The Design Convo Podcast Shakthi Hari N V

Hi there! Join me in conversating with Charli Prangley who is a designer, content creator, speaker, writer, and mentor. She is currently a creative director at Convertkit- which is a marketing hub for creators to build their community and monetize by selling digital products and subscriptions. Charlie is also a design YouTuber. She hosts the podcast show Inside marketing design and co-hosts the podcast show The Design Life. She is originally from New Zealand and she is currently based out of Valencia, Spain where she lives with her family. In this episode, we’ll be focusing on building one’s personal brand, creating content, generating income streams, and managing them altogether.  

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TIME STAMPS:  

03:07 How does Charli explain to people what she does for a living
04:07 What is a personal brand and how can people create it
06:22 Charli’s YouTube journey: What pushes her to keep creating content every day
08:54 The story of INSIDE MARKETING DESIGN and THE DESIGN LIFE podcast shows
12:03 How should a designer plan his/her income streams
13:21 Charli and her 16 streams of income - How?
15:05 How to build an audience by building an email list
17:44 Charli is writing a book!
19:52 Is formal education in design necessary to be a successful designer?
21:29 Scope of design that is not product design
23:23 Imparity in the salary of a non-product designer vs visual designer
24:25 Learnings from being a designer in Tech Firms  
26:22 Charli’s biggest fear when she started as a designer
27:27 What would Charli change about how she progressed in her career as a designer
29:00 How does Charli find time to do so many things at once?
30:28 How many hours does Charli spends on her main hustle(ConvertKit job)
33:16 How important are designers in the current modern world
34:58 Charli’s favorite designer
35:59 Charli’s content suggestions for designers
37:03 Charli’s Hobbies 38:29 What does Charli look for in a design candidate while hiring 40:03 Hiring a generalist vs a specialist 41:16 V-shaped skillset 42:14 Ideal qualities of a design manager
43:39 Differences in being a designer at a B2B business vs B2C business  

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The Design Convo Podcast:   Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thedesignconvopodcast/Anchor FM: https://anchor.fm/thedesignconvopodcastSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0gDopKcz40n9mQjybUNiPPApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-design-convo-podcast/id1588933717Google Podcasts: https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy82MTBkMWI0NC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw==Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wpD5ddCMmrU&list=PL3dvja-MdghByNQ3PmTMwJ5CP7LOCxoDn&ab_channel=ShakthiHariDesign --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- You can find Charli Marie at:  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/charliprangley/Twitter: https://twitter.com/charliprangleyYoutube: https://www.youtube.com/charlimarietvLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/charliprangley/Website: https://charlimarie.com/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Host: Shakthi Hari N V  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shakthiharinv/Twitter: https://twitter.com/shakthiharinvYoutube: https://www.youtube.com/c/ShakthiHariDesignMedium: https://medium.com/@shakthiharinvDribbble: https://dribbble.com/shakthiharinvBehance: https://www.behance.net/shakthiharinvLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shakthi-hari-n-v-18038198/Foundation(NFTs): https://foundation.app/@shakthiharinvFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/shakthiharidesigns ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Here is part 2 of the episode with Saptarshi Prakash, the Director of Design at Swiggy - India's leading online food ordering and delivery app. In part 1 of this episode, we talked about topics varying from transitioning from an IC to a manager, building and nurturing a team, to becoming a content creator. In this episode, we talk about being a mentor, personal branding, Web3, etc.

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TIME STAMPS:  

00:01:37 BEING LOTTIEFILES’S EVANGELIST 

00:02:57 EXPERIENCE OF BEING A MENTOR ON ADPLIST, DESIGNED(DOT)ORG 

00:08:20 WHAT MAKES A GREAT MENTOR 

00:09:51 IS TEACHING OR CREATING CONTENT THE BEST WAY TO GENERATE PASSIVE INCOME AS A DESIGNER? 

00:13:31 DO BEING A GENERALIST SLOW DOWN CAREER GROWTH? 

00:16:29 SAPTA’S THOUGHTS ON HIS PERSONAL BRAND 

00:21:21 HOW SHOULD CREATIVE INDIVIDUALS POSITION THEMSELVES IN THE INDUSTRY? 

00:25:41 DOES PERSONAL BRANDING HELP NEGOTIATE BETTER SALARIES? 

00:27:54 IDENTIFYING THE RIGHT TIME TO QUIT A JOB  

00:31:44 HOW TO HANDLE THE LOWS WITHOUT PASSING THEM ON TO THE TEAM YOU MANAGE 

00:36:17 DESIGNERS WHO INSPIRE SAPTA TO CREATE 

00:38:52 THOUGHTS ON WEB3, METAVERSE 

00:42:56 THINGS THAT SAPTA WOULD GO BACK AND CHANGE IN THE PAST 

00:44:30 IS SAPTA A BELIEVER? 

00:45:08 RELEVANCY OF DESIGNERS IN THE MODERN CHAOTIC WORLD 

00:49:03 HOW CAN DESIGNERS SAFEGUARD THEIR OPPORTUNITIES  

00:50:54 SAPTA’S CONTENT SUGGESTIONS FOR UPCOMING DESIGNERS   

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The Design Convo Podcast:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thedesignconvopodcast/ 

Anchor FM: https://anchor.fm/thedesignconvopodcast 

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0gDopKcz40n9mQjybUNiPP

Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-design-convo-podcast/id1588933717

Google Podcasts: https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy82MTBkMWI0NC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw==

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wpD5ddCMmrU&list=PL3dvja-MdghByNQ3PmTMwJ5CP7LOCxoDn&ab_channel=ShakthiHariDesign

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You can find Saptarshi Prakash at:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/saptarshiux/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/saptarshipr

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/saptarshipr

Medium: https://medium.com/@saptarshipr

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Host: Shakthi Hari N V

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shakthiharinv/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/shakthiharinv

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/ShakthiHariDesign

Medium: https://medium.com/@shakthiharinv

Dribbble: https://dribbble.com/shakthiharinv

Behance: https://www.behance.net/shakthiharinv

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shakthi-hari-n-v-18038198/

Foundation(NFTs): https://foundation.app/@shakthiharinv

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Hey folks. Join me in conversating with Saptarshi Prakash, the Director of Design at Swiggy - India's leading online food ordering and delivery app. In part 1 of this episode, we talk about topics varying from transitioning from an IC to a manager, building and nurturing a team, to becoming a content creator. And this is definitely not a UI/UX discussion for I am not a product designer. This was a fun discussion with a lot of takeaways for me. And stay tuned for part 2 of this episode.

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TIME STAMPS:  

00:02:30 Intro 

00:03:00 HOW SAPTA SHAPED HIMSELF AS A DESIGNER 

00:05:59 FIRST OPPORTUNITY AT Housing.com 

00:09:25 A DAY IN THE LIFE OF SAPTA 

00:15:03 HOW TO NOT GET EXHAUSTED BY WORK 

00:18:19 IS FORMAL EDUCATION IN DESIGN IMPORTANT TO BE SUCCESSFUL? 

00:21:43 HOW CAN DESIGNERS PLAN THEIR STREAMS OF INCOME? 

00:26:51 WHAT ARE THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN UI, UX, AND PRODUCT DESIGN? 

00:30:24 HOW CAN DESIGNERS STAND OUT AMONGST THE HEAVY COMPETITION?  

00:34:12 SHIFT IN MINDSET WHILE DESIGNING SOLUTIONS FOR B2B AND B2C BRANDS 

00:40:02 DESIGN AT SWIGGY - STRUCTURE & PROCESSES  

00:43:33 VALIDATING DESIGN DECISIONS 

00:46:40 HOW DOES ONE KNOW WHEN HE/SHE IS READY TO BECOME A MANAGER? 

00:49:24 3 THINGS THAT ARE ESSENTIAL IN BECOMING A MANAGER  

00:54:47 WHAT SHOULD A DESIGNER POSSESS? FROM BOTH THE CANDIDATE'S AND THE HIRING MANAGER'S PERSPECTIVE 

00:58:51 WHY ARE GRAPHIC DESIGNERS GETTING PAID LESSER THAN PRODUCT DESIGNERS OF EQUIVALENT EXPERIENCE? 

01:02:29 WHAT DO YOU THINK IS THE SCOPE OF DESIGN THAT’S NOT PRODUCT-DESIGN IN INDIA IN THE NEAR FUTURE? 

01:03:41 DID YOU PLAN ON BECOMING A CONTENT CREATOR?  

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The Design Convo Podcast:  

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thedesignconvopodcast/ 

Anchor FM: https://anchor.fm/thedesignconvopodcast 

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0gDopKcz40n9mQjybUNiPP 

Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-design-convo-podcast/id1588933717 

Google Podcasts: https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy82MTBkMWI0NC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw== 

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wpD5ddCMmrU&list=PL3dvja-MdghByNQ3PmTMwJ5CP7LOCxoDn&ab_channel=ShakthiHariDesign  

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You can find Saptarshi Prakash at:  

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/saptarshiux/ 

Twitter: https://twitter.com/saptarshipr 

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/saptarshipr 

Medium: https://medium.com/@saptarshipr  

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Host: Shakthi Hari N V  

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shakthiharinv/ 

Twitter: https://twitter.com/shakthiharinv 

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/ShakthiHariDesign 

Medium: https://medium.com/@shakthiharinv 

Dribbble: https://dribbble.com/shakthiharinv 

Behance: https://www.behance.net/shakthiharinv 

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shakthi-hari-n-v-18038198/ 

Foundation(NFTs): https://foundation.app/@shakthiharinv 

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Hey TDC fam! Join me in my conversation with Sneha Sankar - a Brand experience designer, an art director, an illustrator, and a typography enthusiast. She has co-founded the design consulting firm Prophecy: an innovation, strategy, and design consultancy focused on building digital products and brands. Sneha also teaches Brand experience design with the 10kdesigners community platform. She has experience in designing for tech firms like Ola, Unacademy, and has done art direction for a number of projects for various brands.

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In this episode we talk about designing for tech brands, creating and running your own design consultancy, financial stability, NFTs, metaverse, web3, design team structures, Prophecy - the design consultancy, and so many interesting things.

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Chapters:

01:20 Starting as a creative person

07:55 How is formal education in Design an advantage

13:03 Unlearning things learned in design school

18:55 Design MBA

27:42 How to structure a design team

34:16 Hobbies 35:35 Financial freedom

43:26 Story of Prophecy-the design consultancy

50:49 How to start a design consultancy- Step-by-step process

54:51 TipTopTypeTips- Backstory

01:02:25 What is Brand-experience design

01:04:39 Teaching BX Design with 10kdesigners

01:08:20 Metaverse Jargons: Rapid-fire

01:19:55 We3 for web3

01:28:03 How to design for Web3

01:33:40 Takeaways from being a designer in tech firms

01:39:55 Biggest fear while staring as a designer

01:41:51 Time management, multitasking

01:45:28 Importance of designers in the real world

01:51:35 Favourite designers

01:53:26 Content suggestions

Please find below the links to Sneha's works:

Instagram

Website

Prophecy design consultancy

Hey TDC fam! Join me in my conversation with Melvin Thambi: a wonderful artist, an NFT enthusiast, a creative director, and a creative entrepreneur. He has over 14 years of global experience influencing product design with brands including Facebook, LinkedIn, eBay, etc. Today he is a Creative Director at Riversand - a global software company that empowers enterprises to transform their data into an engine of growth. 

Chapters:

11:30 Pros/Cons of working abroad 

18:22 Creative Family 

20:49 Metaverse jargons- rapid-fire 

26:49 How NFT Marketplaces function 

28:57 Secondary NFT market 3

1:49 Royalties from NFTs 

34:08 Building a community 

41:00 NFT Projects, Mojoheads 

45:15 How to not get scammed 

48:30 What does it take to be a successful NFT artist 

54:43 A day in Melvin's life 

1:01:53 Being a design mentor 

1:06:53 Chris Do & being a Futur Pro community member 

1:10:56 Overcoming self-doubts 

1:13:20 Managing time 

1:20:50 Content suggestions 

1:25:08 Building your personal brand

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You can find Melvin's work at:

Instagram

Website

Hey TDC fam! Join me in my conversation with Shivam Thapliyal - a fantastic illustrator/visual designer/creative coder/animator who is also gearing up his 3d design skills lately. The man’s works speak for themselves for the bright colors he uses in his designs light up the consumer/viewer. If you are using Swiggy and you love the beautiful visuals in the app, this man is one of the designers who’s responsible for the delight that the app delivers.

We discuss transitioning from engineering to design, creative coding, designing for a tech firm vs. designing for an agency, financial stability for a designer, NFTs, metaverse, design team structure at Swiggy/Flipkart, creating illustration & icon libraries at Swiggy/Flipkart, etc. 

Please find below the links to Shivam's works:

Instagram

Website