
The Honest Designer Diaries is a podcast about what it actually feels like to work in design.
Hosted by Juls Christie-Clark (Designer in your Pocket) a brand designer and design educator based in Glasgow with over 30 years in the industry, each episode is a chat with a designer about a real experience or situation from their career.
Sometimes it might be difficult, sometimes career-changing, som... more
| Publishes | Weekly | Episodes | 17 | Founded | 3 months ago |
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| Number of Listeners | Categories | DesignArtsBusinessEntrepreneurship | |||

In this episode, I’m chatting with brand designer Abi Lee about something we don’t hear discussed very often, how you keep a freelance business going when you’re grieving.
Two years ago, Abi lost her dad very suddenly. While trying to process what h... more
This week I’m chatting with editorial designer, speaker, host and Adobe mentor Kieron Lewis about all the different skills that can shape a creative career. We talk about why being a great designer will only take you so far, how important it is to co... more
Chloe from The Chatty Freelancer and I have a habit of sitting in the car talking for ages whenever we meet up, usually after one of us has offered the other a lift home. We always end up saying we should have recorded the conversation, so this time ... more
When you’re good at listening, asking the right questions and understanding what really matters to a client, it usually makes you a better designer. It can also mean that somewhere between the brand strategy and the logo concepts, you accidentally be... more
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A candid design-focused show featuring practitioners who share real career experiences, from freelancing and agency life to entrepreneurship and leadership. Episodes spotlight practical lessons on building a design career, navigating client relationships, branding, and content creation, often weaving in personal storytelling, career pivots, and the realities behind success. Noteworthy edges include guests who have built multi-faceted design businesses, transitioned across design disciplines, and used social channels to grow their reputations, offering actionable takeaways for listeners considering freelancing, studio ownership, or career shifts in design.
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Recent guests on The Honest Designer Diaries include:
1. Hannah Walker
2. Robin Son
3. Morgan Hastie
4. Liz Mosley
5. Nikki McWilliams
6. Aseil Amgheib
7. Ross Grubb
8. Bhavini Lakhani
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