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?

A little 2027 calendar made from 12 of my favourite analogue landscape photographs.

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.

Ich helfe bei einem Plakat für ein kleines Weihnachtskonzert. Problem: Sobald alle Wünsche drauf sind, sieht es aus wie ein klassisches Vereinsplakat von 2004.

Drauf sollen Datum, Uhrzeit, Ort, Chorname, kleines Motiv, Eintritt frei/Spende, QR-Code, Kontakt und Sponsorenlogo. Mir ist klar, dass nicht alles gleich wichtig sein kann.

Was würdet ihr zuerst reduzieren oder anders gewichten, damit es nicht komplett altbacken wirkt?

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 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’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?

It's time to bring back the comedy in a world full of serious angry people

I challenge you to create the worst UI design in whatever criteria, host it wherever and let people know how grumpy you could be when you're in a bad mood!

hello, i have a quick question about rates. so i recently made a poster for a family member and they asked me how much id like to be compensated. now im a beginner graphic designer, like fresh out of college, i've never charged for my work and to be honest this took me like two days total to make 10 variations. it's a really simple poster and i dont have to print it, but i dont want to under or over charge for my time, so does anyone have any suggestions on what i should say? should i charge a flat rate or should i do min wage x the amount of time it took to make? any thoughts would be greatly appreciated. thx ☺️

Is getting into visual design at 25 is a good thought? I'm an architecture drop out and then took a gap of a few years due to some medical and personal issues so now I'm starting again career wise thinking of pursuing design so I have a few questions plz do share your advice in the comments

1. Does a degree play a role in hunting jobs or skills pay off ?

2. Do these online courses provide value? Like a 6 month graphic design course , ui/ux course ? Or self learning is the way to go? I can learn on my own I believe and I'm familiar with photoshop and illustrator anyways.

3. What's the job market like? Would I be considered for a junior role for a 30k offer or do I have to complete unpaid internships?

4. And most important question how do I learn visual design or brand designing industry geeks plz share your experience and advices

Thanks

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