where my girls at?
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- blaw0
FFS! The list of sites you can't link to around here these days is off the charts.
Freelance Switch (dot com) recently ran two interesting, quick reads on how the other side handles things.
"Why Doing Business Like a Girl Isn't So Bad"
"Why Doing Business Like a Guy Isn't So Bad, Either"Visit the site and scroll down until you see it.
- OSFA0
Waaaait a sec.... now I get it!
CALLES hasn't been around today, so all the female qbners feel safe to come out and play...
- iamlo0
i'm glad to see so many women on here! glad you all commented back.
i'd say my only set back is being young and female. if i were older (or older looking) it wouldn't be so bad. at my last job, with three other dudes in their late 30s, i was often assumed to be the intern and not spoken to directly at meetings even though i was the one handling the project. otherwise, i see all my male competitors as equal and expect them to see it that way too. whether they do or not, who knows?
- iamlo0
oh yeah, and i freelance occasionally, but currently full-timing at an ad agency. my expertise is web (HTML and Flash). wanna collab?
- and no, not a sexual invitationiamlo
- LOL!!!OSFA
- collab, why not!********
- well playedflashbender
- ********0
Shampoo my Groin®
- Jaline0
Let's see...
Both women and men have their strong and weak points (if we're generalizing here). I think I've been lucky enough to work with equally amazing and just a few shitty people, from both genders. I honestly had/have the best female bosses (usually happy and always flexible), and my male co-workers are almost as great (laid-back, funny, respectful). I like both dynamics (if and when there is a difference).
As for school, it's obviously a bit different.
In university I took Mass Communication (and Political and Gender) courses. Women took up about 95% of my classes. They were sophisticated, yet geeky, intelligent, fun to talk to and look up to. Sometimes it scared you to do presentations in front of them because they knew what they were doing. Perhaps this is because it was university, but the dynamic was different from college.
In college, I am taking Interactive Multimedia, and the classes are made of up boys (about 90%). They are more immature and haven't grasped the art of control. Some of their comments will bother you (especially as you hear them talking about the hotties on Facebook all day, or the Coors Light Mansion in B.C.), but they don't scare you as much, which gives you more confidence somehow.
I can't say one is better than the other. I get along pretty well with most.
- threadpost0
not a gurl, but live in the LBC! See you at the Red Room, holla!
- i used to live near 7th and orangescarabin_net
- i still need to go to the red roomiamlo
- gentleman0
haha i got so caught up with internet meme-ery that i forgot to stand up and be counted!
- you're a chick named gentleman?scarabin_net
- the ironygentleman
- sea_sea0
girl? yes.
freelance? yes, more into photography lately.i've always worked better around guys, than with girls. i find that "some" girls tend to be extremely competitive and enjoy conflict for reasons only nature knows. but i must admit i have learned valuable lessons from older women, so all my respect to them.
guys? well, the atmosphere tends to be more laid back and that feels natural to me. hence the reason i hang around here maybe? who knows why i do that...
- hi sea_sea, where you been?locustsloth
- hi locust, don't know, been staying away a bit from here i guess, trying to get some work done if ya know what i mean.. :)sea_sea
- i wish i could do the same more oftenlocustsloth
- more work or stay away? :)sea_sea
- bothlocustsloth
- ********0
redant teach me something
- TeganTorch0
i am a girl. just now getting into freelancing... i only graduated a little over a year ago and work full time as a graphic designer. right now im trying to balance being a designer with having a life outside of design. my current area of expertise in my real job is digital signage, my freelance is mainly identity.
i agree with sea_sea, most of my friends are guys and i enjoy working with them. though no matter who you work with, girl or guy, there is always a possibility of having issues. i try to keep an open mind and not give anyone a reason to unfairly doubt or challenge me.
i am still new to the design world so most of my challenges so far have just been the usual "starting out" stuff that you are bound to run into along the way. hopefully i didn't reiterate some things that were already said, i will read this post more thoroughly tomorrow when i am not so sleepy eyed. happy friday everyone! goodnight.
- svenreed0
when i was at "university" my courses were predominantly filled with females. id say 80% or so, in my design classes. ive had tons of mixed experiences with both females and males. i really just believe when it comes down to it, its all about the individual, not what they are carrying in the down stairs mix-up.
a few guys that i have worked with i could seriously care less for. not necessarily their design capabilities but how they conduct themselves as individuals, mostly a huge lack of respect. thats worse then anything...no matter who you are.
- caput580
female and male plasma are not to be mixed up and/or evaluated as similar. there are more than few major differences in many areas. in order not to be branded as chauvinist (which i am not), i won't elaborate, but other than interacting with females (you know what i mean), we (males and females) are a different species. anyway, girls i like...
- chossy0
Heeeyyyyy :D
- Audria0
I started of freelancing. I was thrown into the beauty market, which is easy since the guidelines are all there.
I work in the arts now as a designer and I do hear my boss saying "dont make it too cute". My biggest issues usually are on how to make work really edgy and cool, but also making sure that old people enjoy it. Since my design work goes out to the top art collectors or the world.
I maybe a badass at somethings, but being a girl.. I do feel that design wise, I compete with the boys on anything fresh and hip.
- iamlo0
great responses. In my classes, there were only three girls (including myself) by the time graduation came around. At my school, most of the girls did fashion instead of graphic design.
i like working with guys better than girls most of the time, but there is that occasional girl who isn't your average drama-lover and who is actually talented at the same time. i think it's ok to be competitive and aggressive in our field as long as you know what you're doing but i don't think you should have to "prove" yourself to anyone.
I'd LOVE LOVE LOVE to work with any seasoned designer - i'm thinking 50's / 60's age range, just because i know i could gain so much from them.
