352: Building a Better Design Industry ft. Maurice Cherry

<p>This week, we caught up with Maurice Cherry to talk about design podcasting, building an agency from scratch, and the current state of diversity in design. Maurice is a designer, podcaster, creative strategist, agency founder, writer, speaker, and much more.</p><hr /><h3><strong>Golden Ratio Patrons:</strong></h3><p><a href="https://www.float.com/?utm_source=designdetails&utm_medium=specfm">Float</a> is an easy to use resource management tool for planning your projects and scheduling your team's time. Get a high-level view of who’s working on what, so you can plan your team’s time based on their real availability. Learn more at <a href="https://www.float.com/?utm_source=designdetails&utm_medium=specfm">float.com/designdetails</a></p><hr /><h3><strong>Latest VIP Patrons:</strong></h3><p>Huge shoutouts to our latest <a href="https://www.patreon.com/designdetails">Very Important Pixels</a>!</p><ul><li>jo⁺</li><li>Harish Shivaraman</li><li>Nayeli Perez</li><li>Ping</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, we ask Maurice some bonus questions at the end of the interview:</p><ul><li>What is the most under-rated skill for designers?</li><li>What is the most over-rated skill for designers?</li><li>Do you find that your success thus far is mostly the result of luck or hard work? </li></ul><hr /><h3><strong>Follow-up:</strong></h3><ul><li><a href="https://twitter.com/Mannnnnnyx/status/1274194943251111936">Manny</a> asked if we've seen the accessibility settings for The Last of Us Part 2. Marshall has, and these settings are truly incredible. <ul><li>Watch <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PWJhxsZb81U">this video</a> of <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtWREyqj2spI0KiWHp09Fvg">Steve Saylor</a>'s accessibility impre