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In this second review episode of Letter Now! Podcast, Martina Flor reviews the best moments of this first season. She touches on:

• The Creative Calling
• Validation
• Connecting with peers as an introvert
• Finding Clients
• Charging what you are worth
• Creating an income stream

Detailed show notes: martinaflor.com/podcast

In this episode of Letter Now! Podcast, Martina Flor reviews the best moments of this first season, and reflects about their takeaways. She touches on:

• Creating personal work.
• Burn out
• Social Media.

Detailed show notes: martinaflor.com/podcast

In a blog post on writing great alt text, Jake Archibald asked "Should skin tone be mentioned in alt text?". It's a good question, and one I've asked myself as a blind person, so Jake's post has prompted me to do some thinking out loud... Here's a question for you: if you re...

In this special episode, Martina Flor switches places from being a host to being a guest. This is an episode from The Simple Bits Show, Dan Cederholm interviews the designer, lettering artist, author, and coach, Martina Flor. Lettering, making fonts, turning your freelancing into a growing business, teaching and coaching and more.

In this episode of Letter Now! Podcast, Martina Flor and her guest Jon Cockley (@handsome_frank) talk about this big questions: 

• Can an illustrator make good money?
• Does privilege play a role in the success of an artist?
• What makes a good illustrator?

Detailed show notes: martinaflor.com/podcast

The 15th in a series of posts that bring together the two sides of my blog: food and technology. I’ve asked the great and the good from the web standards community to share their favourite recipes. This meltingly good goulash recipe comes from Patrick H. Lauke. Information ...

In this episode of Letter Now! Podcast, Martina Flor and her guest Marta Cerdà (@martacerda) talk about this big questions:

• Is there a magic formula to create work that stands out?
• How do you find your niche without limiting yourself creatively?
• Is it necessary to work by yourself to be able to find your artist voice?
• How relocating cities can affect your career?
• And a lot more

Detailed show notes: martinaflor.com/podcast

In this episode of Letter Now! Podcast, Martina Flor and her guest Sarah Hyndman (@typetasting) talk about these big questions:

• Why do fonts matter?
• What’s the right way to learn about letter making and typography?
• Can a typeface change your perspective about things?

Detailed show notes: martinaflor.com/podcast

In this episode of Letter Now! Podcast, Martina Flor and her guests Sonia Selvas (@soniaselvas) and Joke Wijn (@the_green_nib_lettering) talk about Learning a skill, having a creative process & the importance of a community.

Detailed show notes: martinaflor.com/podcast

In this episode of Letter Now! Podcast, Martina Flor and her guest Dan Forster (@danforster) talk about this big questions:

Is talent innate?
How does your personal story impact your work?
Can I be creative if I wasn't born in a creative household?
And a lot more!

Detailed show notes: martinaflor.com/podcast

In this episode of Letter Now! Podcast, Martina Flor and her guest María Montes (@iammontes) talk about Learning and Teaching. The Power of Learning, Accountability and Deadlines, What Makes a Great Teacher, Filtering through the Information Clutter.

Detailed show notes: martinaflor.com/podcast

In this episode of Letter Now! Podcast, Martina Flor and her guest Murugiah (@_murugiah) talk about How To Develop Your Style, and they answer the following questions:

• Is style important?
• How can you make personal work that appeals to clients and make you money?
• How do you find your style and how long does it take to find it? 

Detailed show notes: martinaflor.com/podcast

In this solo episode of Letter Now! Podcast, Martina Flor talks about How to Create Work that Stands Out.

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In this episode of Letter Now! Podcast, Martina Flor and her guest Mary Kate McDevitt (@marykatemcdevitt) talk about Inspiration & Motivation, and they answer the following questions: 

• What’s the difference between inspiration and imitation?
• Which routines can you follow to stay motivated?
• Where do you find inspiration for your work?
• How do you manage through creative blocks? 

Detailed show notes: martinaflor.com/podcast

In this episode of Letter Now! Podcast, Martina Flor and her guest Nim Ben Reuven (@nim_br) talk about The Ups and Downs of a Creative Life, and they answer the following questions:

• How can you deal with burnout?
• How do you process through your downs as a creative?
• What do you do when inspiration abandons you?
• How not let people’s indifference get you? 

Detailed show notes: martinaflor.com/podcast

In this episode of Letter Now! Podcast, Martina Flor and her guest Scott Biersack ( @youbringfire )  talk about Income Streams for Artists, and they answer the following questions: 

• How do you keep from burnout if you love what you do?
• What are the great things about freelancing?
• What are the not-so-great things about it?

Detailed show notes: martinaflor.com/podcast

In this episode of Letter Now! Podcast, Martina Flor and her guest Jackson Alves ( @letterjack )  talk about Income Streams for Artists, and they answer the following questions: 

• How can you create income streams that don’t require additional marketing effort?
• How do you find the perfect collaborators and partners?
• How do you create an income stream without cannibalizing your main offer?
• How much money do you need to get started?

Detailed show notes: martinaflor.com/podcast

I've been thinking about conversational interfaces for some time, and about the importance of voice quality as a part of user experience. I use a screen reader and it sounds the same, whatever I'm doing - reading an email from a friend, reading news of a global disaster, rea...

In this episode of Letter Now! Podcast, Martina Flor and her guest Liron Lavi talk about Productivity and Getting Things Done, and they answer the following questions:

• How can we be more productive and effective at what we do?
• Can we let ourselves have a bad day?
• How do you escape the “hustle” mindset?
• How do you reconcile productivity and big life events?

Detailed show notes: martinaflor.com/podcast

In this episode of Letter Now! Podcast, Martina Flor and her guest Ian Barnard talk about Income Streams for Artists, and they answer the following questions: 

• How do you find an idea for an additional income stream?
• How do you promote it? 
• How do you diversify without burning out?
• How do you get started and find the right people to make it happen? 

Detailed show notes: martinaflor.com/podcast