Charlie Isslander
@charlieissland
Head of Design @madebysoulmates, previously @mangopay, @redbull, @riotgames, @f_i
Here's a wrap for 2024, wishing you all the best of luck to the New Year, and enjoy the work you do, as much as you can! By the way, I've got a few open slots for next year's collaboration. #design #showcase #work
Today I felt extremely burned out, woke up broken, have a stupid back pain every time I’m sleeping longer than 7,5-8 hours. It’s not matress, I have issues with spine. But that’s not the story. I felt like I’m going nowhere, felt stuck and demotivated, projects are in a state…
Still looking for a designer.
We’ve been swamped and were planning to close our pipeline and stop accepting new work, but that decision has changed, and you could be the next designer to join us @madebysoulmates Looking for a mid-level designer in Europe who’s comfortable with both web and product work.…
We’ve been swamped and were planning to close our pipeline and stop accepting new work, but that decision has changed, and you could be the next designer to join us @madebysoulmates Looking for a mid-level designer in Europe who’s comfortable with both web and product work.…
I’m looking for anyone who has some cool domain names for sale, need for a client who’s potentially willing to pay for a good ones.
What a crazy days, people keep asking for services, I had like 40 minutes of DMs or calls from various people requesting us 🥲 Crazy.
Throwback to the rebrand and site we did for Cybernut. Loved working on something that helps people feel safer and happier online. @madebysoulmates @thomashabr @vojtakova
Had a blast yesterday, must take a day off today as well, just to make up some time with kids. But even though I was not working, I announced yesterday that @madebysoulmates are reborn and I’m now working only as a studio. Two new projects signed today, real estate clients 👌🏻
I’m 36% complete. Today, 36 years ago, I was born. I knew nothing about the world, just learning, exploring, and saying yes to every adventure. Over the years, a few moments left real marks on my body, my mind, and a handful even reached my heart. The deeper they cut, the more…
So, recently my old friend reached out, he was through some successful exits few years ago, now a CTO in an AI startup, current revenue around 500M, so not a small one. We casually talked, not about design or anything related to me offering him my services, we just know each…
Tell me one thing. I’m still freaking amazed, how people here, who claims to have literally sh*tloads of work, still have time to post, reply, do giveaways, share multiple designs a day, saying they’ve spent hour on. While I’m literally running studio with multiple people and…
There are literally talented guys, who are begging for work and would love to participate, learn and grow. And then there’s this dude, and I don’t blame him, this is just showing how bad at hiring these companies are. Just change your hiring processes, or you will get fooled…
PSA: there’s a guy named Soham Parekh (in India) who works at 3-4 startups at the same time. He’s been preying on YC companies and more. Beware. I fired this guy in his first week and told him to stop lying / scamming people. He hasn’t stopped a year later. No more excuses.
I was just going through projects that are going to be featured on new studio website and it’s like 60+ cases, which I want to include, could be even more, but I found these to be the ones that shaped us the most. Stay tuned folks ++ 🙋🏻♂️
Although I mostly agree with everything, I must admit here, that this is a bit cringe. Yes, everyone has the same starting line and in the business it’s not crucial what kind of gear you have, if you speak like a native or not, clients care a lot about basic stuff like delivery,…
Not sure you can make it work? - Do you have a laptop? ✅ - Internet access? ✅ - Speak English? ✅ Then you have everything you need to become successful. Design interfaces until you're good enough, read theory, and improve. Put your reps in. Consistency is all it takes.
Studio thing one month closer to announce, amazing stuff lined up 🔥
Crazy, this agency just got PR articles all around czech media and their CEO is “cold” spamming everyone about work, wtf is this, that’s how you build legit business 🤣
