210 Tim Smith on Being a Digital Creator and Working on the Web

Tim Smith is a designer and front-end developer from Saint Paul, MN. He’s worked on the web for a decade, working with different companies and clients. Tim loves passing on knowledge by speaking and giving workshops. In 2013, he created The Bold Report, a blog about design, development, technology, and most importantly, Star Wars. When away from his desk, he’s with partner-in-crime Kelly, eating brunch, watching movies, walking the mall, and other sappy-sounding couple stuff. Summary of our Interview with Tim Smith Tim Smith started his design career at the age of fifteen, and is an accomplished UX designer, talented front end developer, and noted podcaster. Today we talk with Tim about being a digital creator, and what he’s focusing on now. We also look at the state of the web industry, both from an agency employee’s view, and from a freelancer’s view. Lastly, Tim shares his advice on working in the web design industry and what it means to be a great collaborator. Links mentioned on the show: Tim’s website https://ttimsmith.com/ Tim Smith on Twitter @smithtimmytim on Twitter The East Wing (podcast archive on Player.fm) https://player.fm/series/the-east-wing-19230 The Bold Report https://theboldreport.net/ Tim’s YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1IRnf7JYYUkWqPO8wx_QNQ Bloc: Online Coding Bootcamp https://www.bloc.io/ The Pipeline Classic (archives w/ Dan Benjamin) http://5by5.tv/pipelineclassic Happy Monday Podcast (Sarah Parmenter and Josh Long) http://www.happymondaypodcast.com/ Sparkbox https://seesparkbox.com/ Ira Glass on Good Taste and Pushing Through to Become a Great Creator http://www.goodreads.com/quotes/309485-nobody-tells-this-to-people-who-are-beginners-i-wish