Hustle

Honing Your Craft (feat. Phil Coffman)

Episode Summary

Phil Coffman has worked in almost every type of environment a designer might find themselves in. From agencies and studios to in-house at large companies, he's been a designer on a product team, and now, working from home at an online retailer with a distributed team. In this episode, we get a unique view from his perspective about working with humility, discipline and honing your craft.

Episode Notes

Agencies, studios, in-house at a large companies, designer on a product team, and, now, working from home at an online retailer with a distributed team. Phil has worked in almost every type of environment a designer might find themselves in.

In this episode, we get a unique view from his perspective about working with humility, discipline, and honing your craft.

###Show Notes

• 00:00 Introductions
• 01:36 Current definition of what Phil does: "Digital Designer"
• 06:56 Who is Phil Coffman?
• 11:30 Small studio, humble beginnings
• 13:43 Working in-house at a large oil company
• 18:35 Web design moonlighting
• 19:20 Springbox: Client services at an agency, working with large brands
• 24:15 Element: Starting a new design studio
• 26:30 Establishing a design voice for a company and building a team
• 31:05 Spacecraft: Merger with Element, and designing on a product team
• 36:00 The itch to work on just one product
• 38:45 PC Part Picker: Design lead with a distributed team
• 42:30 Setting boundaries for working at home
• 43:45 Working with a distributed team

###Links

• Phil on Twitter
• Phil on Dribbble
• PC PartPicker

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