There's tons of jobs!

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    @freshdude, there are seriously tons of jobs, though i get that it can be hard to break in. i get emails all the time from people looking for junior designers. if you want to chat more, send me your portfolio, and i'll see what i can do.

    persistence is key, my man. if you commit yourself to being good, you'll get better and get a job. 100% of the people that i know who gave a shit and fought to get better got design jobs. your first job might not be your dream job, and you might have to work for free (internship) to start, but if you keep at it, something will come of it.

    i don't know if this pertains to you, but a lot of students directly out of school only have print work in their portfolios. in this day and age, that's not going to help your cause at all, especially in larger cities. sure, there are some print-only jobs out there, and you may well land one, but i've seen very talented students really struggle with landing a job because of this.

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    • What about people who are good at web design but do not code? Is there worth in someone like that?CanHasQBN
    • yes, but a week or two and a book about HTML/CSS can make you way more hireable.monNom
    • technical innovation is going to come from someone familiar with the medium. most devs don't DO aesthetics, so the designer needs to fill in.monNom
    • so the designer needs to fill in that part (technical innovation with an aesthetic goal, not purely functional)monNom
    • yeah, i'm not saying that you need to be a developer and a designer... but you definitely need to be able...showpony
    • to think about the medium from a technical standpoint. a lot of "web designers," for example, just design pages that look like print... no interactive thinking.showpony
    • print pieces.showpony
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