Are you a graphic designer?
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- nylon
This may sound like a stupid question but when people ask you what you do - what do you say?
Not to be pretentious or anything but really, what do you say?
I am a Brit living in NY - coming up on 7 years and it dawned on me the other day that saying 'I am a graphic designer' almost paints the worst picture of what I do...
I have always felt that 'graphic designer' means very different things in the UK to the US - just my opinion.
My actual title is Creative Director but I feel that is vague and poncy.
I work with start ups all the way through to global entities, I create brands and identity systems. I tell stories and create experiences.
"Oh you design business cards and pamphlets"
"Can you draw cats?"- -
I just re-read what I wrote and the whole fucking post sounds poncy! Its not meant to be... Genuine question here
- section_0140
Back when I worked as a designer, that's what I would say, yes.
- since19790
I freelance graphic design whenever a proj comes so I will tell people that I am because it beats telling them I an "auteur".
People find that pompous.
Even though I am an auteur and have been one on the regular since 2010.
- Continuity0
I used to be a graphic designer, years ago, but moved on to advertising, where I spent many more years as an art director, and now a CD since the last few years.
I've found the simplest way to explain it is to simply say to people, 'I'm an Art Director by trade, working as a Creative Director.' It gives people both enough background to figure out your background, whilst still expressing the natural evolution.
- 'enough info to figure out your background', rather.Continuity
- I've not met many people who've known what an AD was personally. That usually requires further explanation.zarkonite
- matski0
I would say you are a "Creative Director of a design agency or studio". As this is what you are, right?
- BK4
I was, now I'm just bitter.
- monospaced1
Depends on who's asking. If they don't know much at all, and I don't want to explain, I just say graphic designer is the simplest answer. If they are even a little knowledgable in the industry, I might say art director, but even then there's some explaining.
- pango10
- :)since1979
- Love it.zarkonite
- 0:33 is the most very accurate!mugwart
- lolsofakingback
- hahaKrassy
- classicsted
- Peep Show FTW. So good.MrT
- 0:41mekk
- Lol much cringedesmo
- ^^^ Same - made me laugh but cringe at the same time... Im off to kill myself :(nylon
- The last part was a joke just incase anyone caresnylon
- Pffff almost called the cyber police.pango
- nylon0
This is great - thank you...
The thing that dawned on me the other day was that I have so many contacts who may give me work if they actually knew what I did but Im pretty sure that they think I do logos and business cards... So annoying!
- pablo280
Senior Graphic Designer
- capn_ron0
Senior Designer is my first reply
If people have no clue, Graphic Designer
To other Designers, I'm just a Designer
- VectorMasked0
Most of the time I just say that I am a designer even when that is extremely vague.
Found this to be useful when I have no intentions of talking about me or what I do. If I say that I am a Graphic Designer, I will inevitably get the usual come back that I find annoying... "so you do business cards and flyers... cool"
If I talk to someone from the industry or someone that might know what graphic designers do... I do then say anything like designer, senior graphic designer.
- BK0
SeƱor Graphic Designero
- doesnotexist0
i make shit for brands.
- BK1
I make business cards for cats.
- what translator do you use?doesnotexist
- You are the Daddy!nylon
- sofakingback0
logetypes and letterheads, band flyers and brochures
- nylon0
I dare not EVER use the phrase Senior Graphic Designer...
They would presume my business cards with cats on are better that what a graphic designer would produce!
- Ianbolton1
I make arrogant business folk look good through professional graphic design.
- FawnDog1
When I tell people I'm a graphic designer, they say "Oh, my cousin is a graphic designer, and my aunt, and my neighbor." Then I tell them I work in the film industry as a graphic designer and they say "How'd you get that job?!!"
- sted0
But wait, can you draw cats?
what's up with
Applied graphics ?
- jagara0
I tell them i'm a graphic designer, and let them deal with it.http://www.pngmart.com/files...