Aaron Moodie is a designer who enjoys building products for the web, writing code and creating type. He is currently based in Melbourne, and works as a product designer at Etsy.

In his CreativeMornings/Melbourne talk, Aaron drew on his personal experience raising a new family and working across two continents, both in person as well as online at Etsy, one of the most dynamic and creative companies to emerge in recent years.

Here are a few of the takeaways from his talk:

- Get involved in the networks you’re interested in.
- Get known by the people who are doing the work you want to do.
- Be an early adopter.
- Maintain your blog. Share what you’re learning, what you’re doing.
- Keep on top of what is happening in your industry.
- Know the limitation of the software and the tools that you’re using.
- Everyday someone is making something awesome and new. Go out there and check it out.

Watch the full talk here.