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The Futur with Chris Do

033 - Making it in the Little Leagues — with Aaron Draplin [Rebroadcast]

The Futur with Chris Do

The Futur

Design, Self-improvement, Education, Business, Marketing, Arts

5976 Ratings

🗓️ 27 July 2020

⏱️ 102 minutes

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Summary

Have a question that you want Chris to answer? Ask away. - Chris talks with the people’s champion, Aaron Draplin, about having a following among your peers, honoring your parents, and managing success. Aaron Draplin is one of the most well-known and recognizable graphic designers to date. He’s known for his logo designs, popular design course on Skillshare, and his loud personality. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Hey, Greg, here with a quick message. This episode first aired in August of 2017, and it remains one of my favorites from our library.

0:08.0

It also contains a lot of swearing. So if there are children present, maybe save this one for later.

0:14.0

Also, we're working on a new segment for the show and we need your help.

0:18.0

If you've ever wanted to ask Chris something, anything, now's your chance.

0:22.0

Visit the Future.com slash Hey Chris. Anything, now's your chance.

0:22.6

Visit the Future.com slash Hey Chris,

0:25.2

and submit your question.

0:27.1

We'll be picking our favorites and responding to them

0:28.9

in a future episode.

0:30.4

Okay, I'm going to get back to work on season four,

0:32.1

so in the meantime, please enjoy our conversation with the one and only Aaron Droplin.

0:37.0

You can't take a bag of balance to the bank. You can't, you know? You can get ahead by getting the fuck ahead. I'm going to do you know.

0:53.0

And the new.

0:55.0

And do you.

0:56.0

And do you.

0:57.0

And do you.

1:00.0

And you do.

1:01.0

And you know. Few designers have achieved the level of fandom, recognition, and success that my next guess has achieved.

1:16.0

The odd thing is, he's a bit of an oxymoron. He's made it big while deliberately staying small.

1:22.0

He dispenses wisdom while simultaneously being

1:26.2

self-deprecating. He doesn't care about budgets or money, yet has launched multiple

1:31.7

brands. He hates wearing pants, loves his mom and dad,

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