Graphic designers think they know typography. You pick a font, tweak some kerning, and boom—you’re a type expert, right? Wrong.

Most designers are blind to the power of lettering, and it’s keeping them stuck in the same sea of mediocrity. While they tinker with fonts, lettering artists are out there crafting custom letterforms, charging premium rates, and landing clients like Vanity Fair, Cosmopolitan, and Adobe.

This week on The Angry Designer, we sit down with Martina Flor, a world-renowned lettering artist who built a global empire by breaking the rules. She ditched the generic designer path, took massive risks, and carved out a niche that most designers overlook.

In this episode, we dive into:

• The massive difference between lettering and type design
• How specializing can make you more valuable than 99% of generalist designers
• Why waiting to be “discovered” is a fantasy—and how real success is built
• The one mindset shift that took Martina from unknown to industry leader

If you’re tired of blending in and want to build a career that actually excites you, this is the episode you need to hear.

Listen now & take control of your design future!

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Hustle culture has convinced Graphic Designers that working at 100% all the time is the only way to make it. Spoiler alert: it’s NOT.

Graphic designers are burning out, overworking, and grinding themselves into the ground—all in the name of “success.

Truth Bomb: More work ≠ better work.

Enter Hara Hachi Bu—a centuries-old philosophy that has kept people thriving. It’s the secret weapon designers NEED to build a more profitable, creative, and stress-free career.

In this thought-provoking episode of The Angry Designer Podcast, we break down:

• Why most designers are working too hard—and getting LESS from it
• What Warren Buffett, Steve Jobs & Marie Kondo understood that most designers don’t
• The Japanese rule that will save you from burnout & make you a better designer
• How to work 80% but earn 100% (or more!)

If you’re tired of being overworked, underpaid, and stuck in a never-ending cycle of stress, this episode is your wake-up call. It’s time to work smarter, design better, and actually enjoy your damn career for years to come.

Less stress. More impact. Smarter work.
Hustle is dead—it’s time to design smarter, not harder. Tune in now.

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Graphic Designers – Burnout is NOT what you think!

You feel drained, uninspired, and ready to throw your laptop out the window. You tell yourself you’re overworked, underpaid, and stuck in an industry that’s sucking the life out of you. But what if burnout isn’t about the workload at all?

What if YOU are the problem?

This week on The Angry Designer podcast, we rip apart the biggest burnout myths holding designers back. From toxic hustle culture to the brutal reality of setting (or failing to set) boundaries, we uncover why most designers are running themselves into the ground—and how to flip the script before it’s too late.

In this episode, you'll discover:

• The real reason burnout is destroying graphic designers
• Why working less won’t fix the problem (and what will)
• The hidden mindset shift that stops burnout in its tracks
• How to take back control of your design career – without quitting

If you’re tired of feeling like a design zombie, this episode is your wake-up call. Burnout is optional—IF you know how to fight it.

Tune in and learn how to fix it NOW!

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