{"id":21329,"date":"2017-05-24T07:57:55","date_gmt":"2017-05-24T06:57:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fifteen-staging.fifteen.dev\/blog\/a-day-in-the-life-of-a-designer-dave-sloan\/"},"modified":"2025-02-12T10:07:45","modified_gmt":"2025-02-12T10:07:45","slug":"a-day-in-the-life-of-a-designer-dave-sloan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fifteendesign.co.uk\/blog\/a-day-in-the-life-of-a-designer-dave-sloan\/","title":{"rendered":"A day in the life of a designer – Dave Sloan."},"content":{"rendered":"

Before work<\/h2>\n

It all starts around six in the morning, I\u2019m normally the first to wake up but not often the first to get up! I always try to grab a few precious minutes before the mayhem starts. I read the news on my iPad for a short while, same old stuff Trump being Trump, Theresa spouting off about Brexit and Kim Jong planning his world domination with his arsenal of ballistic missiles, same old, same old, nothing out of the ordinary.<\/p>\n

Then I\u2019ll perhaps read a couple of pages of the current book I\u2019m reading. At the moment I\u2019m reading a Stephen King classic called IT. I read this book for the first time years ago when I was a young teen and really enjoyed it so I thought I\u2019d buy a new copy for my eldest son who is also a young teen. He took one look at how many pages there were and decided he would probably get round to reading it some other time. Likely story I think. It\u2019s a great story about a group of geeky kids that band together to fight off an evil being who takes on many forms including a clown called Penny Wise. If you haven\u2019t read it give it a go you\u2019ll love IT.<\/p>\n

Then it\u2019s the usual waiting to get in the bathroom to get ready, my two boys seem to think they can take as much time as they like in the morning, a little frustrating but after years of the same routine you kind of get used to it!
\nThis is followed by a quick breakfast, a round of \u2018goodbyes\u2019 and \u2018I love yous\u2019 and before I know it I\u2019m in the car driving to work, a thirty minute trip where I can kick back and listen to some of my favourite tunes or tune into BBC Radio 4 and listen to current affairs with Jon Humphrys I love they way he debates with his guests.<\/p>\n

At work<\/h2>\n

I arrive at work, turn on my Mac, check my emails and the day begins! Hold on to your seat peoples it\u2019s going to be a fast ride! I\u2019ve been working at Fifteen for two months now and I can honestly say it\u2019s ace, every day is different and if you think you\u2019ve got your day planned, think again as it can change on an hourly basis.<\/p>\n

I\u2019ve worked on loads of great projects so far including illustrating a group of dogs for a website all with individual characteristics similar to \u2018the secret life of pets\u2019, I\u2019ve also designed a great website for a music studio as well as designing a website for a company that designs and installs electrical systems.<\/p>\n

But it\u2019s not all design work, I\u2019ve worked on brand workshop projects too with Matt, our Creative Director and brand guru. Brand workshops are new to me but very interesting we get to go into companies and take them through a series of exercises to understand what their brand is all about, who they are as a company and more importantly why they do what they do. We also define who they are as a brand archetype which is really important as it helps to define their brand story, language and messaging.<\/p>\n

The vibe at Fifteen is really cool and there is always a buzz around the office, the team are very friendly and they\u2019ve made me feel really welcome, It\u2019s like I\u2019ve been here for years.<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Before work It all starts around six in the morning, I\u2019m normally the first to wake up but not often the first to get up! I always try to grab a few precious minutes before the mayhem starts. 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