unfiltered thoughts from a graphic designer | poster designs, freelancing, concept work

[@jayellwood]

The type of creative work that you do for you, Id argue, is the most important. Its the essence of creativity and spontaneity when we create for no other reason than the joy of it.

[@1akozak]

The Polish designs come from restrictions during the socialist era. Fine artists weren't allowed to have their own exhibitions in galleries so they displayed their work through movie and event posters where they were free to make whatever they wanted. Very cool!

[@JesseNyberg]

Yooo, thanks for the history player. That makes total sense now, love those polish posters!

[@Mike-schmike]

Your comment about needing to travel for inspiration is so true. I'm an inhouse designer so my work can get pretty mundane - and when you work in advertising, you can really see through advertisement "tricks" and get really sick of looking at it. Last year I went to South Korea and was just blown away by how cute and poppy their stuff was, how differnetly you can treat typography that isn't in english letter forms. Really inspiring stuff. Also everything had a character/mascot which was also endearing. Made me exciteted to come back home and 'korea-ify' some of my stuff.

[@Whenuknow]

“Be ok with your flops” gonna tattoo this on my forehead

[@chelseathomas7965]

Sooo happy i found your channel. Thank you for your thoughts and perspectives. Ss a designer and creative I can relate and feel inspired by the topics you bring up. At the very least it helps get gears turning and perspectives shifting. Thank you.

[@PinkMenacee]

I don’t comment a lot on youtube really but I just found your channel recently and I wanted to say I really enjoy watching/ listening to them as I work so thank you. As a designer myself i appreciate the real talk💗

[@tifiza]

Sending some love your way! I absolutely love this kind of content; it's so genuine and refreshing. Sometimes, the design trends and redesign videos can become a bit monotonous, but your content stands out as authentic and cool. Thank you for sharing this with us. :) Greetings from Brazil! 🇧🇷

[@Rbstriker2]

I sit criss cross on my bed with headphones on a Macbook . I've started exercise for posture related reasons. I would love to eventually work with a mac desktop, standing desk sounds great, and a large drawing tablet.

[@Joshdanggit]

I’m working on an older MacBook right now. When I upgrade I’d like another laptop before spending money on a desktop. The ability to work wherever is powerful

[@austinskhosana2658]

Dude I remember being unemployed after I had just graduated and watching you was such a comfort! I felt connected to a design career even in a space where I didn’t have one of my own. Just knowing and understanding there’s a world beyond my reality. Never stop the grind Jesse, you’re a G! anyways, I use an m1 MacBook Air right now? I thought I’d have to replace it soon just wanted to be back on MacOS after having to give back my MacBook from my previous job (i hate designing on a windows 🙈) but daaaamn, the m chips are crazy!!! i mainly do design in figma and framer so I don’t need an insane amount of power so this is the perfect machine for me!

[@juanlaker]

I feel you on the free time. I’m on grind time with my design rn and these videos have been very insightful!

[@whatsaroxy]

Hi Jesse, I just found your videos a few weeks ago and really appreciate these slow talks! I especially relate to the designer vs creator dilemma. I’m a painter and I’ve been making videos for 2 years now, I love both and painting will always be my first love, but WOW do they both take lots of time. It’s like you’re constantly balancing, especially when client work also comes along.Anyway, appreciate your videos!

[@JesseNyberg]

Glad you have been enjoying the channel! It is 100% a balancing act and one I'm still trying to figure out lol.

[@giannistsakirakis1026]

I'd love to see a vlog or sth for creating a brand as well as a merch series similar to the album one. Love your work dude, really inspiring!

[@themangobee.]

Cool video intro. I thought you were gonna do the large caption all the way through lol. Recently set up a new work space that I like a lot. It's a floor desk with a floor chair. My MacBook is on a stand on the table and I have a separate keyboard that I use. Kinda like a desktop setup but without being bound. Then I have a corner with a chaise lounge chair where I sit with my lap desk if I wanna switch it up. I don't have room for a large desk right now, so this is perfect. Something about sitting on the floor is zen and fun and makes me more aware of posture. Cool video! More like this! Peace.

[@CrustyCreep]

I bought a macbook thinking i'd finally go out to coffee shops and stuff to work but the at home pc setup is just so much more practical. Its nice having my ipad and macbook linked though.

[@JesseNyberg]

i would prob do the same thing lol

[@LouisMoss]

Really enjoyed and resonated with this mate!

[@JesseNyberg]

Much Love Louis!

[@jackthebat]

thanks for sharing Jesse, it really helps to listen to some thoughtful conversations like this

[@mimireina2669]

I am loving your channel :)

[@prolly_ayxh]

watching this kind of your content for the first time and I love it! keep it up man🔥

[@gdmhsa]

love this series

[@orcsaid9504]

doing 7 min stretches and yoga routines in the morning and during the day help tremendously with my back and neck pain personally. i'm a graphic design student and sitting all day in a dank studio with shitty chairs is killer to the body lol

[@JesseNyberg]

sounds like a great idea, I have been wanting to do yoga lately to get more flexible for rock climbing anyway!

[@lizaorlina]

This is something I started thinking about because of YOU but having you mention it reaffirms that designers need to develop themselves as a brand!! This topic keeps coming up in my head all the time and I don’t get why no one talks abt it

[@lizaorlina]

ALSO I’ve never experienced actively following someone on sm but since finding you I totally get that connection ppl get out of following someone. I’ve been watching you for past couple months and it’s funny because so much resonates and actually makes me think/ do same as you 🤣 ever since you said about eating healthy to stop getting sick I’ve been trying to improve my eating habits LOL hearing you bring it back makes me feel like we’re all living the same life

[@JesseNyberg]

I'm glad you enjoy the videos! We all gotta stay creative and stay healthy out here.@@lizaorlina

[@liminalspacebar]

love the video! getting to hear thoughts about concept work was a nice change of pace

[@ollielambert495]

M3 MacBook working hybrid and in house at a design agency in the Uk. Working in house with the buzz and home and also at coffee shops is a nice balance

[@sammiethomas338]

the best setup period is an M-series MacBook pro hooked up to a monitor at home. take on the go whenever, park at home when you want

[@ajg8017]

Love this format man

[@heisenburger4518]

Love your content .

[@Alex-ew8gd]

please do a merch line and document the process, trying to figure out how to do one myself.

[@ZadakBrooks]

very sick to see you getting more and more involved in hardcore/the music scene - hope that series gets you some sick work in the future!

[@albertgil2196]

I’m thinking a cool logo could be one of those plastic or resin rocks from the indoors rock climbing places with a screw in the middle. Maybe you can make the first letter of your second last name with it and then write the rest next to it in a Patagonia looking font.

[@jwilliamruff]

To answer your computer question: I have an 11 year old desktop (32 gb of DDR3 and a RTX 2070 and some old Intel CPU) and a new M2 MacBook pro. I just started online graphic design school in the fall of last year. I rock two acer 27 inch 2k monitors for both setups. I basically have two desks in my house. I also have a degree in video game design, so I've been getting into 3D modeling again now that I am in school for graphic design. I wanna work on bringing 3D into my graphic design work somehow. Both computers work really well. I plan on going to coffee shops and doing some modeling and rendering with it bc I know it can handle it. When it comes to computers I found you just gotta get what you want. People get pretty polarizing over what you should and shouldn't get when you get a computer. I can say I have both windows and mac and they perform well.

[@chaseitchase]

Yo Jesse! Great video. I'd honestly love to see your logo on a Nalgene! I can't go anywhere without mine and it would be really interesting to see your take on a Nalgene bottle. Just wanted to throw that out there :) Keep up the dope stuff.

[@ZAPRandom]

love these real talk shit with work problems included. Sometimes we only see the bright side of other designers especially on IG and this feels raw and fresh. Keep them coming man

[@FreddyFaded]

Scrumptious video big dawg, so I use a MacBook currently for all my shitty little projects and personally I think it’s worth it. Imo much prefer using the laptop rather than the computer stuck to the desk.

[@nadis.2336]

Some very good recent books i've read were "book of ideas volume 1" and "book of ideas volume 2" by Radim Malinic 😁

[@matthewrorvick4726]

Hey Jesse, how do you feel about being niche vs being not so niche? Graphic designer myself and just like to try anything I think is cool. I don't have a niche per say but just wondering your thoughts on that and if you think it makes a difference. Thanks man, love all of your content and wisdom on your channel.

[@JesseNyberg]

Great topic, will cover that in the next one!

[@jayden.6539]

I got a m3 macbook pro and a PC and i love how fast and how high quality the screen is on the macbook but I honestly prefer windows over macOS but maybe itll grow on me idk

[@delillahflores4217]

Currently on my schools sucky Mac laptop I can’t wait to start my own set up 😭

[@JesseNyberg]

Been there! Hope you get your dream setup soon.

[@NINTEN3]

Bro I would love to see your branding process

[@JeffreyYas]

great video! love VIBRATE HIGHER by Talib Kweli

[@JesseNyberg]

GREAT READ, got that one on the bookshelf behind me!

[@kimseyla7885]

Great❤❤❤❤❤

[@chelseathomas7965]

Working on a pc set up st home, duel monitors. Pc route for gaming and designing. Just left my Mac last year so still getting used to the switch. Personally dislike Microsoft as a whole very much 😂 but can't game on apple no matter how hard I tried (even tried the blocked off method but no game-literally.) I have pc at work (graphic designer) too. I work on ipad for my tablet and digital drawing tho for procreate. I was thinking of moving to the surface tho when its time to upgrade. Anyone have that?

[@Dayndawn01]

I'm on a shitty Huawei laptop that is so fucking slow. US has an embargo on parts too. I will however say the screen is beautiful though.

[@davidcapuzzo]

laptop mac, but it chugs with 3d

[@a_bich-]

macbook air m1 will shit the bed on the most unpredictable things *shrugs*

[@Lappys]

I started watching your videos like two weeks ago and it cemented my desire to design more. I'm even looking for a mentor or group of designers to join because I really lack the social part of design.

[@JesseNyberg]

That's great to hear!

[@ShaneWintermute]

I'm a huge Yorgos Lanthimos fan, and the typography inside of the movies is just as impressive. The end credits after poor things are super creative in mixing that hand drawn style with the names and departments, the favourite also has really cool titles between each part that fit in with the style and narrative really well. Love to see the combination of the two mediums, hope more directors follow suit.

[@PeteandPan]

Stops in Europe? Always welcome on 🇧🇪 Belgium for a Beer. I work on Macbook - 15 inch ❤ Designing on the go is fun.

[@JesseNyberg]

I'll be going to London, Amsterdam and Berlin!

[@PeteandPan]

@@JesseNyberg Sounds like a fun trip. Stay long enough to 🍄 in Amsterdayum… to really trip. If you get stranded by accident in Belgium. My couch is yours…. If your back can handle it 😂. Cheers ✨

[@Mad.Square]

Great Vid!! I picked up a Razer blade 15 (2022) for cheep, added a 2nd SSD and 32Gb ram. Handles everything from Krita to OBS...For your Brand, I think starting with hats is tasteful and versatile. Neff did it, I think......... Peace Jesse!

[@mimireina2669]

Cuesta is a really good word for that. In spanish means slope (so cool if you can relate it with the climbing) and what you meant. So, "Me cuesta mucho subir las escaleras" Its really hard for me to go up the stairs. Sooooo :) I guess you can come up with an amazing idea.

[@edwinguevara592]

Laptop Mac, it kind of feels like cheating with how fast it can render. I love being able to have Figma, photoshop and illustrator running at the same time with no issues.

[@emilenev8762]

love to chat with you man i pausing when you tell somethink and think about it and search about that thing that you are telling am in the new city dont have many people to chat about stuff and make the day nice man really ty^^

[@itzearl3757]

designing while listening to this felt good ngl

[@TEK0018]

cool video man, w

[@tashdoesart]

We had Vasilis Maramtakis do an online lecture for my university down in Falmouth, Cornwall the other week. Super interesting guy and has such a huge body of amazing design work.

[@JesseNyberg]

That’s Awesome, stoked for y’all you got to have a guest lecture like that!

[@patrickcasella]

Working from home on a custom built pc right now mainly for 3D work and video editing, but I’ve been feeling the same way about wanting to be more mobile. It would be so nice to pull up to a coffee shop or outdoor seating area and just take in the world around me while I get work done. Definitely considering a MacBook setup soon. Love this format of video too btw !!

[@WaveIndex_]

Hey Jesse, this unfiltered content style is so refreshing to watch. I'm starting a graphic design YT channel soon and you'll be a key inspiration so thank you :)

[@JesseNyberg]

Thanks brotha and goodluck with your channel!

[@mike-pike]

Macbook Pro M2 Max is where it's at!!! Still have the studio at home to do 3D, Rendering and XXL file workflow. -If you're buying new, regardless of the M3 chip hierarchy and memory, a Macbook Pro would run circles around your largest PSB file. -If you're buying an older model (used/new) I would stick with an M2 Macbook pro with 8gb of memory and you'd still be able to dull out dirtnaps with your Hardcore Alphabet Series project as well as massive psb files. *Side note - That Rotting Out album was my favorite of your series so far. Jivebomb & Have Heart were close seconds!!! Great work! Keep it up!

[@tomclaydon-smith3444]

Thanks for this Jesse, you always seem to cover topics/ideas that my brain needs to hear 🤠

[@lukehoughtonart601]

Love your work man!! huge inspo

[@MollikFathemasArtGallery]

Love it

[@apollo244]

Laptop. meh it's fine but I'd love to have more than on screen