Designer or Artist in a Digital World
By Foo Podcasts
Designer or Artist in a Digital WorldDec 02, 2020
Get rid of that friend you don't like
Real talk, few days pass without me hearing of someone being upset about a "friend" or finding out that someone grew a huge insecurity because of "friends". As someone who is fairly selective for originally very different reasons, it often confuses me what people consider as friendship and what not. And while quite frankly I don't care how you live your life in that aspect, I want to lay out a couple of thoughts in hopes that it fosters more quality friendships and frees people from unnecessary shackles. Man, I just want more people to enjoy great friendships!!
How to compliment artists :)
To my surprise a lot of people actually hesitate to compliment artists or had a bad experience doing so – and vice versa lots of artists receive comments that may be well intentioned, but do more harm than good. With this episode I'll try to give you some guidance – what to avoid and what always works, so you can give out great compliments that are encouraging and kind :) afterall, as much as artists make art for themselves, a little confidence boost is always good and helps bring more art into the world.
Pretty solid advice
I turned 25 just a couple months ago. For some that seems young, for others impossibly long – regardless, 25 is not nothing! And I thought I might share what I've learned in a quarter of a hundred years of existing. I tried to choose such, that aren't too common (at least not to me) and I will touch on how to deal with feeling bad about others and mostly inner peace, in the most realistic sense. A lot of these things rid me of a lot of unnecessary energy spent on being a little, bitter jerk. It's good. Try it :)
What should a logo cost?
Did you know there are logos being made for anywhere from 0 to $1,280,000,000 ? Usually they hover around a couple thousands, but how come there is such a huge discrepancy? Is it fair? Are brand designers being awfully oevrpaid oder underpaid? As mystifying as this topic seems, it's actually pretty straight forward, once you know what a logo does and what it takes to make it and more importantly: how it affects your sales. This episode is a brief detour into logo/brand design to hopefully make things a little clearer for you.
3 things to love and be fascinated by
To kick off this new season let's start with something light and sweet – 3 things that make me happy and maybe they will make you, too! I'll touch on petting animals, coming up with new funky words and the way music is just...amazing.
The important things astrology taught me and why I still don't believe in it
How to know if you should study design (or art)
Protecting privacy means protecting your human-ness
The death of advertising and how to revive it (I am desperate)
Non-technical art skills to aquire
Why it doesn't matter that you're average
Why your teamwork sucks and why it's easy to make it not suck
Why you don't have to answer "what do you identify as?"
What talented artists are born with and how it affects us
Today I want to talk about what I think naturally gifted artists tend to be born with but also what that means for you or anyone in that matter that doesn’t have these traits. It’ll be good for artists, because they tend to be the ones who undervalue their skills the most, precisely because a lot comes naturally to them. That is why so many young artists do not charge appropriate prices or don’t know how to get what they should earn. And for non-artists, it’s good to know so you can get a step closer to understanding art, what goes into it and also that that shouldn't necessarily stop you from creating art yourself.
The self deprecation that we overlook and why it's complicated
But, it’s not all just fun and games. I’ve observed a few situations, where I felt like, the way someone talked badly about themselves in a joking or even a serious manner, was kind of unsettling for me. I want to give you a few examples and if you also have that habit of talking negatively about yourself, maybe this can help you become more aware of that habit, because I have a hunch that it’s not good for you long term.
How to enjoy and talk about fine art with 0% art knowledge
What 3 days off mindless consumption and social media did to me
I then stumbled across a video on something called dopamine detox. Now, after some research it turns out it is frankly based on some sort of pseudo science, someone just spitballed this based on some science experiments with lab rats. However, their explanation still kind of rang true in my ears. Basically the rats received light, but constant dopamine stimulation if they pressed a button. Dopamine is basically some stuff in your brain that plays a role in feeling pleasure. Now, the rats liked it so much they would not stop pressing the button and even forgo eating and sleeping. However, if you put food in their mouths they would eat. And boy if I tell you I could relate to that freaking rat! Just laying in my bed, scrolling mindlessly and chasing interaction after interaction for hours on end.
The video then suggested a dopamine detox. Basically their theory is to let those dopamine receptors in your brain recover from the constant transmission, get properly bored, and then feel joy in doing other, more meaningful things. The “process” they outlined was pretty extreme though – you would not be allowed anything that brings you pleasure at all, not just social media and phone time, but also music and food and other stuff I forgot because I didn’t really care
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