Getting older and working in design
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- bklyndroobeki0
The more and more I speak w/ young folks about how their jobs, I find that they are finding work based on who they know. Also they are straight out of Design & Tech programs @ Pratt, SVA, Parsons.
- shapesalad-2
It sucks.
- ArchitectofFate0
Fuuuuck this was 6 years ago now I know why I feel the same way now that I'm 36
- palimpsest3
Stay away from NFTs.
- shapesalad2
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Grey... white haired designer - nice typography.
- colin_s0
the funny thing is being 38 with a degree in design doesn't really help for much else.
but yeah, i'd say my passion for design is the same as it ever was, in that when i use it for myself - in art or my personal work - i still love it, but i hardly have a desire to work in-house somewhere.
i'd like to be part of a collaborative / team effort, or do something like find an old town newspaper that i could work with.
- the_reverend0
mid 30s doing advertising design (been same place last 8 years). as I look around I'm probably one of the old ones. I expect to be replaced by younger and cheaper version of myself sooner or later. at which point i probably won't be able to find a similar paying job and will be fucked trying to pay my mortgage.
- necromation1
You will be okay! Find strength in your loves ones... and remember if you go, they will be left to feel your pain and theirs of not been able to help you. The cycle never ends. You will look back and smile one day... I know it sounds clique but there are millions people would trade your troubles for theirs in a hot minute.
- Ben990
Again CrimsonGhost, thanks a lot for sharing this. Really.
Personaly i feel i'm heading toward the end of an important chapter in my life, professionally and personally. And I just turned 36 and i really hate the fact of aging and time passing by. Lots of question in my mind since a few months. The future is very unclear. I try to stay positive. And i'm really happy to read the comments in this thread and see that i'm not alone.
- formed0
The architect world is hell compared to graphic/web! I did the opposite, came from two degrees in architecture and moved to graphics/web.
Things evolve and change, like everything. You get older, you do more management stuff/direction, less hands on. And that's a good thing (most of the time).
- necromation6
I'm 41 this year... and i will not fade into the night! i'm causing hell and showing these young whippersnappers how you get shit done and when i'm done i burn rubber on my bikes into the fucking sunset!!!
Fuck age... Fuck youth... Fuck work...
Fuck shit up! i've got your back!
- desmo1
I love and appreciate the design world but I can't really see myself being in the design world in the next 5+yrs. The idea of career change is freaky at this older age.
- bklyndroobeki0
I do believe that this is the ticket:
"Instead of stressing myself out chasing clients, I let clients come to me by applying for one of my offerings."
http://99u.com/articles/51208/fo…
Trying to not let my dream die.
- pseud2
I appreciate you all for sharing your thoughts. I'm learning a lot.
- exador10
i dunno....it's not quite as hopeless as it may seem.....
I'm in my early 40s....about to turn 43 in a few weeks....I'm currently the creative director at a small but growing software company, also doing some design consulting for some of our clients as well....
things change, roles change and we have to kind of change along with them....
i've finally been learning html and css (lol, in my old age ) and am finding it a lot of fun....
it's going to be a big help as i can now help turn around my designs a lot faster with that knowledge....also, and not to be a smart ass or elitist or anything...but i also learned what value i add ....
you can certainly teach code to a great many people...but design? talent? creativity?
nope...not so much....
i've seen first hand for a while now how a lot of the younger set that prides themselves on being hotshit at frontend dev and design aren't 'really' all that smoking hot at all...
not saying that there aren't some out there..
but man...another thing is with your longevity usually comes a huuuuge skill set.
- _niko0
think the same, looking to get more into illustration, storytelling and art as I grow older, things that don't rely on or need to keep up with the latest trends, fads and technology to be relevant.
- OBBTKN3
42 here, CD at a small company, but still doing illus and design work aside from powerpoint typical CD work ;)
Have got plenty side projects out the agency, freelancing and collaborating with local art scene, trying not to think how old i am...
Lots of ups and downs on my career, but allways worked in creative jobs. Now barely feel the anxiety of thinking on being laid
Anyway, i am basque and got nice cooking skills... i can allways work as a cook!