Episode 13
Hustle: The Future of The Design Agency (feat. Greg Storey)
The design agency landscape is changing quickly and it's time to adapt.
The Funsize Show · Funsize, Greg Storey, Anthony Armendariz
January 19, 201543m 59s
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Show Notes
With many of today's industry leading studios closing up shop for one reason or another we are left with a lot of questions. Why are they closing? What does the future hold for design agencies? Funsize sits down with Greg Storey, former President and Partner at Happy Cog, to discuss.
Show Notes
- 00:00 Introductions
- 02:20 News of the design agency being dead
- 04:00 The client is changing
- 15:30 The big small shop, design agency sizes today
- 20:40 Differentiate? Price, specialization, and great client experience
- 26:20 Distributive team? Play Halo
- 31:25 Teehan+Lax, what's an agency actually worth?
- 38:54 Career ceilings at agencies
Links
- Greg on Twitter @brilliantcrank
- The Bureau of Digital Affairs
- Airbag Industries
- Teehan+Lax closing its doors
- San Francisco Design Agencies Feeling the Squeeze by Peter Merholz
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