What we’re about
Align your brand identity with your brand action. Let's do this by exploring how the power of brand and design go hand-in-hand to help you market, sell, or persuade better.
With 20 years of combined experience as a creative director, graphic designer, author, and certified project management professional (PMP), Shannel has played an influential role in helping craft brands for next-level growth. She's the founder of Awesome Design Academy (a guide for learning and implementing graphic design), SW Graphic Design (elevated creative services for growth stage companies), and Brand Restart (a DIY guide to learn and implement brand).
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See all- Design Therapy: Creative Identity CrisisLink visible for attendees
Do you know who you are as a creator? What do you want to do professionally in the current phase of your life?
This is NOT a lecture or a webinar. Design Therapy is an exclusive space for graphic designers and curious creatives to “keep it real” about our field and discuss the topics that excite and frustrate us. In this edition of Design Therapy, we're getting real about the topic of " Creative Identity Crisis" — an honest conversation where we'll dive into:
- Do You Know Who You Are? / Current Mindet
- Professional versus Hobbyist (which do I want to be?)
- Work versus Worth (separating who you are from what you produce)
- Evolution of Self / Self-Acceptance
Let's talk about who we want to be, how we want to show up, and why!
Come ready with your questions and tips! Participants will get the opportunity to express their thoughts and opinions in our guided discussion and should leave with new insights, learnings, and perspectives to add to their creative and mental toolkit. This is a juicy one!
About Your Instructor
Shannel Wheeler is a graphic designer, author, certified project management professional, and the founder of Awesome Design Academy and Brand Restart. Her passion and purpose in design stem from her love for art as a child and have grown from a myriad of experiences in corporate America, startups, and her own business ventures. She has 20 years of professional experience transforming ideas into visual solutions for Fortune 500 clients, corporate brands, nonprofits, small businesses, and tech startups.Because Shannel understands the power of brand and design within business and culture, she teaches others to utilize design to enhance the work they do. Through fun, practical tools and techniques, she believes that design can be learned and applied tactically or transformatively to enhance personal, professional, or business goals.
About Awesome Design Academy
Awesome Design Academy teaches graphic design to help learners forge their design journey and reach their goals. Learn more here.
