The Angry Designer Graphic Design, Freelancing, Branding & Creative Business Podcast
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The Angry Designer Graphic Design, Freelancing, Branding & Creative Business Podcast
The Angry Designer is an entertaining No-Bull unapologetic design podcast for Graphic Designers, Freelancers, and In-house Creative Pros ready to take their careers to the next level. Hosted by a Creative Director who built and sold a 7-figure Creative agency, this design podcast breaks down the bus...
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Graphic Designers Think This Is Enough. Clients Disagree. Why Design School Never Taught This
Graphic designers are walking into client meetings confident…and walking out confused, frustrated, and second-guessed. Not because they’re bad designe...
The Future of Graphic Design: How AI, Canva & Speed Devalued Designers
Graphic Design didn’t suddenly get harder. It got cheaper.
Between AI, Canva, and speed-obsessed clients, Graphic Design has been turned into a...
Graphic Designer BURNOUT Isn’t What You Think
Graphic Designer burnout is killing careers. And the industry is lying about why!
Designers are crying burnout, quitting jobs, questioning their...
Is Graphic Design Actually Changing?
Graphic Design feels off right now. Not because design is dying. Not because AI suddenly replaced everyone. But because the rules Designers trusted fo...
2025 Changed Graphic Design. Here’s Why It Matters
Graphic Designers didn’t struggle in 2025 because of one tool, one trend, or one bad client. They struggled because everything crashed together at onc...
Your Outdated Graphic Design Mindset Is Holding You Back & How to Shift It
Graphic Designer Mindset is more important than ever! Graphic designers are working harder than ever, yet many are stuck, underpaid, and increasingly...
Why Graphic Designers Stop Getting Better and How To Fix It
Most graphic designers think they are improving simply because they are working.
More projects. More hours. More hustle. But the reality is tha...
How Fake Work Destroys Graphic Design Productivity and Time Management
Graphic designers are not running out of time. They’re wasting it. Every day, creatives lose hours to micro distractions, fake busyness, and “death by...
Logo Design Trends Are Distracting Graphic Designers From Real Problems & Opportunities
Every year designers obsess over the same recycled “Logo Design Trends” and every year companies panic, rebrand, and burn piles of money trying to loo...
The REAL Reason Canva Made Affinity Free For Designers
Affinity didn’t "just" go free. Canva, the same company that spent years devaluing graphic design and turning templates into “creativity,” just handed...
How Stealing Can Make You a Better Graphic Designer
Picasso once said, “Good artists copy, great artists steal.” It wasn’t just a quote, it was a warning. Because every great designer, from Rand to Sche...
How AI Changed The Future of Graphic Design Forever
AI didn’t destroy Graphic Design. Designers did. We built this monster that fed AI. Every shortcut, every lazy template, every “good enough” logo fed...
How Graphic Designers Can Turn Chaos Into Creativity with Rocky Roarke
Rocky Rourke proves that you don’t need employees, investors, or a perfect plan to build a successful design studio. Just creativity, guts, and a litt...
Chris Do’s Under Armour Logo Critique Misses the Whole Point of Design
Chris Do called one of the most iconic sports logos “garish.” But here’s the truth: the only thing ugly about the Under Armour logo is how designers k...
The Real Reason Graphic Design is Undervalued by EVERYONE
Everyone thinks they’re a designer.
Your boss. Your client. That intern with Canva.
And somehow, they all think they can do it better than...
Jason Craig on Why Designers Need to Stop Complaining and Start Creating
Too many designers are stuck blaming AI, TikTok, and clients. Jason Craig says it’s time to shut up and make better work. In this brutally honest epis...
3 Real Dangers of AI Every Graphic Designer Should Know
AI isn’t the future of design. It’s the biggest threat most designers don’t see coming. While everyone’s celebrating faster workflows and effortless l...
Fiverr Replacing Graphic Designers with AI and WHY Real Design Still Wins!
Fiverr just fired 30% of its staff and announced it’s becoming an “AI-first company.” On paper, it sounds innovative. In reality, it’s poetic justice....
James Barnard on Turning Graphic Design Tutorials Into Authority
Most Graphic Designers think the way to get noticed is by chasing likes, posting tutorials, or following design formulas. But James Barnard has lived...
Graphic Design Careers Are Under Attack. Here’s How to Survive
Graphic design is only projected to grow 3% over the next decade. AI is churning out logos in seconds. Bootcamps and Canva “designers” are flooding th...
Habits that Hold Graphic Designers Back in An AI World with Unmesh Dinda
Most Graphic Designers think success comes from creating the perfect logo, expensive gear, or waiting to be discovered. Wrong.
The real k...
Lettering Artist Dan Lee on Why Graphic Designers Must Chase Obsession, Not Trends
Lettering Artist Dan Lee proves that graphic design careers aren’t built on safe degrees or raw talent...they’re built on obsession and the courage to...
Why Niching is Failing Graphic Designers and What to Do Instead
Every designer has heard it: “Pick a niche. Specialize. Focus.” Even on THIS podcast! But here’s the uncomfortable truth... niching alone is a trap. T...
Is Originality in Graphic Design Real or is Everything Just Stolen?
Every designer chases originality like it’s the holy grail. But here’s the uncomfortable truth: originality doesn’t exist. Nothing you’ve designed is...
Scott Fuller on Why Substance Beats Style in Graphic Design
Graphic Design isn’t about chasing trends or giving your work away for “exposure.” Scott Fuller, founder of Studio Temporary reveals the lessons he le...
Cracker Barrel’s $700M Rebrand: Logo Design Fail or Brand Fail?
Cracker Barrel spent $700 million on a rebrand… and within a week, they had to run back to their old logo. Designers, this isn’t just a logo fail, it’...
Awful Logo Design. A MasterClass In Bad Logo Design for Good Designers
Bad logo design is everywhere. From stretched fonts to unreadable colors, from stolen stock icons to AI disasters, the world is flooded with logos tha...
Cringy Things Graphic Designers Say That Sabotage Their Credibility. Do You Use Them?
Most graphic designers think their biggest challenge is competition, AI, or not getting enough exposure. The truth? Many designers are sabotaging them...
This Reddit Thread Thinks Being "Just" A Graphic Designer Is Risky...Do You?
Most graphic designers think being “just” a designer is safe. But when a Reddit thread exploded over whether it’s actually risky, we didn’t just scrol...
Why Designers Chase the Wrong Logo Trends & What to Do Instead with LogoLounge's Bill Gardner
Most graphic designers think they understand logo design trends. But after reviewing nearly a million logos, Bill Gardner knows otherwise.
The Future Won’t Need Just Graphic Designers
Graphic designers have mastered the art of making things look good, but the future of design demands more than pretty pixels.
The world i...
The Designer Mindset Shift That Changes Everything and How You're Falling Behind Without It
Most graphic designers think their biggest threat is AI, bad clients, or lack of exposure. But the real problem? They don’t think like designers at al...
Forget AI. Your Missing the Real Danger to YOUR Design Career
Graphic designers have been fighting the wrong battle.
While the design world panics about AI taking jobs, a more dangerous threat has al...
Designers Who Ignore Brand Strategy Are Getting Replaced with Dan Janssen
Designers are freaking out about AI, and for good reason. Clients are skipping strategy, bringing AI-generated logos to the table, and treating design...
AI Isn’t Replacing Graphic Designers. Your Client Is
Graphic Designers aren’t being replaced by AI.
They’re being replaced by their own clients using AI.
The real threat to a Graphic D...
This Mindset Is Limiting Your Graphic Design Career
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 ch...
Why Good Design is Losing to Fast Design and How Graphic Designers Can Change Their Fate
Good design is losing.
Not by better design — but by faster, cheaper, half-assed garbage.
And the worst part? Clients are eating it up.
Stop Designing for Your Client. Start Designing for the End User.
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 c...
The WORST Graphic Design Advice Everyone Still Believes
Most Graphic Design advice is garbage wrapped in a motivational quote.
From “charge what you’re worth” to “design is storytelling,” these...
AI, Cheap Clients & Bad Logos Are The Best Things to Happen to YOU with Allan Peters & James Barnard
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 bigg...