This week Michelle and Brandi interview Web Designer, Podcaster, and Letterer Tim Brown. They talk about blue collar clients, and who’s inspiring Tim right now.
Tim Brown’s info:
Instagram: timishness
Website: timbdesign.com
Twitter: @timbdesignmpls
Podcast: It’s A Code World
1:14 On this week’s episode we have Tim Brown, hailing all the way from Minneapolis, Minnesota!
1:43 How Brandi and Tim crossed paths: Through Sean Wes and Instagram hashtags (#minnetype).
2:01 The #minnetype challenge on Instagram shows us Tim’s progress from Day 1. This guy is incredible! Go check out his stuff from beginning to end and be inspired!
3:49 Patience plays a huge part in getting better at what you’re trying to be better at.
4:00 Persistence pays off.
5:08 Putting pen to paper is therapeutic!!! DO IT.
6:00 Tim is primarily a web designer, and he also has his own podcast! Check it out!
8:46 It’s quicker (and more satisfying) to sketch on paper than it is to sketch from a sketch app.
9:15 How has he incorporated the #minnetype challenge into his work now?
9:41 It’s a loose interpretation. Some of the creative concepts, knowledge, and experience is used in his every day work now.
10:49 Typographical Contrast: A fancy font with a simple font… The contrast creates a type of interest. (This has to be some sort of psychological thing.)
11:00-12:00 Lots of Graphic Designer jargon is said in this minute. Try to keep up.
12:15 What is Tim’s Process?:
-Discovery meeting with the client
-Cleaning up the creative brief
-Paper wire frames
-Create a visual design of wire frame along with client feedback and iteration.
-Launch the website
13:21 What the heck is a wire frame?: A wire frame is creating the general structure of the website. The “bones to the house,” or a demo of a song.
15:58 Brandi asks, why doesn’t Tim iterate his websites in public on Instagram?
16:51 He likes to use Instagram as his accountability for specific things.
17:30 Sean Wes says that you have to be very careful how you curate things, but Tim shares the things he wants to share.
18:02 Tims work is kind of boring. It’s not very… “sexy.” (interesting.)
18:29 Mike Monteiro’s book, You’re My Favorite Client. It’s about process and maybe more…
20:00 It’s the money-making work, but it’s just not exciting for fun to look at.
21:04 Tim’s target audience is the “Blue Collar Baller.” 😀
21:30 What’s inspiring Tim right now?
21:50 Gary V! (Uh duh.)
Grant Cardone: The 10X Rule. A challenging book that says you should take a goal and multiply by 10. (A good place to start)
23:21 The Magic of 7. Another Sean Wes thing (big surprise).
28:00 Tim is currently (musically) into: Rae Sremmurd, Childish Gambino, Chromeo
29:00 When he’s in the creative zone he listens to this playlist he put together on Spotify: 10x Growth Conference
29:25 “Entrepreneurship is like eating glass!!!”
29:45 He’s also into a lot of wordless music like Tycho
30:26 Is Tim pursuing his passion?
30:26 Yes. It’s tiring, but there’s a lot more freedom.
31:52 Following your passion is very important. To do that you can create a lot more efficiency in your ability to be excited about what you’re doing as well as ready if you’re financially stable before you go into it. “Paving the path”
33:45 Tim talks about the fear he had to push through in order to go out on his own.
35:53 Make sure your self motivation is HIGH. like really really really HIGH.
36:30 Create that runway (pave that path) a few months out… Make sure that you will be ok for a certain amount without making money.
37:27 Don’t take on things that you know will suck.
39:30 Use the fear you have to your advantage! Work hard, get things done.
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