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Podcast: Creative Bones S1, Ep 2 - Louise Morris
Meet Louise Morris - Lawyer, business owner, mentor, friend. In this episode you’ll hear us talk about Louise’s push for change in the legal industry, embracing digital transformation and challenging traditional practices such as billable hours, time recording, and unlimited leave. She shares her thoughts on the importance of creativity within the practise and interpretation of the law, and her experience in sharing and building knowledge with her peers.
Podcast: Creative Bones S1, Ep 1 - Trish Johnstone
Since we’ll be spending a bit more time with each other, I wanted to tell you a bit more about why I decided to start this podcast, and what you can expect as I hope you become an obsessed listener of Creative Bones!
What is “free pitching”? And why you won’t find us doing it.
In the dynamic world of graphic design, there's a practice that’s been a source of contention for many professionals: free pitching. It involves creating design concepts or submitting work for a project without any guarantee of payment, and it has sparked debates within our industry since the first stone was chiseled in the cave. So why do many designers, including ourselves, choose not to engage in free pitching?
Our guide to logo file formats
At the end of your branding project, we’ll give you all the files you’ll need to tackle any situation. But if you’re not used to these terms, it’s hard to know when and where to use them. Here’s our guide to making sure the quality and colour of your logo is spot on.
Podcast: Communicating with clients, boundaries, contracts and more
Trish joins Grace on The Photo Diaries Podcast to chat about how she confidently communicates with clients, manages her relationships, develops client briefs, sets boundaries all leading to more referrals.
Podcast: Being Brave and Letting Go of Control
Trish chats with Bec McFarland from Pop Your Business about experiences from her career and personal life that has made her call upon her courage and bravery and challenge herself.
Freshly washed sheets: Levelling up your design brief with sensory language
Hearing my client brief me on her new business venture, it was the moment that made me realise that I'd been missing out on a whole toolbox of words - the sensory ones. And, that I'd be a right design snob.
What life’s like when your EBA is with yourself
C!News asked me how I tackled writing up my own EBA after deciding to work full time in my own business.
I couldn’t go to Tilley’s during lockdown, so I recreated it at home.
BP (before pandemic), I’d go to Tilley’s if I needed to reset. Q!News asked me to write about running a business during lockdown, when you can’t go to your satellite office.
These actual BFFs are going head-to-head for Ginninderra on Saturday
When I sat down to chat Greg Lloyd and Tara Cheyne, it was only days until the polls closed in the ACT 2020 loca election, and they’d been campaigning for months. Q!News asked to me to write more about their 16 year friendship, and how they’ve navigated their campaigns, local political sceptics and conspiracy theorists, braving less than favourable weather, and exceeding their daily step targets while letterboxing.