Rachel Gogel [she/her]

Independent Design Executive & Adjunct at CCA 〰️ Previous: @airbnb @gqmagazine @meta @tbrandstudio @dropboxdesign @aji_fellowships 🏳️‍🌈

[Smashing Magazine 🇺🇦 🏳️‍🌈 @smashingmag]

Our Person of the Week is a creative director, designer, and consultant who’s passionate about educating the next creative generation. Please give a warm round of applause for... Rachel Gogel!

Thank you for everything you do for the community, dear @rgogel! 💖

#smashingcommunity

[Rachel Gogel [she/her] @rgogel]

See you next week, @smashingmag! 🌈

[Rachel Gogel [she/her] @rgogel]

Next Friday, June 7th, I’m hosting a 2-hour workshop @designfestbrum!

Whether you’re happy where you are or actively looking for new opportunities, this session seeks to empower you as you start — or continue — designing your career.

🎟️ See you there? https://t.co/M2f2XmYHcm

[Rachel Gogel [she/her] @rgogel]

On May 3, @AmberLouiseAsay and I recorded a podcast episode about one of the great SF born and raised women designers of all time: Barbara “Bobbie” Stauffacher Solomon.

On May 7, she passed away 🕊️

Tune in to learn about her amazing life and career: https://t.co/Blx4tcwngs

[Birmingham Design Festival @designfestbrum]

🎟️Futureproofing Brands with @rgogel is now sold out!

You can get yourself on the waiting list though 👇

https://t.co/yHWPoOjoQN

[Rachel Gogel [she/her] @rgogel]

✨ Contractor Wrapped 2023 ✨

Welcome to my year in numbers — as an independent design executive.

As the year draws to a close, I’ve been reflecting on my own path and I wanted to share key insights with you: https://t.co/s9t4R5Kc95

Looking forward to hearing what you think!✌🏽

[Rachel Gogel [she/her] @rgogel]

@domesticetch This is amazing news!!!

[Rachel Gogel [she/her] @rgogel]

Check out this feature and let me know what resonates with you! I talk about my career path, challenges I’ve faced as a woman my age, and my work to address gender inequality in the design industry 🌈 https://t.co/RZNR0whR9u

Thank you @designby_women! #Interview #DesignCommunity

[Grace Walker @graceongrid]

Always aim to do good work.

Good work leads to happy clients.

Happy clients lead to referrals.

Referrals lead to more work.

More work leads to a strong portfolio.

A strong portfolio leads to a great reputation.

A great reputation opens all kinds of doors.

[Rachel Gogel [she/her] @rgogel]

@mialoira Agreed, talk to Dave and the folks at Teal

[Rachel Gogel [she/her] @rgogel]

My tweet about Twitter's rebrand was quoted in @creativeboom! Design friends: What do YOU think about it? 👀 Feels a little funny to talk about it on this platform to be honest... #Rebrand #DesignTwitter #Design #CreativeCommunity #TwitterX

[Creative Boom @creativeboom]

Does X mark the spot? How the creative industry feels about Twitter's rebrand: https://t.co/3QB8NsvbUz 👀 #twitterX #Xlogo

[Rachel Gogel [she/her] @rgogel]

@katylcowan @creativeboom Your brand is so much more than your logo. Unfortunately, they’re not spending time imbuing X with meaning based on the existing brand equity. It feels rushed, random, and disrespectful to the design community in terms of how they went about sourcing it. Disappointing overall.

[Rachel Gogel [she/her] @rgogel]

@RashelHariri @standards_site too

[Rachel Gogel [she/her] @rgogel]

We talked about movies and shows to watch, life stuff, the talent coming out of design schools, the lack of BIPOC representation (still) in certain design schools, the partner setup at Pentagram (there are 23 of them!) and how they conduct business…overall just very casual 🌈

[Rachel Gogel [she/her] @rgogel]

Two weeks ago, I was in Nashville attending — and speaking at — @HOWEvents: I made new friends, caught up with old ones, toured @HatchShowPrint, got inspired, attended @TheDieline 2023 Awards, and had local BBQ with some of my fave designers… Definitely a dinner to remember ⭐️

[Rachel Gogel [she/her] @rgogel]

#DesignCommunity #DesignTwitter #Conferences #HowDesignLive2023 #HowDesignLive #Creatives #DesignLegends #Inspiration #DesignHistory #PentagramDiaries

[Rachel Gogel [she/her] @rgogel]

@jessperate @webflow Congrats and I’d love to meet you IRL at Config! 💃🏽👋🏼

[Rachel Gogel [she/her] @rgogel]

Giving @bluesky a try 👋🏼
👀 https://t.co/Uaxw3TLXxu

[Rachel Gogel [she/her] @rgogel]

@katylcowan @creativeboom 1. Foster relationships; Every conversation is an interview and every interview is a conversation
2. Embrace self-promotion
3. Be your own biggest advocate; Track your hours but charge for value
4. Make time for emerging talent in the field (as an educator, mentor, or referral)

[Rachel Gogel [she/her] @rgogel]

Introducing the brand identity for the new Allbritton Journalism Institute, a non-profit educational organization that will train aspiring reporters to produce fact-based, non-partisan journalism. Thanks @R_Allbritton and @timgrieve for the opportunity! 👀 https://t.co/zV5v0tX4cj