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Sept 29, 2020 By Allison Baughman
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Being a remote international designer, I definitely miss out on things like office rapport, cubicle culture, and a team atmosphere. I work on my own most of the time and don’t really have co-workers in the traditional sense.
We all have goals that sometimes feel unobtainable. But a lesson from the super accomplished led me to understand how to break down my time in a way that made the impossible feel not only possible but easy.Â
When I first arrived in Southeast Asia, I felt as many first-timers often do – completely and utterly overwhelmed. Landing in Hanoi just over two years ago, exhausted from the long-haul flight via New York, I remember feeling excitement and chaos around me.
Being a stand-out designer means you can never stop learning, evolving, and understanding. Here are the books you should read to keep current and stay inspired.
It’s easy to imagine remote workers romping around the globe, laptop under one arm, and a surfboard under the other, but this just isn’t the reality of the situation. Rather, remote workers (the successful ones, anyway), have a structure to their days and a routine in their back pocket which generally dictates work first, surfing, and beach-going second.
Carolina Gray aka Cobra Doll is a Berlin-based painter, illustrator, and mixed media artist. Here she explores the life experiences that have made her the artist she is today.
Do you ever have so much to do that you just do nothing? Instead of cleaning up the house and taking care of yourself, you clam up and stay firmly planted on the couch, overwhelmed by the sheer weight of the goals you have to accomplish.
There's nothing worse than finally setting your sights on a creative project that you genuinely feel like is The One, only to let the idea dissipate into the abyss of boredom weeks later. Learn how to overcome this common loss-of-interest-block and bring your creative projects to life!
One of the most revolutionary epiphanies a remote designer can have is that tools are actually able to lighten your workload. This sounds obvious but isn’t always at the forefront of a designer’s mind.
As a remote worker, I field distractions from every which way. My phone buzzing in my pocket, the cries of hawkers outside my window in Hong Kong, the sunshine softly calling my name, and my boyfriend in the other room getting ready for work… I mean, am I ever going to be able to put my head down and get some work done?
I’m often asked how I landed a career in Tech where I can not only do what I love but do it without the confines of an office and from anywhere in the world (with a strong WiFi signal, of course). Honestly, it took some trial and error, identifying the career path I wanted to take, loads of networking, and a lot of courage to make the leap.
Q&A with Artist Lisa Kaw on her creative process and how she has embraced the challenges of living with OCD.
Josh Lee is an American artist living and working in NYC. Below he discusses his journey becoming a visual artist with mixed media applications and the art of fucking up a good photo.
The one fear I often hear about remote work is one's ability to stay focused and achieve goals without the physical space of an office. For someone who has done both and would choose remote work over the office any day, it seems like I have figured out a secret that other people are missing.
When I started working remotely several years ago, I found myself easily distracted. I could never quite put my finger on it. Over time I realized how to create a distraction-free environment.