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39: The Challenge of Starting a Design Career
Episode 39

39: The Challenge of Starting a Design Career

Special guest Kristy Tillman, Director of Communication Design at Slack, joins the show to talk about what it's like to start a design career today, mentorship vs. sponsorship, and whether you should kickstart your portfolio with free work.

Presentable · Jeff Veen

February 21, 201845m 43s

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Show Notes

Special guest Kristy Tillman, Director of Communication Design at Slack, joins the show to talk about what it's like to start a design career today, mentorship vs. sponsorship, and whether you should kickstart your portfolio with free work.

This episode of Presentable is sponsored by:

Guest Starring:

Kristy Tillman

Links and Show Notes:

Kristy Tillman: Inviting Yourself to the Table - YouTube
Fake designs yield real results, by Daniel Burka
Kristy Tillman on Twitter: "My final thoughts on this fake vs real work…design discussion..."
What does sponsorship look like? by Lara Hogan
Kristy Tillman (@KristyT) on Twitter