Milwaukee Design Position
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- ********0
that's awesome!
- thislandslid0
personally speaking, milwaukee had absolutely nothing to offer to me. if id did, i wouldn't have left.
all i see there is corny ass advertising firms with "wacky" sites showing how "crazy and unpredictable" they are. there's no job market aside form a few smaller groups that seem to have whatever freelance there is in that city on lock - the rest is just advertising. for a city that lives so much off of the printing industry (what with quad graphics calling the milwaukee metro area its home base) its amazing to me that there aren't more print design related jobs.
also, people there seem to have big fish/small pond syndrome at times. there's no need to try and compare the MKE job market or "design scene"(whatever that means) to NYC/LA. there's no comparison.
- ********0
so you think!
smaller towns get good when all the so-called 'superstars' leave.
trust me, then you take all the high paying good jobs..
- seed0
I had no idea about the competition and oversaturation aspect of Minneapolis. I wonder if it is better for web designer/ developers.
- mrdobolina0
comparing milwaukee to nyc or la is pretty stupid, innit?
- namanamo0
If you want to do anything remotely cool, don't come to Milwaukee... The big industries here are health care and finance.... zzzzz.
I do digital illus/animation and 100% of the work I get is out of state. Being featured in Computer Arts, Digital Creative Arts, and How Magazine, this town has done zip for me, despite promoting myself heavily here. Alot of the big ad firms also have the attitude that there is no talent worth hiring in this city. They do have a good art school though, MIAD, which hired me as a part time instructor.
seed, if you want limited opportunity, mke is your place.
- seed0
"The big industries here are health care and finance.... zzzzz. "
I like the way you put that.
I am in St Louis where the majority of the web jobs seem to be boring, corporate intranet.... zzzzz.
- mrdobolina0
I work an in-house job in milwaukee.
It sucks but it beats mopping up peepshow booths.
- seed0
Haha, that has got to be the worst job ever.
- mrdobolina0
the summer after high school, I worked cleaning up a meat packing room for 4 hours.
I think I might rather be the peepshow mop boy than do that again.
- DrHuxtable0
I heard something about DrHuxtable redoing the Pudding Pops packaging, but I could be wrong.
JazX
(Feb 9 06, 06:14)I was thinking about it, but have to make it artistic with nekkid Rudy. They're still for the kids.
Anyway ... I don't know shit about the design jobs in the city, but I love it here. Someone mentioned sports teams, art museum, etc. All that plus its not overcrowded, and is very clean. I live two blocks from the lake and my rent is cheap. Dollar goes a long way in this town.
- DrHuxtable0
the summer after high school, I worked cleaning up a meat packing room for 4 hours.
I think I might rather be the peepshow mop boy than do that again.
mrdobolina
(Feb 9 06, 07:47)jizz mopper
- seed0
I think I might change the title on my business cards to peepshow mop boy.
- mrdobolina0
pool boy.
- boxcar0
seed -
you're in STL? i was born/raised in STL, then jumped ship to MSP for school, and never left.seriously, get out of STL. the job market is tough for print design, but there are a number of interactive firms here (space 150, ham in the fridge to name a couple) and those jobs are in a bit more high demand than print only.
its a great town if you can get work.
- ********0
commendable Hux, commendable!
- seed0
"seriously, get out of STL."
boxcar, thanks for the info. I am curious why you say that.
What is your perception of the area?
- boxcar0
well, there is a vibrant side to STL's design scene, but there's not a lot going on there, especially if you are looking to move beyond what you are doing now (ie: corporate intranet whore).
While I left STL for personal reasons (about six years ago), I have now actually come to enjoy the city. However, the design culture is limited to a few firms and just a couple people inside those firms. I might be discounting a lot of people, but there are better places in the country for design (albeit a few worse).
If you want to do anything with your skills (which you seem to have some of), the best idea would be to skip town. Minneapolis/St. Paul is a great place to be a designer...a vibrant community and a population that is very design literate (most likely due to Target). Not to mention it is a great place to live.
Hope this helps.
- seed0
Thanks for the info. I rarely find opportunities for interesting work that actually has a budget but get calls all day for boring corporate jobs. I think I like the title Peepshow Mop Boy better than Corporate Intranet Whore.