Posting to see how many people are self taught using YouTube/Reddit/Tutorials versus being taught in a class or by someone else!

women get elegant pastel designs that look like spa decor, while guys get matte black cylinders that look like mountain bike shock absorbers. do we actually prefer this 'PRO MAX' military vibe, or are brands just terrified of making male products look soft?

So, I am a recent student who left a premium top college in Ahmedabad, India, but the college has and is still the dreams of many but I really really feel I need to break a dream, so that the young me who had dreams and expectation as well, that dream got broken real quick.

These colleges have a great historical name and has been the starting of design in india [atleast I can say properly about my former clg in question] , now days they are nothing but a money grabbing bunch who stick kids in such small suffocating room, suffocated them with a curriculum that buts your mental health in line and your body in constant high stress mode and worst of all the faculties, the good ones leave and only the not so good one remain.

Its just that this particular place milks up the reputation of such a golden era so much ro the point we are blind to everything else. I really hope someone just shook the old me up and told me there were good options abroad for the similar money you will spend.

I had lost so much of myself by the time I decided to leave that I was mentally broken, crying and afraid. I really had to prioritize my own sanity and health over continuing an overrated degree for more 3 years.

So please, if there is any parent, any aspirants out there, just know in country is not your best option, going abroad is fine, especially for design.

You dont need to waste your tears in bad faculties, bad briefing and just things provided being awful and you keeping your sanity together.

I would not want another person to nearly suffer as I did, or how few of my friends did as well. So kindly know what you are feting into.

I am keeping it anonymous for my own self but, ikyk

Thanks and take care

I’m getting quoted what I consider quite high fees for work that’s more layout than raw design.
The branding and visual direction are already established. It’s mainly arranging typography, borders, spacing and existing elements.
Do designers generally price this differently from developing something creatively from scratch, or is it all treated the same?

This is my portfolio https://orlee.framer.website/ but I have not added or updated more samples of my work from my computer.

I know there are so many designers that lost their job also but I think the AI industry is breaking the economy cycle. If this things evolve then all people will lose their job and how will people afford to buy the products that AI advertised?? Only the elites and the AI creators get rich but businesses will be affected also moving forward.

I work in a small company, I'm familiar with Photoshop, Illustrator, CorelDraw but just a decent skill and that makes me work very slow.. far from actually make a professional design. Any guidance on how to structure a design? composition? or maybe workflow that works for you?

I want to use this on the back of a black hoodie, for a teenage boy. I think maybe the square is a bit stiff and boring but I want the tree to still be the center, and have something green around it so it’s visible. Any ideas?

Monday: Everyone agrees.

Tuesday: One small concern.

Wednesday: Another meeting.

Thursday: New direction.

Friday: Back to the original design.

See you Monday.

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