The Tools I Use to Run Starship Design, a look at Software and Services for a Solo Design Practice
The Busy Creator Podcast with Prescott Perez-Fox
Release Date: 07/11/2016
The Busy Creator Podcast with Prescott Perez-Fox
That went quickly! Listen in to our live event where we commemorate 100 episodes of The Busy Creator Podcast and remark on the journey. This event was a crossover with the New York City Podcast Meetup, recorded at Small City Co-working space in Brooklyn.
info_outline There and Back Again, Craig Ward Discusses Joining A Large Agency After Years of Successful Solo PracticeThe Busy Creator Podcast with Prescott Perez-Fox
Craig Ward (@MrCraigWard) is a designer, art director, typographic artist, and author currently living in Brooklyn, NY. A UK native, he came to New York in 2009 shortly after being selected as an ADC Young Gun.
info_outline Going Hollywood, How Brittany Cormack Thrives as a Costume Designer Amid the Madness of Show BizThe Busy Creator Podcast with Prescott Perez-Fox
Brittany Cormack is a costume designer for film and television. Following her training in fashion and dance, Brittany arrived in Los Angeles without a clue how to work in the movie business, but has since found her groove. She works primarily on independent films, commercials, and music videos, but every day is an adventure.
info_outline Practical Typographic Advice and Building an Education Business Alongside a Design Firm with Michael StinsonThe Busy Creator Podcast with Prescott Perez-Fox
Michael Stinson (@MWStinson) is a veteran designer, educator, and business owner. In addition to his work as a professor of graphic design, he also runs Ramp Creative, a branding studio in Los Angeles, as well as Type Ed, a dedicated typographic education business which helps creative pros return to form in the fields of typesetting and layout.
info_outline Becoming a Multi-Faceted Creative, and The Movie-Making Process with Filmmaker & Podcaster David PowerThe Busy Creator Podcast with Prescott Perez-Fox
David Power is a multi-purpose creative pro based in Brooklyn, NY. Since moving to New York, he’s worked in music recording & production, written several business books, penned screenplays, and helped write and perform in comedy films. His latest project is a podcast documentary of how a feature film is made.
info_outline Business Lessons for Creative Entrepreneurs & How to Launch an Online Community with Designer, Writer, and Podcaster Kathleen ShannonThe Busy Creator Podcast with Prescott Perez-Fox
Kathleen Shannon (@AndKathleen) is a graphic designer, brand strategist, and co-founder of Being Boss, a podcast and community for creative entrepreneurs. Kathleen began as a staff art director, but learned entrepreneurial habits working on her side projects and blogging. She's now seeking to become a media mogul and serve the creative community.
info_outline B-SIDE: Planning A Modern WordPress Website, with guest Avery SwartzThe Busy Creator Podcast with Prescott Perez-Fox
Avery Swartz (@AverySwartz) joins Prescott to discuss the possibilities for the next version of BusyCreator.com. Together, the two discuss the capabilities of WordPress, best practices which Prescott is adopting (and should start), and the shortcomings of WordPress themes and plugins.
info_outline Methods and Mindsets for Successful Web Design Projects with Agency Boss Ben SeigelThe Busy Creator Podcast with Prescott Perez-Fox
Ben Seigel (@versastudiollc) is a web designer and developer, and head of Versa Studio. In addition to managing projects and writing the necessary code for client sites, Ben has examined and written about the underlaying value of design, how small businesses and design agencies can work together toward successful ends.
info_outline Exploring Business Issues Faced by Creative Pros with Author & Professor Douglas DavisThe Busy Creator Podcast with Prescott Perez-Fox
Douglas Davis (@DouglasQDavis) is a graphic designer, professor, consultant, and author of the new book Creative Strategy and the Business of Design. The book, which follows his recent talks and workshops, explores business issues that face creative professionals, especially those which may not even seem apparent.
info_outline Balancing a Design Practice and Co-Working Space in New York City, with Jessi Arrington & Creighton MershonThe Busy Creator Podcast with Prescott Perez-Fox
Jessi Arrington (@JessiArrington) and Creighton Mershon (@Cr8tonMershon) are the founders of Workshop, a Brooklyn-based creative agency, as well as the proprietors of Small City, a new co-working space and home to dozens of independent creative pros.
info_outlineShow Notes & Links
- Prepare to Share
- Places to Learn Business Skills Online
- The Previous Episode with Sally Hogshead
- The full catalogue of The Busy Creator Podcast episodes
- The Busy Creator Podcast 80 — The April Fool's Episode
- Starship Design, Prescott's design business
- Dual monitors
- Apple Cinema Display and old Dell monitor
- 4:3 ratio vs. 16:9 ratio displays (Macs use 16:10, actually)
- Hi-dpi screens
- Wacom Intuos 3 wide format tablet
- Logitech K750 Wireless USB Keyboard
- The Busy Creator Podcast 6 w/Bill Wadman
- Hackintosh
- Prescott prefers Safari, also runs Chrome
- "The Chrome"
- Safari extensions (Ad-block, Pinterest, etc.)
- Prescott [still] uses an iPod Classic
- Prescott doesn't use Music
- RIP CastRoller
- ChimpFeedr, from MailChimp
- Twitter for Mac
- Alfred tweets from the system
- Mac OS X built-in social sharing
- Faffing, a definition
- Slack (both for work and for personal)
- Email is very personal
- Prescott uses Postbox (but still doesn't like the interface of v4)
- Mozilla Thunderbird
- Nylas N1
- Airmail (too smart for Prescott)
- Prescott doesn't use Apple Mail
- Adobe Creative Cloud
- Prescott uses Adobe Bridge, not mini-Bridge (which is now discontinued)
- Adobe TypeKit
- Extensis Suitcase Fusion
- CS3 "still works"
- Adobe XD, up and coming
- Sketch
- Adobe Audition
- Adobe Lightroom
- Prescott doesn't use Apple Photos, and before that, iPhoto
- Coda
- Transmit, also from Panic Software
- SourceTree, from Atlassian
- BitBucket
- GitHub
- Byword
- RIP Bean
- Microsoft Office (Word, Powerpoint, Excel)
- Apple iWork (Pages, Keynote, Numbers)
- InDesign
- Harvest
- WaveApps
- Chase Amazon Visa card
- Cushion
- Expensify
- Quickbooks
- Prescott has also used Billings, Freshbooks, FreeAgent, Harpoon
- The Busy Creator Podcast 31 w/Bryan Orr, Project Management & Collaboration Tools
- Freedcamp
- The Busy Creator Podcast 63 w/Angel Grablev, CEO of Freedcamp
- Asana
- Basecamp
- Trello
- Kanban board (swim lanes, phases)Phases/swim lanes in Freedcamp's Kanban view[/caption]
- Freedcamp iOS app
- Teamwork.com (Projects)
- 17Hats
- Workamajig
- VLC
- MPlayerX
- RIP Movist 0.6.8
- QuickTime Player 7 Pro
- TinkerTool
- Onyx
- Yosemite Disk Utility
- ClipMenu
- Dropmark & Cloud.app
- Blog Post about Quick-Sharing and Quick-Saving
- 1Password
- Quitter
- PushBullet
- The Busy Creator Podcast 39 w/Steve Dotto
- Steve Dotto reviews PushBullet
- RescueTime
- Reddit.com
- Default Folder X
- XtraFinder
- TextExpander
- Article on using TextExpander with Markdown
- Growl
- Carbonite
- Amazon Cloud Storage
- Alfred
- LittleSnitch