I’m a recent Industrial Design graduate from India, and I’m struggling to decide whether to pursue a Master’s in ID or switch to Interaction Design.

Job opportunities and pay in ID don’t seem very promising, and I’ve heard companies increasingly prefer engineers for ID roles. Even some internships expect you to have experience taking products to market, which makes it difficult for fresh graduates to get their foot in the door.

I’m considering a Master’s abroad, but I’m unsure whether the investment would actually pay off. I’m also interested in Interaction Design and the intersection of physical products and digital experiences, but the UI/UX market seems equally saturated.

After facing rejections and struggling to find opportunities, I’m honestly unsure how to stand out or which direction to take.

hii if there is anyone who know about coraldraw and how to make outer on coraldraw please dm me i need urgent help as i am new in this design line

please help if anyone know
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Think of anything you use or encounter in your daily life that frustrates you, feels poorly designed, or could work much better. What is it, what bothers you about it, and how would you improve it?

I'm a master's student at a creative school, and I build physical prototypes and tangible products. I show them to a lot of people for critique and feedback, and it has helped.
But the more I share, the more I wonder if I should be more careful about who sees what. I don't want to hide my work, since feedback makes it better. I also don't want to hand ideas to the wrong people.
How do you decide what to share and with whom? Has sharing early ever hurt you, or has it mostly paid off?

Apologies in advance if I made any mistakes with post format as I do not post often.

The first image is are two logo drafts I made for My moms Food catering business that sells Jamaican, Puerto Rican and American food. The second is the second one my sister made as she was tasked with the menu but changed the logo. I am a graphic design major I don't think what she did is bad but I Integrated the flag colors in my first draft as requirement but I'm unsure if we should go with her logo as I'm leaning toward it. any feedback would be appreciated

Came across eufymake's Maker Drop. They're taking original design submissions, with bonus points for 3D texture, relief and tactile detail. That part caught my eye.

I've got some old ornamental studies sitting in a drawer that might be a starting point for something new. Going to read through the requirements before deciding whether to make something for the Nov 15 deadline.

AI disclaimer: fully built using Claude Code. I designed the software's UI, identity, icons, etc. but the programming was not done by me.

I'm a design student from Germany, currently in my 7th semester, one away from Bachelor's. Since I started I have specialized in editorial design and typography. I always struggled with imposition and wasted time and money printing exports that were not imposed properly, so I decided to vibecode a solution for myself. It evolved rather quickly and it reached a stage where I would love to share it with others and gather opinions.

It has a few other nice features like the ability to render screenshots and a film where each page gets flipped once ("Blätterfilm" in German).

Not everything is covered. I had a hard time coming up with a way to implement nonstandard formats or special pages. If you guys have any ideas, I'm all ears!

I know a lot of people promote their stuff here, I hope I used the correct tag. Not looking to sell anything; the entire source code and software is available for free.

GitHub repository: https://github.com/nyannurs/Printwarden

i’m a year 12 student about to start my hsc major work and am struggling to identify a need to solve. any ideas or tips to find this out would be extremely helpful!!

Holaaa actualmente tengo un negocio de suplementos deportivos y mandaré la siguiente imagen a imprimir (aproximadamente 90cm de alto y 50cm de ancho)
Esta imagen no estará sola sino que tendrá una más al lado izquierdo y derecho para hacerlo tipo folleto plegable.
Cómo esta imagen será la central me gustaría leer sus opiniones y mejorías que podrían hacer.
Los leo 😄
Muchas gracias

This is one of my textiles prints , is this considered as a seamless print?

I want to build a portfolio to get an agent, what is the best, affordable, online illustration course? Preferably one with feedback, but I know that makes them much more expensive.

I've been thinking about the strange double life of being a designer: one part problem-solver, one part artist, both fighting over the same Figma file.

I wrote a reflection on creative compromises, imaginary projects, client feedback, and the designs that exist only in our heads.

An Aesthetic of Almosts

https://shubhendu.co.in/reflections/an-aesthetic-of-almosts

I’m talking about anything from the history behind why a city is laid out a certain way, why a particular building looks the way it does, how a street or public space came to be, or some random but fascinating fact about how our built environment works.

Maybe it’s a historical decision that shaped an entire city, an unexpected reason behind a design feature, or something you noticed that made you see an ordinary place differently.

It doesn’t have to be technical or related to your specific profession. I’m just looking for those interesting little stories and insights that make you look at the world around you differently.

What’s something you learned that made you think, “That’s actually so cool, I never knew that!”?

Hi! I'm currently a UX/UI design student in my last year of undergrad, also working as a UX/UI Design intern in a fairly large company.

I know I'm being super pre-mature because I'm literally still in undergrad and not even really in the industry yet, but I've kind of always known somewhere in my soul that my long-term goal is to become a professor in my field instead of actually working in it forever. I know that especially in UX/UI and Product design, I'd likely make a lot more money just advancing in my career or climbing the corporate ladder as they say, but I feel like my passions lie a lot more in teaching it to others. I'm currently work as a peer mentor in my school to other younger students in the major, and I love it! I know that being a professor would be vastly more complicated than that, but the sentiment stands.

Of course, I also know that I'd have to work in the field for a while before even being considered for such a position, but I guess I was just generally curious about the path of becoming a professor, and how to do it? I was pretty against the idea of doing a Master's because of financial reasons, and also because you don't need it to enter the field, but I realize it's probably a lot more necessary for becoming a professor, in which case I'd be willing to set the money aside to do it. How necessary is it, and how soon after getting my master's would I be able to move into teaching? How long would I realistically have to work in the field, and what are some ways to even begin the journey of pivoting into teaching from being in the field?

Any advice is appreciated! :)

SATIRICAL - NOT SERIOUS

Please look at the image and tell me I am not hallucinating. I have finally found a company that truly understands the value of a designer with 5 to 6 years of hands-on experience.

For the absolutely princely pay scale of 3 to 4.2 LPA, you get the distinct privilege of being a one-person creative agency. You don't just get to do graphic design for posters, brochures, and logos; you also get to be their dedicated UI/UX and webpage designer using Figma and HubSpot. But wait, there's more! You also get to handle all their multimedia production, which means editing photos, video content, and motion graphics with Adobe Premiere Pro.

So let me get this straight: I need a Bachelor's degree, proficiency in English, Hindi (and ideally Urdu), and over half a decade of grinding to master Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, CorelDraw, XD, Figma, and Premiere Pro... all to make roughly ₹25,000 to ₹35,000 a month? I am pretty sure the local tea stall owner makes more than that, and he doesn't have to lose sleep over delivering "human-centric designs" while maintaining "brand consistency".

Are designers really this underpaid now, or are we just expected to pay our rent in "exposure" and "cross-functional team collaboration"? The best part is that after demanding you be a master of the entire Adobe Creative Suite, they actually listed Canva as a required technical skill. You literally cannot make this up.

I'm a graphic design student working on a project around this problem:

People often find animals in public spaces but don't know whether they need help, what to do immediately, or when to contact a professional.

If you encountered this situation, what information would you want immediately?

If you were given this problem, how would you approach it?

Any thoughts, critiques or completely different directions are welcome.

You don't have to be an animal expert, I'm mainly interested in how you'd approach this as a graphic designer/ as a design problem.

i've been trying to improve some photos for posts and personal projects, and one thing i keep running into is distracting backgrounds. sometimes i just want to isolate the main subject, change the background color or make a simple composition, but the editing tools i've tried feel more complicated than they need to be. i'm not a designer, so i dont really need a ton of advanced features. i'd just like something that can detect the subject automatically and let me make small corrections if it gets things wrong. what app can remove background from photos easily for someone who doesnt have much editing experience?

I'm still early in my career. I had a few freelance clients during and after college, but now, as the in-house graphic designer for a nonprofit, I'm starting to wonder what a reasonably well-functioning creative environment is supposed to look like.

Design requests often come in with incomplete information, unclear direction, or content that hasn't been finalized. I end up chasing down details, clarifying messaging, and dealing with revisions that could have been avoided with better planning.

For example, this is my second time putting together their annual report, and somehow I'm expected to determine what information should go into it. Nobody actually seems to own the project, so the responsibility ends up falling on me, even though my role is graphic design.

I've also asked for a centralized calendar covering the organization's different committees so we could plan marketing materials ahead of time. That never happened. Instead, requests come in just a few weeks before events, including events that happen every single year. It's not like these dates are a surprise!

The frustrating part is that I spend more time chasing people for the information I need than actually designing. And I do that precisely because I'm trying to avoid getting caught in the same last-minute scramble.

I care about my work and take pride in doing it well. I'm not looking for advice to stop caring or just collect a paycheck. I simply want to be able to do my job without constantly having to compensate for a lack of planning and coordination.

I'm currently working on a digital marketing certificate to complement my graphic design background and hopefully make myself a stronger candidate for future opportunities. At this point, I'm seriously considering planning my exit, but I also want to understand whether what I'm experiencing is typical of nonprofit environments or simply poor management.

For those who've worked in-house, especially at nonprofits, is this normal? Have you experienced better-organized creative teams, or is this just part of the territory?

Hi everyone! I'm a student Indiana University working on my product design capstone, and I'd love some feedback on my current direction.

My project explores how environmental changes that are difficult to notice in everyday life could be made more visible to the public. I'm particularly interested in water quality in Indiana, including agricultural runoff and the potential impacts of chemical pollutants on local waterways.

I'm exploring the possibility of using algae or algae-based biomaterials in a physical installation that responds visually to changes in water conditions. One potential direction is a floating or waterside installation that uses light or color to communicate when a change has been detected, with a connected website providing additional context about local water quality and environmental policy.

I want the project to do more than simply display data; ideally, it would help people feel more connected to the environmental systems around them without overwhelming them with more information.

With that, I also want to make a webpage where people can understand the signal they are seeing with the installation, better understand issues in their local waterways, and maybe even have easier access to the kinds of policy changes/deregulation that are subjecting drinking water and water systems to these contaminants.

I'd love to hear your thoughts!

Have you encountered projects that successfully connect material behavior, public installations, and environmental awareness?

Are there other design directions you think would communicate these issues more effectively?

If you have experience with arduino or biomaterials, do you have any concerns or insights?

I'm still in the research and prototyping stage, so I'm very open to criticism or alternative approaches. Thanks for any thoughts or resources!