recounts starting a design career during the recession and how she got the idea for food typography. Dan and Danielle also talk about talks about how she prepares for her food lettering pieces, the value of community, the temporary nature of her work, learning other skills like photography to support her work, and more. Dribbble Shots: Spread the Love Ice Queen 420 Broccoli Branded Food Type Case Study Links Mentioned in Overtime: Danielle Evans on Dribbble Food Typography Danielle's website Danielle on Twitter Danielle's latest project KANYEGG

Our guest on Overtime episode 15 is Rogie King. Rogie is a talented illustrator, designer, and developer and he's been a long time Dribbble member. Recently he's worked on NeonMob and Super Team Deluxe. In this episode, we talk about how Rogie got into design, the origin story of Super Team Deluxe, the challenges of working alone, the benefits of collaboration, Rogie's plans for the future, and more. A big thank you to Jamf Now for sponsoring this episode. Jamf Now helps small business owners manage their Apple devices from anywhere and on demand. With Jamf Now, you can configure settings, protect sensitive information, even lock or wipe a device—from anywhere. No IT expertise needed. Dribbble listeners can start securing their business today—by setting up the first 3 devices for free. Add more, for just two bucks a month, per device. Create your free account today at jamf.com/dribbble. Dribbble Shots: Sailer Jerry X Disney X Rogie Pen Tool Enamal Pin Links Mentioned in Overtime: Rogie King on Dribbble Rogie on Twitter Rogie on Instagram Rogie's website Super Team Deluxe Rogie's 48 Week Challenge The Four Agreements

Our guest on Overtime episode 14 is Aaron Draplin of Draplin Design Co. He's usually based in Portland, Oregon, but he's currently on the road promoting his new book, Pretty Much Everything. In this episode, Dan and Aaron discuss dropping the jargon and talking about graphic design in normal terms, how Aaron uses Instagram, why he doesn't waste time policing the internet, why he believes everyone deserves great design, who inspires him, and the challenges of shipping merch and managing work while touring. This episode is brought to you by MyFonts, the world's largest font marketplace. The MyFonts team is always on the lookout for talented folks like yourself to bring into the MyFonts family. If you've always wanted to sell your fonts but didn't know how to get started, drop them a line at signup@myfonts.com to learn how they can help walk you through setting up shop. Links Mentioned in Overtime: Aaron Draplin's Website The Big Orange Van Draplin Design Co. on Twitter Aaron on Instagram Aaron's book Pretty Much Everything JPEGFlecher Nick Slater

Our guests for lucky episode 13 are Amy and Jennifer Hood of Hoodzpah Design Co., a boutique branding firm specializing in bold, unapologetic design across print and web. They also run Odds and Sods, an online shop where they sell enamel pins, shirts, posters, and other unnecessary necessaries. This episode of Overtime is brought to you by My Favorite Five, the brand new MyFonts newsletter series that profiles hardworking designers. In each issue, designers share their five go-to typefaces and a behind-the-scenes look at their process. Read the current issues of My Favorite Five and sign up for upcoming newsletters at MyFonts.com/newsletters. In this episode, Dan chats with Amy and Jennifer about how they got into design, why they started a business together, how they run their agency, overcoming the challenges of designing an enamel pin, the importance of selling products in addition to selling services, why you should always do your best work even if the project kinda sucks, and much more. This episode is jam-packed full of great advice for creators and business owners alike. Dribbble Shots: Final Middle Waves Salt Flats Enamel Pin Wine Feature Italy - Illustration for Saute Magazine Docent Brewing Crowler Can Links Mentioned in Overtime Amy Hood on Dribbble Amy Hood on Twitter Jennifer Hood on Dribbble Jennifer Hood on Twitter Hoodzpah Design Co. Hoodzpah on Dribbble Odds and Sods Brian Lindstrom Nate Utesch Jed Bridges Joel Beukelman Soul Pancake Honkey Tonk Enamel Pin Docent Brewing

In our latest Overtime episode, Dan chats with Linda Eliasen—a designer, illustrator, art director, and all-around creative. Linda currently freelances in NYC, but before that, she worked at Ueno, Dropbox, Mailchimp, and Squarespace. In this episode, Linda walks us through her illustration workflow and shares her process for creating production-ready work with the Apple Pencil and iPad Pro. In addition, you'll learn about Iceland's terrifying Yule Cat. She also shares the story behind Dropbox's recruiting video starring puppets. Lastly, Linda talks about her recent move to New York to try something new—improv. "It's awesome to be at the stage in my career, where I've been doing what I've been doing for 9 years. To start over—it feels like being a brand new baby junior designer." This episode of Overtime is brought to you by SiteGround. SiteGround offers web hosting crafted for the creative community. Whether you’re using a custom solution or a popular open-source software like WordPress, SiteGround has plenty of hosting options that your website can grow into. Overtime listeners get 50% off at siteground.com/dribbble. Dribbble Shots: Happy Whatever For Your Puppets Links Mentioned in Overtime Linda on Dribbble Linda on Twitter Linda's website Ueno Christmas Cat Iceland (Yule Cat) Apple Pencil Apple iPad Pro Astropad App for iPad Adobe Capture App

We're excited to have Kelli Anderson as our guest for episode 11 of Overtime. Kelli is a tinkerer, designer, artist, printmaker, and all-around creative force in the design world. Kellie also makes the impossible possible—like a record player made out of paper and a book that's also a camera. Dan and Kelli chat about the inspiration behind her unique design projects, how science plays a role in her work, her upcoming book, This Book Is a Planetarium: And Other Extraordinary Pop-Up Contraptions, and more. This episode of Overtime is brought to you by SiteGround. SiteGround offers web hosting crafted for the creative community. Whether you’re using a custom solution or a popular open-source software like WordPress, SiteGround has plenty of hosting options that your website can grow into. Overtime listeners get 50% off at siteground.com/dribbble. Dribbble Shots: Paper Record Player This Book Is a Camera The Human Body Now Featuring Skin Links Mentioned in Overtime Kelli Anderson on Dribbble kellianderson.com Kelli on Twitter Kelli on Instagram Mr. Wizard's a Dick Talking While Female: Paper EQ Making The Human Body App More Human Preorder Kelli's book, This Book Is a Planetarium: And Other Extraordinary Pop-Up Contraptions

In episode 10 of Overtime, Dan chats with Fraser Davidson—an award-winning motion graphic designer and animator and one of the founding members of Cub Studio. Cub Studio has worked with big name clients like ESPN, the NFL, BBC, and more. Fraser and Dan discuss the recent resurgence of the GIF, Fraser's creative process and how he started Cub Studio, and a behind-the-scenes look at a few of Fraser's recent motion graphics. This episode of Overtime is brought to you by SiteGround. SiteGround offers web hosting crafted for the creative community. Whether you’re using a custom solution or a popular open-source software like WordPress, SiteGround has plenty of hosting options that your website can grow into. Overtime listeners get 50% off at siteground.com/dribbble. Dribbble Shots: Six Nations Rugby NFL Christmas Card Skillshare Month of Learning​ Show Notes: Fraser Davidson on Dribbble Cub Studio on Dribbble Fraser Davidson on Twitter Fraser Davidson on Instagram Cub Studio's Website Cub Studio on Instagram A Guide to American Football A Guide to Cricket for Americans The Mighty Two by Four ManvsMachine Found Collective Analog Studio​

In our Overtime 9th episode, Dan chats with JP Boneyard, Creative Director of The Fifty-Nine Parks Print Series and producer of the National Poster Retrospecticus. JP shares what it's like to work with other designers, how he got into curating and hosting events at a young age, an in-depth explanation of the screen printing process, and more. Links mentioned in Overtime: JP Boneyard JP on Dribbble JP on Instagram Follow JP on Twitter Fifty-Nine Parks Project Fifty-Nine Parks Project Instagram National Poster Retrospecticus