Episode 12: A Day In the Life of an Illustrator

[Lee White]

haha! it's true. the last two episodes were recorded when I was on the road. Now we are set up in the new studio and sound is good. : )

[Kekkerz86]

Thank you for this! This is what I needed when I was in school, just a realistic day or schedule breakdown of a working illustrator. I recently started freelancing and also signed with an agent and when work started coming in I felt like my head was going to explode with all the things I didn't realize I'd have to think about to create a productive workflow and meet deadlines. My school never explained how to handle all of this, so thank you for taking the time to talk about a day in the life of an illustrator! If there happens to be a part 2, that would be cool!

[Lee White]

I'm happy you guys are liking this episode. Honestly I didn't know how it would land. When I was brainstorming it I thought it might fall flat or maybe people wouldn't be able to relate or care too much. Glad we went through with it. : )

[KathrynAdebayo]

I'd say this was, to me, the most helpful episode to date. Thanks to the three of you for putting in the time to create this resource for others.

[Whitney Simms]

This episode, as well as others, has me paying attention to which direction I want to go. I’m not ready to pull the trigger on the business side of my art, but it is on my radar as I create. What the day to day life of each area is great to know before jumping into that area.

[Elizabeth Rose]

Love this episode! Great things to think about

[Justin Moss]

I thought it was a great episode. Really useful information. This along with previous episodes talking about the lifestyle that goes with different art careers is something I had never really thought about.

[A Former User]

I always enjoy these episodes, but I think this one in particular was particularly informative! I also happen to be in the InDesign camp for book dummies—it's sped up my process exponentially.

[Teju Abiola]

Loved this episode! Although I’m pretty certain Milton Glaser is a famous designer not a composer

[A Former User]

@teju-abiola Yeah. I'm fairly certain that was a Philip Glass story (he was a taxi driver and a plumber who had at least one run-in with a critic while installing a dishwasher). The point still holds up, though!