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

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.

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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...

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. W...

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 indust...

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 Cr...

The most common misconception of being a graphic designer?
To “make things look good.”

That mindset is exactly why clients are moving on. Fast.

AI can make things look good, faster, and cheaper. And customers are quickly flocking to a "Good enough" mentality.

In this unapologetic episode of The Angry Designer, we expose the dangerous gap between what designers think clients want… and what clients actually need in today’s...

Graphic designers pour blood, sweat, and sleepless nights into their portfolios—only to be ghosted, passed over, or worse… completely forgotten. The harsh truth? Good design doesn’t speak for itself. And if your portfolio isn’t telling a story, it’s telling the wrong one.

In this no-holds-barred episode of The Angry Designer, we expose why most design portfolios fail—regardless of how good the work is—and what actually makes creativ...

Most Graphic Designers think they know logo design, until they see how the legends did it.

While the internet’s flooded with trend-chasing tips and lazy logo lists, the truth is: there are laws. Rules. Principles. And the greats like Paul Rand, Saul Bass, Massimo Vignelli lived by them. That’s why their work still hits decades later, while most logos today barely survive a rebrand cycle.

In this episode of The Angry Designer podcast,...

Most graphic designers are told to niche down, play it safe, and follow the damn rules. Pennybridge did the opposite—and built a global, wildly successful studio from a surf town outside Australia’s big cities.

This isn’t your typical design story.

In this episode of The Angry Designer Podcast, we sit down with the unapologetically raw, fiercely independent founders of Pennybridge—a creative powerhouse known for h...

Graphic designers chase inspiration like it's gold—but most are flushing it down the drain without even realizing it.

You feel the rush after a conference, a workshop, a killer keynote... but days later?
Poof. It’s gone. And you're back to the same-old grind.

But what if that crash wasn’t inevitable?
What if you could actually capture that inspiration—and turn it into real, unstoppable growth?

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Graphic Designers used to be the chosen ones—the creatives, the artists, the ones who thought differently. But times have changed. AI is generating. Clients are prompting. And the gap between relevance and replacement is closing fast.

Most Graphic Designers? They don’t even see it coming.
They’re still fussing over colors and kerning while AI pumps out results in seconds. And the real kicker? Clients don’t care how it ...

Most graphic designers are still designing logos like it’s 2005. And it shows.

In an era where logos are viewed more on screens than on paper, following outdated design practices isn’t just lazy — it’s costing you clients, credibility, and cold hard cash.

But here's the truth: the logo game has changed. Permanently.
And if you're still handing off flat JPGs and calling it a day, you’re already behind...

Pricing your Graphic design work shouldn't feel like rocket science—but for most Graphic Designers, it’s a total mindfk! 

Hourly? Project-based? Value-based? Everyone online's got an opinion, but let’s be honest—most of that advice is either incomplete or flat-out wrong, let alone providing you a game plan or roadmap on how-to charge for graphic design work. No wonder designers stay stuck, undercharging and secon...

What happens to your creative career when life hits hard? Graphic designers are taught how to build brands, craft visuals, and make things look amazing. But no one teaches us how to survive when life punches us in the face.

Whether it’s grief, family emergencies, burnout, or just life being a complete dumpster fire, most creatives are one bad week away from total collapse, and they don’t even know it.

In this raw solo episode of The ...

Most Graphic Designers love lettering. But almost none of them know how to turn it into a real career.

They dabble. They post. They dream. But they never make the leap. Why? Because the design industry sold you a lie—that passion alone is enough to succeed.

In this episode of The Angry Designer Podcast, we’re back with world-renowned Lettering Artist and Graphic Designer Martina Flor to expose the brutal truth abo...

Graphic designers think they know typography. You pick a font, tweak some kerning, and boom—you’re a type expert, right? Wrong.

Most designers are blind to the power of lettering, and it’s keeping them stuck in the same sea of mediocrity. While they tinker with fonts, lettering artists are out there crafting custom letterforms, charging premium rates, and landing clients like Vanity Fair, Cosmopolitan, and Adobe.

This week on The Ang...

Hustle culture has convinced Graphic Designers that working at 100% all the time is the only way to make it. Spoiler alert: it’s NOT.

Graphic designers are burning out, overworking, and grinding themselves into the ground—all in the name of “success.

Truth Bomb: More work ≠ better work.

Enter Hara Hachi Bu—a centuries-old philosophy that has kept people thriving. It’s the secret weapon designers NEED to build a more profitable, creati...

Graphic Designers – Burnout is NOT what you think!

You feel drained, uninspired, and ready to throw your laptop out the window. You tell yourself you’re overworked, underpaid, and stuck in an industry that’s sucking the life out of you. But what if burnout isn’t about the workload at all?

What if YOU are the problem?

This week on The Angry Designer podcast, we rip apart the biggest burnout myths holding designers back. From toxic hust...

Graphic designers love to complain about brand guidelines, tight budgets, and impossible client restrictions—but what if those so-called limitations are actually the secret weapon to better design?

That’s right—constraints don’t kill creativity; they fuel it. The best designers, the best agencies, and even the biggest tech disruptors in the world all use limitations to push boundaries, innovate, and create legendary work.

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