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Hold onto your seats as we are SUPER excited to be joined by the amazing Logo Designer James Barnard @barnardco

Award-winning logo designer, seasoned freelancer, design educator, dad and owner of Barnard.co, James had a less-than-traditional introduction to the industry.

Join us tomorrow for part 1 of an awesome conversation with Logo Designer James Barnard, as we uncover the man behind the mastery, talking about his backwards beginnings in the industry, his freelance journey, a feature in logo lounge and everything in between!

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