Adventures In Design

If you find yourself stuck in life, doing something that you don't love, the answer may be to live a double life for years honing the skills, evolving your creative voice and then when the time is right jumping ship to follow what you love! At least that's the story of Disney illustrator and Tiki lover McBiff who abandoned ship later than most in life, to get the most out of his life! To hear the full version of today's episode become a member of the Circle of Trust: http://aid.network/

Training Camp Spring Session has concluded and today we hear from eight of the team members to talk about what they were hoping to learn to further their careers and how they feel inspired and ready to take on the world with their Training Camp experience.

Dan Stiles returns home and to Adventures In Design with a tall tale about the taking a Mazda Mita on the dirt trails, backroads and gravel pits of Oregon in the 2019 Gambler 500. Why didn't Brickey ride shotgun? Did Dan's convertible dream machine make it back home? Listen and find out!

433 - Shop Talk with Sean Mort

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What happens when 16 beers are drunk during one podcast? Who knows we're going to hit record and find out! Join us for a drink? To hear the full version of today's episode become a member of the Circle of Trust: http://aid.network/

The King is back and this time bring his merry man and coffee know it all Rob along. Thunderking gives the first ever coffee "cupping" on the show and teaches us all about flavors from points of origin. To hear the full version of today's episode become a member of the Circle of Trust: http://aid.network/

Sometimes just doing something for fun or because you think it's cool is the best first step to take in business. Lincoln Design Co. explains how the first logo animations that they did for fun have created a new service that's in high demand. Dan & Dustin also share their recent work for the return of Double Dare and Mark makes a big announcement about the future of the podcast. To hear the full version of today's episode become a member of the Circle of Trust: http://aid.network/

Mark & Sean have each shown up prepared to share their personal Top 10 Essential Back Mirror Episodes with you. Will they agree or agree to disagree on their lists made in private from the other? Stay till the end for a mini Shop Talk where the duo of dumb encourage each other to stay on the creative path they have each recently chosen to stay inspired.

Tony Diaz is the founder of Industry Print Shop from Austin, Texas. Tony has done an amazing job of keeping his shop at the perfect size. He respects his customers, appreciates his team and is grateful for every day. He has big plans for creating an in-house brand and fully using social media to tell the stories Industry creates every day.

Cisco is overdue to bring us all up to speed on the new ground that Never Made has been breaking in the last year and how learning to fight depression has made him an improved artist and better person.

You may think the rapid Race To The Bottom doesn't affect you because of your present level of success, but how do current trends started by companies like Design Pickle, Fiver & the growing list of unlimited design service bureaus affect your long term earning? The Race To The Bottom - Is a new monthly series on Shop Talk where Mark and Billy will explore disturbing trends in both the freelance & creative community and ask how can we all work together to do better?

Our favorite shop owners come back home to AID after a wild 100 episodes that find them one location short since the last time we recorded an episode. What were the first red flags that led the duo to shut down and pack up and after six years in the game what has gotten easier, what's gotten harder and what just seems to stay the same?

Sean Mort is infected, and so is his Craft Fair? Sean's quarter-life crisis is off to a smashing success while his successful craft festival faces a big dilemma moving into its promising future.

283 - “The Many Looks of” Mike Mitchell From MondoCon