One time a kid asked if I were married with kids. I said yes. He then passionately lectured me about being a good husband and father.
Other side of the same coin, I guess.
I spent 10 years running a solo design business. 5 years ago I joined a startup, but was laid off in January. For the last 4 months I've been trying to build a solo design business again... justincarroll.co
Follow along to see if I can do it! 😅
I posted a few funny website designs this past month here and on LinkedIn…
- Microsoft rebranded in a brutalist design style
- Apple if they used a condensed serif typeface
- McDonald’s as a luxury brand
- Facebook for the elderly
The Apple one alone had almost 1M views here!
Don't hire a product designer as your first designer.
They can only design 1 thing really well.
Early-stage startups have WAY more design needs than just the tech.
Hire a generalist designer instead.
They'll make your tech and company look good.
2 designers for the price of
