Designers🎤alk #15 with Michael Janda (Creative Consultant | Author | Speaker) | PHASE 2

Date: November 8, 2020

If you’re in the field of Design, all your questions come to the end when you see Michel Janda’s page which covers Design/ Business / UX. We are all blessed to have him in this design community and learn from him. He needs no introduction because his name is enough.

Q1. How to stay motivated in the design industry when you see so much outstanding work around you?

I am motivated and inspired by outstanding work from others. Seeing the great things other people create pushes me to be more creative and experimental with the things I create.

Q2: How to keep your mindset creative while designing for the products?

It is important to realize that not every project will be some super innovative, creative, unique thing. Many designers get frustrated when some projects don’t push them creatively.

It is unrealistic to expect everything we do to be super creative. Sometimes, we are just designing the best version the target audience will expect from the product.

Q3: What do you think about the cognitive basis as a designer?

Cognitive research, testing, and analysis is an important part of the design process… especially in UX design processes.

I think it is great and keeps designers from pursuing outlandish creative ideas, that will not yield results in a real-world implementation.

Q4: Best 3 tips for someone who wants to start freelancing as a designer?

1. Save up 3–6 months of money to cover your expenses.
2. Get your marketing in place (at least a business website with case studies of your work and start building an audience on one social media platform).
3. Go for it and know that you can always go back and get a job if full-time freelancing doesn’t work out.

Q5: How to deal with the failure of rejection (whether it’s due to client/design/etc) as a designer?

Failure is an opportunity to learn and improve. Ask yourself, “What can I do better next time?” I built my career on that question.

Q6: What’re the changes you’re observing in a designer’s career after post COVID life?

I believe that in-person collaboration makes the best design.

I think too many design businesses will go “remote” and it will have a negative impact on creative ideation and work quality that rely so much on in-person, moment by moment creative collaboration.

Q7: What’s the best tip to set a price for a project whether it’s logo designing, UI/UX designing, or any for any design project?

I have a ton of content on pricing. My methodology is based on choosing a price after analyzing three variables: production cost, market value, and client budget.

Once you know those three numbers, you are ready to choose the right price for any product or service.

Q8: What are the 3 things you look out for in a designer interview?

1. Is the candidate a good fit for our team culture?
2. Is the candidate motivated to improve and grow in their career?
3. Does the candidate have skills beyond those listed in our job description that we could utilize in our business.

Thank you 🙏 Michael💚⁣⁣⁣ for giving your precious time
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