Letter to a Young Designer
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- ukit
What would you say?
- monospaced0
Do what you think looks good.
- Pupsipu0
study neuroscience
- ********0
worship me so I can feel good about myself
- zenmasterfoo0
apply for "fluffer" post asap.
- jfletcher0
That's actually a cool concept.... I'll have to think about that.
- plash0
- Share your files.
hording source files does you more harm than good.- Don't look at design annuals;
awards by committee is not an accurate judgment of skill. plus it'll make you wanna imitate .- Specialize.
jack of all trades is a master of none. true understanding takes time and practice.and no one likes a snob. play nice.
- I am awesomepIash
- that's bad advicemonospaced
- it's good advice, monodoesnotexist
- not reallymonospaced
- disagree about the jack of all trades somewhatwordsinyourmouth3
- yeah I would say the jackofall is arguable, some people will want this, some not...FallowDeer
- Wow. this is wonderful advise!********
- monospaced0
I horde all of my source files now as methods can be stolen should they be shared.
Design annuals are full of great work, regardless. Getting into them does wonders for your career.
Specialization is the quickest way to become outdated.
Fight for your work, even if it makes you seem like a snob.
- all those habits make for complaisant design.plash
- welcome back piashplash
- complacent?monospaced
- com·plai·sant :Exhibiting a desire or willingness to please; cheerfully obliging. [French, from Old French, present participle of complaire, to please, from Latin complacre; see complacent.]plash
- Scotch_Roman0
Be careful what you say on the Qoob. The hills have eyes.
- KwesiJ0
Dear Young Designer,
I don't usually write letters, just emails and stuff. You have an email? And I don't really know you so ...uh...you design eh? Cool. I'm probably better than you. Let me know whats up.
- Corvo20
Don't vectorize sneakers.
- pIash0
I am so much more awesome than you, monospaced, I don't know why I even bother
- show me your work, biatchmonospaced
- =)monospaced
- yeah dude that was funny to prove your point, but now.. i wounder why you still do it? ..plash
- do what?monospaced
- PLASH does not equal PiASH .. different dude. i am PLASH ..
plash - who mentioned piash?monospaced
- (shakes head)plash
- seriously, who even said you were piash besides YOU?monospaced
- b/c piash username was made as an argument to get back at plash. beeach ,,,plash
- They're the same name dude. WTF are you on about?********
- No they are not!!! One is P L A S H and the other is P i A S H ..shheesh .. piash your a jackassplash
- WHO talked about piash besides you, plash?monospaced
- *shakes head********
- This is absolutely hilarious!version3
- jimbojones0
love good fonts
- Love good typography.Scotch_Roman
- cliché.Corvo2
- touché?Scotch_Roman
- good typography comes with understanding of type in general, usually beginning with a love for good fonts.jimbojones
- Scotch_Roman0
Why on earth would anyone want to share their source files? It's intellectual property. The only people I would ever allow access to source files besides printers would be employees who leave and need those files for their portfolios and for that reason only.
Follow your passion, don't become a jack of all trades unless that's what you truly want to be. Be aware that becoming too much of a niche type of designer is very limiting unless you are the absolute best in your particular niche. Don't spread yourself too thin, but don't be narrow-minded either.
Be humble. The only arrogant designers who succeed are on a Paul Rand level of talent, and even then they always end up bitter and alone.
Don't spend all of your time on design-related websites. A little in moderation is OK, even good, but too much is simply a waste of time.
- d_rek0
Research the places you want to work at thoroughly.
Ask questions. Lots of them.
- tkmeister0
Dear Young Designer,
don't do it.Best,
Old Designer
- gentleman0
are you getting us to do your homework for you ukit?
:P
- vaxorcist0
Businesspeople think completely differently than you do, but you have to convince them your ideas are worth funding.
- Corvo20
Go back to school you fucking bandit.
- ********0
the more you know the more you know that you know nothing
ps it's up to you to pick this old world out of it's nihilistic materialism
pps gfy
- letterhead0
turn back now. While there is still a chance.