Joe Barsin's guest appearances

Joe Barsin

The Annapolis Podcast

Creator's Block

Mark Manson

Brené Brown

Jack Turner

Stephanie Smith

Ian Smith

Natalie Franke

Josh Cohen

Phil Davis

Kathleen Booth

Lisa Ryan

Josh Davidsburg

Frederick Douglas

Darren Smith

Chad Robertson

Scott MacMullan

OwlTail

As a designer who's worked almost exclusively for a marketing agency, I've noticed the divide that exists between designers who work freelance and those that work within larger firms. We are so much alike, yet our experiences can vary so widely since there are pros and cons to each path. Even when I started out, the decision was whether to work for an agency – or perhaps internally within a company's own marketing department – or to head out on my own as a freelancer. And it begs the question, which is better, the freelance design life, or designing within an agency? This week, Liz let me nerd out over design things with Joe Barsin, an Annapolitan freelance graphic designer whose work many Maryland locals will recognize under the Citizen Pride brand. He also brought us some awesome stickers, because he's just that cool. With promptings from Liz, Joe and I talked about our own experiences in the agency and freelance worlds, and we discussed how Joe has managed projects as both a freelancer as well as creative director working with freelancers. Check out the podcast below, and definitely check out Joe's design work!    What Did We Talk About?  Working as a freelancer versus working in an agency: which is better? Do you need a freelancer, or do you need an agency? How do we overcome the stigma against the term "freelance"? What keeps our creativity flowing and inspires us, whether we're freelance or in agencies? How do you manage freelance designers? As a freelancer, how do you collaborate with creative directors? How do you let go and delegate to freelancers?    Resources:  Where to find Joe: JEB Design and Citizen Pride Artificial Intelligence article: "Why Cosabella replaced its agency with AI and will never go back to humans" Tsunami mural in Annapolis Creator's Block Episode 13: How to Give Better Feedback Shelby's "7 Things a Graphic Designer Isn't" blog post Annapolis Film Festival American Visionary Art Museum in Baltimore Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden in Washington, DC The Baltimore Museum of Industry Maryland Historical Society The Walters Art Museum in Baltimore    Get in Touch and Spread the Creator’s Block Love What did you think of this episode? Is there another topic or question you want us to take on? Or do you just want to say hi? Reach out to us on Twitter at @CreatorsBlockHQ or using the hashtag #creatorsblockparty. You can say hi to me at @shelbstheging and Liz at @naptownpint. You can also join us in the Creator's Block Podcast group on Facebook, where you can ask questions and get inspired. And don’t forget - whether you love us or hate us - we would really appreciate you reviewing our podcast on iTunes!  …until next week! 

As a designer who's worked almost exclusively for a marketing agency, I've noticed the divide that exists between designers who work freelance and those that work within larger firms. We are so much alike, yet our experiences can vary so widely since there are pros and cons to each path. Even when I started out, the decision was whether to work for an agency – or perhaps internally within a company's own marketing department – or to head out on my own as a freelancer. And it begs the question, which is better, the freelance design life, or designing within an agency? This week, Liz let me nerd out over design things with <a href="http://www.jebdesign.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Joe Barsin</a>, an Annapolitan freelance graphic designer whose work many Maryland locals will recognize under the <a href="http://www.citizenpride.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Citizen Pride</a> brand. He also brought us some awesome stickers, because he's just that cool. With promptings from Liz, Joe and I talked about our own experiences in the agency and freelance worlds, and we discussed how Joe has managed projects as both a freelancer as well as creative director working with freelancers. Check out the podcast below, and definitely check out <a href="http://www.jebdesign.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Joe's design work</a>!    What Did We Talk About? <ul> <li>Working as a freelancer versus working in an agency: which is better?</li> <li>Do you need a freelancer, or do you need an agency?</li> <li>How do we overcome the stigma against the term "freelance"?</li> <li>What keeps our creativity flowing and inspires us, whether we're freelance or in agencies?</li> <li>How do you manage freelance designers?</li> <li>As a freelancer, how do you collaborate with creative directors?</li> <li>How do you let go and delegate to freelancers?</li> </ul>   Resources: <ul> <li>Where to find Joe: <a href="http://www.jebdesign.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">JEB Design</a> and <a href="http://www.citizenpride.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Citizen Pride</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.campaignlive.co.uk/article/why-cosabella-replaced-its-agency-ai-will-go-back-humans/1427323#FIvw6RCwHEJjje2e.01" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Artificial Intelligence</a> article: "Why Cosabella replaced its agency with AI and will never go back to humans"</li> <li>Tsunami <a href="http://www.capitalgazette.com/news/ph-ac-cn-mural-folo-0610-20150609-story.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">mural</a> in Annapolis</li> <li>Creator's Block Episode 13: <a href="../../../blog/creators-block-podcast-designer-feedback-content-creators" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">How to Give Better Feedback</a></li> <li>Shelby's "<a href="../../../blog/be-reasonable-with-your-design-requests" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">7 Things a Graphic Designer Isn't</a>" blog post</li> <li><a href="http://annapolisfilmfestival.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Annapolis Film Festival</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.avam.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">American Visionary Art Museum</a> in Baltimore</li> <li><a href="http://hirshhorn.si.edu/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden</a> in Washington, DC</li> <li><a href="http://www.thebmi.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Baltimore Museum of Industry</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.mdhs.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Maryland Historical Society</a></li> <li><a href="https://thewalters.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Walters Art Museum</a> in Baltimore</li> </ul>   Get in Touch and Spread the Creator’s Block Love What did you think of this episode? Is there another topic or question you want us to take on? Or do you just want to say hi? Reach out to us on Twitter at <a href="http://twitter.com/CreatorsBlockHQ" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@CreatorsBlockHQ</a> or using the hashtag #creatorsblockparty. You can say hi to me at <a href="http://twitter.com/shelbstheging" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@shelbstheging</a> and Liz at <a href="http://twitter.com/naptownpint" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@naptownpint</a>. You can also join us in the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/creatorsblock/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Creator's Block Podcast group on Facebook,</a> where you can ask questions and get inspired. And don’t forget - whether you love us or hate us - we would really appreciate you <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/creators-block/id1136038682?mt=2" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">reviewing our podcast on iTunes</a>!  …until next week!

Episode 34: Freelance Designers vs. Agency Designers with Joe Barsin

Citizen Pride

This week's guest is the phenomenally talented, Annapolis-inspired graphic designer Joe Barsin. Joe has previously been on the podcast to discuss his many Annapolis-inspired graphic designs, his services and his products. This week Joe delves into how we brainstormed, and he created, the brand-spanking-new logo for The Annapolis Podcast. We also talk about his thoughts on Olympic logos and the First Sunday Arts Festival (which he did another stunning logo for.) Somehow Joe did the impossible and summarized the idea and the spirit of this podcast into one simple image. Hope you enjoy the new logo. Thanks, Joe Barsin! You and your wife have been great for Annapolis! Joe's logo/graphic design work is showcased at www.jebdesign.com Joe Barsin's gift and products company, Citizen Pride, can be found here: www.citizenpride.com    www.macmullanlaw.com

This week's guest is the phenomenally talented, Annapolis-inspired graphic designer Joe Barsin. Joe has previously been on the podcast to discuss his many Annapolis-inspired graphic designs, his services and his products. This week Joe delves into how we brainstormed, and he created, the brand-spanking-new logo for The Annapolis Podcast. We also talk about his thoughts on Olympic logos and the First Sunday Arts Festival (which he did another stunning logo for.) Somehow Joe did the impossible and summarized the idea and the spirit of this podcast into one simple image. Hope you enjoy the new logo. Thanks, Joe Barsin! You and your wife have been great for Annapolis! Joe's logo/graphic design work is showcased at <a href="http://Www.jebdesign.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.jebdesign.com</a> Joe Barsin's gift and products company, Citizen Pride, can be found here: <a href="http://www.citizenpride.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.citizenpride.com</a> <a href="http://www.macmullanlaw.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.macmullanlaw.com</a>

Joe Barsin of Citizen Pride tells the story of creating our new logo