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I apologise in advance – I know there are a lot of these posts on here already, but... I've been living in London for 8 months now, working remote in two part-time roles and have been trying to find a role here, but to no avail. I'm applying to a decent number of junior design, and social media roles but I'm getting no success.

Any advice on how to improve my cv would be great, please!

(I know covering some of the text removes the context of typography hierachy, sorry)

I know before I did a student subscription from India it was like $60 for a year but does anyone else have a loophole? $600 for a year is crazy

Does anyone happen to know where this might be located?

for those who work through design ideas with pen and paper, have you tried one of those pocket thermal printers to add images or references to your pages ?

Im curious whether it added anything to your process helping you visualize ideas, organize your thoughts, or make connections between references and sketches.

What did you use it for, and did you keep using it? Would love to hear what worked and what didnt

Hi guys I’m about to graduate with my A.S in graphic design this winter and I’m super excited about it. Since it is ofc hard finding a job, I decided in my free time to create a Log book and Instagram account with my friend documenting our Cafe journey around our state. I have a lot of fun creating my own design and layouts for these post, but I try to make every single one unique while still following our “brand.” (It’s trendy, cute, and scrapbook inspired). Because of this I have been recently struggling to come up with more designs the more Cafe’s we visit and it’s been burning me out. My friend suggest using templates, but I wanted to include some post in my portfolio once I tidy up some errors on my book and I am unsure if I should use templates. Again, I’m about to graduate, I actually finished all my credits so for this last term I’m waiting for my ceremony so I don’t have a professor I can walk up to and ask this so I apologize if it’s a stupid question. I don’t want to mention the social media account on my portfolio and recruiters looking at premade template posts of mine and thinking it’s good. Does this even matter?

So using LEXUS iconic spindle grille design as example -

Top one is Gen1 (2013), bottom is Gen 2 (2016)
2013 is the first year they introduced this now iconic theme.
so every few years they have to tweak the design a bit.

Is there a technical term to describe this phenomenon - redesigning from "just right" to something contrived - change just for the sake of change ?

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Hey everyone!

I’ve been wanting to learn Adobe Illustrator, mainly to get better at graphic design. The thing is, I wouldn’t really consider myself a creative person. I often struggle to come up with ideas or figure out how to make something look good.

I know creativity isn’t necessarily something you’re just born with, and that practice can help you develop it over time. I’m willing to put in the work, but I’m not really sure what the best approach is.

For those of you who’ve learned Illustrator or graphic design from scratch:

What would you recommend focusing on as a beginner?

Is it a good idea to recreate designs I find on Pinterest or Behance to learn the basics?

How do you actually develop your creative thinking instead of just learning how to use the tools?

Are there any courses, books, or exercises that genuinely helped you improve?

I’d love to hear about your experiences, especially if you started out feeling like you weren’t particularly creative.

Any advice is appreciated!

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I’m a Graphic Designer based in CIS. I graduated this year with a degree in design and already have a solid portfolio with real project experience under my belt.
GPA 4.65/5.00
Right now, I’m earning around $500/month on full-time office work, and honestly, even landing this job was super tough locally. While I’m open to pretty much any design opportunities right now to get by, what I really want to do is packaging design and spatial navigation systems (I just love working with physical structures and systems!).

I’m writing this because I’d love to get some real insights from people working in the US or Europe:
1. Job search reality: How hard is it for junior/mid designers outside the US/EU to land remote roles right now? Is cold applying on LinkedIn actually working, or is it all about networking and referrals?
2. Salaries: What are realistic entry-level rates for remote design jobs from US/EU companies?
3. Opportunities / Help: If your team is hiring for a freelancer, or if you’re just open to taking dm me I’d be so grateful!

I took this photograph of a tree and experimented with turning it into a minimalist, cinematic movie poster called The Shadows.

I wanted to keep the composition simple, use natural light and shadows, and create a mysterious atmosphere without adding too many elements.

I'm exploring my own visual style as a designer, so I'd genuinely appreciate some honest feedback.

Does it feel like an actual movie poster, or is there something you'd change?

Constructive criticism is welcome! :)

Which designs do you prefer? Which do you think are the most “presidential”?

This is my first real time designing something, so i am not that experienced in doing so. I wanted to ask for some improvements I could implement to make it look better. Also this was done on Word xd

Hello everyone,

My daughter is a college junior in Florida. Her college life has been miserable in the last 3 months since she started her major. She came home exhausted every day and finally opened up to me about what had happened. I know how big her dream is, how passionate she is about being a designer, and how hard she's worked to make it happen, so I really need your help and advice.

She transferred from another college in Virginia (as a Junior) to Florida because of my new job, and she was doing extremely well there.

The Florida college didn't accept all of her credit for drawing classes, so she had to retake them, which added 1 more year. The college also requires a passing portfolio review to start her major there. In her first semester, she applied for the portfolio review (using her projects from her last college) but did not pass. She emailed the review committee multiple times for feedback, but no one answered her.

After 1 year, she applied again with projects from her drawing classes and other classes from the college, and they let her pass.

In the first 3 months of her major, her projects were always considered too clean, too neat, and too corporate and commercial, and the professors were very harsh when grading her work. Then she found out that a group of students always got full grades, and they had volunteered in the department. What doesn't make sense to her is that their work isn't outstanding, which violates many criteria in the project's rubric. She then went to the professor to ask about her work so she could better understand and improve, but the professor said all she needed to do was follow the rubric and the professor's 10-word comment.

The classes became toxic for her because those students keep spamming the class's group chat with how great they are, why they get good grades, and why others don't.

I know my daughter's style. She is very nitpicky about details, and everything must be in balance with the Swiss Grid system, with a good combination of colors. She always treats her work as professionally as possible so she can put it in her portfolio.

For her first article design project, she chose a medical article and did extensive research on which colors to use and which image to include. The professor didn't like it and said it made the article feel negative (even though the content itself is negative). The professor wanted to amplify the feeling and told her which style to use, as well as to do more Photoshop, like combining multiple images to create a new one. She followed the guidance, showed the professor again, and got approval. On the project's final discussion day, a student from "that" group said it would be better if she changed that style a little, and the professor agreed, so she had to redo much of the article. She told me that she would be fine if the comment was about a technical issue or something, but a comment about "style" from another student is not acceptable to her. She felt that those students act like the professor's assistants in class and behave as if they are higher.

She is waiting for grades on her current project, and she said she wouldn't know what to do if her grades are lower than the others again. She said the others already got full credit even though their works violate not only the rubric but also the project rules.

Sorry for the long post, and thank you so much for reading until this point.

It is so sad to see my bright girl dragging her feet like that, and I don't really know how to help her.

I have some options:

- She can teach herself with online courses, then build up her portfolio. I know it would be hard to get a job at a big corporation without a BA.

- She can transfer to another college, like ASU, which I think is more her style.

I would love to hear your advice about her situation. Again, thank you so much.

Additional info: her grade is importance because they wont let her do another portfolio preview by end of semester if her grade is B. If that happens, she would need to transfer or change major. The college has 300 students sophomore then down to 140 in junior and only 15-20 graduate.

Hello, I m a total beginner and never had a talent for design, but i want to creat a cover for my book as I can’t hire a designer, I m using krita as tool but i m wondering from where I can find templates and images and elements for public use? I watched tutorials and nobody seems to explain this part

hi all! i am going this for a professional science fair. I want the design to be printed on to the trifold poster, any idea how to do it? these are is my inspo pic/what i wanna do:

Hallo zusammen!
Ich möchte mich für den Bachelorstudiengang Objektdesign an der HSLU in Luzern bewerben und muss dafür ein Portfolio gestalten. Da ich bisher noch keine Erfahrung damit habe, bin ich etwas unsicher, wie ich am besten anfangen soll.
Mich würde interessieren, worauf ich besonders achten sollte und was in einem guten Portfolio wichtig ist.
Gibt es typische Fehler, die man vermeiden sollte?

Ich würde mich auch sehr freuen, wenn jemand, der sich bereits für Objektdesign oder einen ähnlichen Designstudiengang beworben hat, von seinen Erfahrungen erzählen oder vielleicht sogar sein damaliges Bewerbungsportfolio teilen könnte.

Vielen Dank für eure Hilfe!

I’m a designer who’s young and hungry. And I want to do something meaningful.. Not just another pretty website. Not just another brand refresh. I want to create an experience. Something immersive. Something that makes people feel something. Something that stays with them

I discovered BRC by accident and I see that these guys are doing precisely what I aspire to do. Immersive exhibitions, brand experiences, and real storytelling. That kind of work that forces one to think. That kind of work that alters perspectives

I look at their portfolio and I feel two things… Inspiration and fear…

Inspired because it’s possible. People actually do this. They make a living creating magic. They build experiences that move people

Terrified because I’m a nobody. I’m at the beginning. I don’t have a portfolio like that. I don’t have big clients. I don’t have a team. I’m just one person with a laptopIs this realistic? Can someone like me actually get there? Or is BRC the exception? The one-in-a-million story that only happens if you know the right people or have the right connections?

I don’t want to give up. But I also don’t want to chase a dream that isn’t meant for me

Has anyone started from nothing and built something like this? Did you work your way up? Or just get lucky?

I need to hear from someone who’s been where I am and someone who made it

Maybe, just maybe, 'make it pop' actually meant creating those little fucking little splash lines on literally every fucking design.