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The Angry Designer Graphic Design, Freelancing, Branding & Creative Business Podcast

A Graphic Design Podcast that cuts through the industry bull to help frustrated Designers charge what they're worth and build rewarding creative careers

267 episodes

4 days ago

Most Graphic Designers think the way to get noticed is by chasing likes, posting tutorials, or following design formulas. But James Barnard has lived both sides...the viral design influencer and the working designer. And he’s here to tell you the hard truth: clout doesn’t pay your bills, legacy client work does. In this Live from Creative South episode of The Angry Designer Podcast, we sit down with James Barnard to talk about the future of design careers, how to win client trust, and why pre...

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Most Graphic Designers think the way to get noticed is by chasing likes, posting tutorials, or following design formulas. But James Barnard has lived both sides...the viral design influencer and the working designer. And he’s here to tell you the hard truth: clout doesn’t pay your bills, legacy client work does. In this Live from Creative South episode of The Angry Designer Podcast, we sit down with James Barnard to talk about the future of design careers, how to win client trust, and why pre...

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The Angry Designer Graphic Design, Freelancing, Branding & Creative Business Podcast

Habits that Hold Graphic Designers Back in An AI World with Unmesh Dinda

Most Graphic Designers think success comes from creating the perfect logo, expensive gear, or waiting to be discovered. Wrong. The real killers of Graphic Design careers are perfectionism, overthinking, and flexing for likes instead of creating real value. With over 5 million subscribers and 1,000+ Photoshop tutorials, Unmesh Dinda, the face of Piximperfect, proves that consistency and process beat “perfect” every single time. This week on The Angry Designer, we dig into how Unmesh built on...

2 days ago

1 hour 7 minutes

The Angry Designer Graphic Design, Freelancing, Branding & Creative Business Podcast

Lettering Artist Dan Lee on Why Graphic Designers Must Chase Obsession, Not Trends

Lettering Artist Dan Lee proves that graphic design careers aren’t built on safe degrees or raw talent...they’re built on obsession and the courage to ditch the rules. This week on a special episode of The Angry Designer Podcast LIVE at Crop Con, we sit down with Lettering Artist Dan Lee, who walked away from chemical engineering to chase design, and built a thriving career without a design degree. His story destroys the starving artist myth and shows why obsession beats talent every time. ...

1 week ago

56 minutes

The Angry Designer Graphic Design, Freelancing, Branding & Creative Business Podcast

Why Niching is Failing Graphic Designers and What to Do Instead

Every designer has heard it: “Pick a niche. Specialize. Focus.” Even on THIS podcast! But here’s the uncomfortable truth... niching alone is a trap. The wrong kind of niche doesn’t just slow your career, it cages you, makes you replaceable, and puts your future in the hands of clients, tech, or the economy. This should sting: most of you are doing it wrong. You’re either chaining yourself to one fragile industry or boxing yourself into a single craft that AI and Fiverr can wipe out overnight....

1 week ago

13 minutes

The Angry Designer Graphic Design, Freelancing, Branding & Creative Business Podcast

Is Originality in Graphic Design Real or is Everything Just Stolen?

Every designer chases originality like it’s the holy grail. But here’s the uncomfortable truth: originality doesn’t exist. Nothing you’ve designed is original, and believing otherwise is killing creativity faster than bad clients ever could. Graphic designers hate to hear this, but most of you are guilty. You worship originality, terrified that influence makes your work invalid. The few designers who thrive know the opposite is true: influence fuels design, while chasing “original” ideas trap...

2 weeks ago

38 minutes

The Angry Designer Graphic Design, Freelancing, Branding & Creative Business Podcast

Scott Fuller on Why Substance Beats Style in Graphic Design

Graphic Design isn’t about chasing trends or giving your work away for “exposure.” Scott Fuller, founder of Studio Temporary reveals the lessons he learned the hard way from turning down unpaid internships to creating logos that stand the test of time. Scott’s story is as raw as it gets. From graduating as a valedictorian with an engineering scholarship, to walking away from stability for a future in graphic design, to nearly losing everything, eviction notices, dead-end jobs, rejection, his ...

3 weeks ago

1 hour 6 minutes

The Angry Designer Graphic Design, Freelancing, Branding & Creative Business Podcast

Cracker Barrel’s $700M Rebrand: Logo Design Fail or Brand Fail?

Cracker Barrel spent $700 million on a rebrand… and within a week, they had to run back to their old logo. Designers, this isn’t just a logo fail, it’s a brand disaster! It proves how dangerous it is when companies confuse modernization with progress. Here’s the part that should sting: most graphic designers would have made the exact same mistake. Why? Because too many of us still think rebrands are about logos, not the bigger story brands are built on. In this episode of The Angry Designer P...

3 weeks ago

39 minutes

The Angry Designer Graphic Design, Freelancing, Branding & Creative Business Podcast

Awful Logo Design. A MasterClass In Bad Logo Design for Good Designers

Bad logo design is everywhere. From stretched fonts to unreadable colors, from stolen stock icons to AI disasters, the world is flooded with logos that should never have seen the light of day. But here’s the kicker: these aren’t accidents. They follow patterns. And if you’re not careful, you could be making the exact same mistakes without realizing it. In this episode of The Angry Designer Podcast, we flip the script with a sarcastic “MasterClass” on how to create the world’s worst logo. It’s...

1 month ago

31 minutes

The Angry Designer Graphic Design, Freelancing, Branding & Creative Business Podcast

Cringy Things Graphic Designers Say That Sabotage Their Credibility. Do You Use Them?

Most graphic designers think their biggest challenge is competition, AI, or not getting enough exposure. The truth? Many designers are sabotaging themselves every time they open their mouths. From vague feedback requests to filler phrases that kill confidence, these everyday habits destroy trust, weaken authority, and make even talented designers look like amateurs. But here’s the good news...once you recognize these self-sabotaging phrases, you can cut them out and instantly raise how client...

1 month ago

44 minutes

The Angry Designer Graphic Design, Freelancing, Branding & Creative Business Podcast

This Reddit Thread Thinks Being "Just" A Graphic Designer Is Risky...Do You?

Most graphic designers think being “just” a designer is safe. But when a Reddit thread exploded over whether it’s actually risky, we didn’t just scroll past. We tore it apart! Some takes were spot on. Others completely missed the mark and sounded like entitled designers crying because they didn't get their way (and we’re not shy about saying which is which). In this episode of The Angry Designer, we break down the “Is Being Just a Graphic Designer Risky?” Reddit thread, calling out the most...

1 month ago

1 hour

The Angry Designer Graphic Design, Freelancing, Branding & Creative Business Podcast

Why Designers Chase the Wrong Logo Trends & What to Do Instead with LogoLounge's Bill Gardner

Most graphic designers think they understand logo design trends. But after reviewing nearly a million logos, Bill Gardner knows otherwise. As the creator of LogoLounge, the most iconic logo archive in the design world, Bill has seen the good, the bad, and the painfully average. He’s judged tens of thousands of marks, built trend reports that define the industry, and helped shape what logo design looks like on a global scale. So what are so many designers still getting wrong about Logo Desig...

1 month ago

1 hour 26 minutes

The Angry Designer Graphic Design, Freelancing, Branding & Creative Business Podcast

The Future Won’t Need Just Graphic Designers

Graphic designers have mastered the art of making things look good, but the future of design demands more than pretty pixels. The world is shifting faster than most creatives can keep up, and the biggest threat to your career isn’t AI. It’s you: - clinging to outdated tools - static portfolios - a visual-only mindset The truth? Design is evolving beyond what you see, and those who don’t evolve with it are about to get steamrolled. In this episode of The Angry Designer podcast, we bre...

1 month ago

46 minutes

The Angry Designer Graphic Design, Freelancing, Branding & Creative Business Podcast

The Designer Mindset Shift That Changes Everything and How You're Falling Behind Without It

Most graphic designers think their biggest threat is AI, bad clients, or lack of exposure. But the real problem? They don’t think like designers at all. Instead, they’re still stuck in the artist mindset—chasing aesthetics, taking feedback personally, and wondering why they’re underpaid, overworked, and overlooked. But what if one mindset shift could flip your entire career? In this episode of The Angry Designer, we break down the Designer Mindset Shift That Changes Everything. We’re talki...

2 months ago

43 minutes

The Angry Designer Graphic Design, Freelancing, Branding & Creative Business Podcast

Forget AI. Your Missing the Real Danger to YOUR Design Career

Graphic designers have been fighting the wrong battle. While the design world panics about AI taking jobs, a more dangerous threat has already arrived — Graphic Designers who know how to use AI better than you. They’re faster, sharper, and landing the work while you’re still debating whether it’s “ethical” to use the tools. This isn’t a future problem. It’s happening right now. This week on The Angry Designer podcast, we rip the mask off the real competition, and no, it’s not a robot. It’s...

2 months ago

49 minutes

The Angry Designer Graphic Design, Freelancing, Branding & Creative Business Podcast

Designers Who Ignore Brand Strategy Are Getting Replaced with Dan Janssen

Designers are freaking out about AI, and for good reason. Clients are skipping strategy, bringing AI-generated logos to the table, and treating designers like disposable decorators. But while most designers are still obsessing over execution, the smart ones are building brands, owning strategy, evolving and becoming irreplaceable. This week on The Angry Designer podcast, we sit down with our friend Dan Janssen of Lincoln Design Co. to unpack the real shift happening in the creative world and ...

2 months ago

40 minutes

The Angry Designer Graphic Design, Freelancing, Branding & Creative Business Podcast

AI Isn’t Replacing Graphic Designers. Your Client Is

Graphic Designers aren’t being replaced by AI. They’re being replaced by their own clients using AI. The real threat to a Graphic Designer isn’t AI. It’s lazy marketers, overconfident interns, and clueless execs showing up with AI-generated briefs, Frankensteined logos, and bloated brand docs pulled straight from a bot. And they expect you to clean it all up like a design janitor. This week on The Angry Designer podcast, we expose the uncomfortable truth about the actual enemy designers are...

2 months ago

12 minutes

The Angry Designer Graphic Design, Freelancing, Branding & Creative Business Podcast

This Mindset Is Limiting Your Graphic Design Career

Many graphic designers are stuck and they don’t even know it. They price based on feelings, take feedback like a punch to the gut, and chase originality over clarity…all because they’re thinking like artists, not designers. This mindset starts early with crayons, sketchbooks, praise for creativity and it feels right. But in the real world? That same mindset is quietly sabotaging your career. In this episode of The Angry Designer podcast, we’re exposing the artist mentality that’s quietly s...

3 months ago

35 minutes

The Angry Designer Graphic Design, Freelancing, Branding & Creative Business Podcast

Why Good Design is Losing to Fast Design and How Graphic Designers Can Change Their Fate

Good design is losing. Not by better design — but by faster, cheaper, half-assed garbage. And the worst part? Clients are eating it up. Welcome to the new reality where timelines matter more than talent, and “good enough” is winning over great. Designers are watching their best work get ignored while AI bots, Canva templates, and $5 Fiverr hacks get the green light. And yeah, we might have been the ones to let this happen. This week on The Angry Designer podcast, we rip into the real reaso...

3 months ago

43 minutes

The Angry Designer Graphic Design, Freelancing, Branding & Creative Business Podcast

Stop Designing for Your Client. Start Designing for the End User.

Too many Graphic Designers forget one brutal truth. Design is NOT for you, your portfolio, or even your client. It’s for their audience. Period. The client pays the bill, sure. But they’re not the one your work is for. And every time you forget that, your design gets weaker. Less effective. Easier to ignore. This week on The Angry Designer podcast, we’re calling out one of the biggest blind spots in design: the end user. We break down why obsessing over client approval is killing your impact...

3 months ago

38 minutes

The Angry Designer Graphic Design, Freelancing, Branding & Creative Business Podcast

The WORST Graphic Design Advice Everyone Still Believes

Most Graphic Design advice is garbage wrapped in a motivational quote. From “charge what you’re worth” to “design is storytelling,” these overused sayings sound deep but do more harm than good. They confuse young designers, create false expectations, and let lazy pros pretend they’re being profound. In this week’s episode of The Angry Designer, we tear apart the most misleading sayings in the graphic design industry, line by line. You’ll discover: • Why “Do what you love and the money will...

3 months ago

57 minutes

The Angry Designer Graphic Design, Freelancing, Branding & Creative Business Podcast

AI, Cheap Clients & Bad Logos Are The Best Things to Happen to YOU with Allan Peters & James Barnard

Graphic designers love to blame AI, cheap clients, and garbage logos for the downfall of the industry. But what if those things are actually your biggest opportunity? While most designers are panicking about race-to-the-bottom pricing, automation, and template trash flooding the market, a small percentage are flipping the script and using it all to their advantage. In this episode of The Angry Designers LIVE at Creative South, we sit down with two of the most popular Logo Designers; Allan P...

4 months ago

1 hour