379: Shipping Personal Projects

<p>This week, we talk through our playbook for shipping personal projects. In The Sidebar, we weigh the tradeoffs of building an online persona. Should designers thought lead?</p><hr /><h3><strong>Latest VIP Patrons:</strong></h3><ul><li>Adrian Corscadden</li><li>Martin Maričák</li><li>Polina Sogolov</li><li>Tereza Kavinska</li><li>Eric Eng</li><li>Kuldar</li><li>Kelly Hagan</li><li>Jameson Bryant</li><li>Maxym Nesmashny</li><li>Matt Kubota</li><li>Adam Haas</li><li>Zachary Schwartz</li><li>yang shuo</li><li>Gavin Nelson</li><li>Hoodnun</li><li>Shaun Smylski</li><li>Jai Mitchell</li><li>Alex Long</li><li>Alona Sanbira</li><li>Herculano Campos</li><li>Pip Nguyen</li><li>Natalie Tongprasearth</li><li>Ray Canapini</li><li>Be Le</li><li>Ben Ewing</li><li>Damian Bilski</li></ul><hr /><h3><strong>The Sidebar:</strong></h3><p>The Sidebar is an exclusive weekly segment for our Patreon supporters. You can subscribe starting at $1 per month for access to full episodes going forward! Sign up at <a href="https://patreon.com/designdetails">https://patreon.com/designdetails</a>.</p><p>In this week's Sidebar, <a href="https://github.com/designdetails/designdetails/issues/522">Karl asks</a>: <i>Where do you both land on the idea of having a web presence that is focused on showcasing your opinion versus showcasing your work?</i></p><hr /><h3><strong>Follow up:</strong></h3><p>We reflect on our 2020 goals, and think about the year ahead. Listen to our <a href="https://designdetails.fm/episodes/315007">2020 goals episode from a year ago</a>.</p><ul><li><p><strong>2020 goals:</strong></p><ul><li>Marshall: ship a SwiftUI app, update personal website</li><li>Brian: Write more, revenue generating side project</li></ul></li><li><p><strong>2021 Goals:</strong></p><ul><li>Marshall: Be more like Ted Lasso whenever possible</li><li>Brian: Shifting creation:consumption ratio</li></ul></li></ul><hr /><h3><strong>Tweets:</strong></h3><ul><li><a href="https://twitter.com/keaton_taylor/status/1345007255733854215">Keaton Taylor asked</a> for an e