I want to be a "REAL" designer
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The way I see it, a real designer designs something he/she has passion and love for. Whether its the content, product, or service, etc. If you do not care or give a shit about what you are designing, then you're just faking it. Fake people pretend. It doesn't matter how talented you are, or how much Photoshop, HTML, typographic layout, or style you've put into something. If you have no care about that social construct that you are designing for, then you're faking it and, more and more people do it everyday. They've taken the road of being a fake designer because it will pay the bills. They do not give a shit about the industry that they work for. For example, a designer who find themselves working for pharmaceutical, finance companies and have no fucks about that industry. They've sold out, you can too, god bless.
You can be a good, or great, or even a bad designer which may come from your skills in design. But many times, even client based designers can find themselves prostituting themselves simply for the money. They don't have enough good clients, and they just want to be paid for something they are good at. Doesn't matter who or what it is, they are paid professionals who are good at what they do, which is making you look and feel good.
But if you are trying to be "real", you have to avoid everything there is in being "fake" and design for what you love. Your heart will help you navigate within the darkness. Hopefully it lands you in the right spot. I could end here for a possible happy ending that drifts into a beautiful mist of opportunity. But not all stories have happy endings. If you've already found yourself a prostitute, doing it for the money. Your boss and anyone he allows to drop their load on you has made you a public toilet for design work. It's not too late, even if you're nearing age 40....you should know that when it comes to prostitution, they like 'em young. Be REAL and start designing for what you love.