overrated designers
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- babaganush0
haha! good to see it wasn't overrated.
- blastofv0
wow, that was a terrible pun!
- babaganush0
nope. That was just a lye.
- gramme0
i try to tell myself that graphic design is at least a little more pure than advertising.
*bathes repeatedly in lye soap
- MrShadow0
the question should be - why most designers are UNDERRATED.... Being overrating doesn't show anything other than ones ability to promote oneself...
- lvl_130
it's all about sales. don't kid yourself.
consume. consume. consume.
- morilla0
If you do your job well, they will subconciously remember when it's time to make a purchasing decision.
Soler
(Feb 9 07, 08:18)I don't want to be remembered for getting in the minds of people and peersuading them to buy shit they don't need. That is the work of pure evil.
- babaganush0
'That's true, but networking and making friends works better. I don't think many designers are remembered in the fashion you're describing.'
Yup, that's the truth of it...learn to talk and learn to talk well...I know brilliant,brilliant creative people who can't string words together well so unfortunately they won't go as far as a mildly talented gobshite.
- Jaline0
every designer is overrated. At the end of the day its just a job and the general public will not remember that nice little poster or website you slaved for. They are rushing home to catch the latest episode of "Lost".
morilla
(Feb 9 07, 08:06)yup
Jaline
(Feb 9 07, 08:14)If you do your job well, they will subconciously remember when it's time to make a purchasing decision.
Soler
(Feb 9 07, 08:18)That's true, but networking and making friends works better. I don't think many designers are remembered in the fashion you're describing.
- wendog0
trimspa is overrated
- blastofv0
but we're all egomaniacs on a certain level, and we don't really care if the rest of the world understands or remembers our art. we want other designers to see our work and think we're cool.
and hype makes the world go around, so if you can drum some for your studio, it doesn't matter how awesome you are or aren't.
- babaganush0
yes but this post is so over-rating him that he'll soon be positively underground ! hehe
- timcornell0
I wish I was overrated.
- babaganush0
Now Art Directors and Creative Directors...they're don't get the justice they deserve...that bloomin' God fella hogs all the limelight.
- babaganush0
Wendog
check your mail and prepare to be underwhelmed!! hehe
- Soler0
every designer is overrated. At the end of the day its just a job and the general public will not remember that nice little poster or website you slaved for. They are rushing home to catch the latest episode of "Lost".
morilla
(Feb 9 07, 08:06)yup
Jaline
(Feb 9 07, 08:14)If you do your job well, they will subconciously remember when it's time to make a purchasing decision.
- babaganush0
overrating is overrated...
- wendog0
haha im not gonna lie, i really am laughing outloud...no i see ur point abt designers being overrated - thats all opinions tho...design is subjective, to an extent..Im glad to hear your opinion about Frost as being overrated. I was asking to see work so that i could form an opinion of whether I think you qualify to say that. cheers
- Jaline0
most people don't even know what the hell a designer does.
But that's sort of like other professions as well, although ppl don't even get the basic gist of what a designer does. For example, if you say you're a doctor people assume that you save lives and all that other stuff they learn from television, but probably don't understand what you specialize in.
- Jaline0
every designer is overrated. At the end of the day its just a job and the general public will not remember that nice little poster or website you slaved for. They are rushing home to catch the latest episode of "Lost".
morilla
(Feb 9 07, 08:06)yup