Hello! I'm looking for career advice. Im 18 years old and Im on the 3rd year of college (secondary vocational education) studying interior design. I want to get a bachelor's degree because: A. Most employers ask for a mandatory higher education. B. I want to study another major and keep interior design carrier as a plan B. They say that whatever you can do well easily is where your talent lies. Im good at making 3D objects, models, furniture, and building interiors. And I'm good at making layouts of details, furniture, etc. I have better spatial thinking compared to many of my classmates. But there's a huge problem: my school sucked, and I barely understood anything from math from my early years. This became a greater problem later when I had troubles solving physics and informatics problems in 11th grade. I know that maybe if I start from the basics and try to understand everything, I won't have this problem, but I don't have spare years to waste on something that people my age already know. I was thinking about industrial design or transportation design, because from what I heard they don't study hard mathematics like architecture majors, but maybe there're some other choices that I don't see. 

Hi guys. I used to study Communication Design in uni, but have not doing any design work for the past decade. But the basic there. Now im thinking of going back to do some design work, and helping a friend with his business. Any recommendations on how to freshen up and also upgrade my skills?

Working with an older Graphic Designer he was telling me the old-school analogue processes for creating Graphic Design before digital software. It sounded pretty cool, and much more involved. He loved those days apparently.

He was telling me about using French Curves to make the letters in signage. Or that everything was done on paper. It sounded like there was more draughtsmanship back then.

I was interested to ask the old-school designers in this community, what are some pre-digital jobs (not roles specifically) you don't see anymore? What was it like designing when everything was analogue? What was it like when everyone started using Photoshop or Freehand? Was it a weird time when digital tools came in or was it pretty seamless? What was the process like? How do you feel about the changes we're seeing today?

Would love to find out what it was like before we had Adobe / Affinity / etc. Thanks!

I’m enrolled in a design school but I feel unsure about it. I feel like design as an industry and career is hard. I dont know if I want to continue or do something else.

I like design in the way that you can do so much with it - you can shape the world and experiences. It feels very transformative. But the state of the world stresses me out, and I dont want to contribute to the world ending. I also dont want to just make others rich with design. I would want to change and shape and innovate the way we are in the world. Maybe its too detached from reality? I dont know and thats why im writing here.

I hate the side of design that is making fancy objects that only richer people can afford. I want to make something that functional, helpful, meaningful. Beautiful objects can be meaningful ofc. Im kind of stuck in thinking that design is superficial vs meaningful. I struggle with my own relationship to things around me. I dont want to just consume and make things for others to consume even more.

Is there a place for me in design?

So recently I got an assignment from a company in which I'm applying for full time role. The task is; Design an Al-powered personal finance assistant app that helps Gen 2 manage their finances effectively. Consider how AI can personalize the experience, provide actionable insights, and gamify saving and budgeting practices.

Can you please guide me where should I start with?

Where should I look to buy the most inexpensive sectional that is still decent quality? For an Airbnb in a very active community where people mountain bike and hike. I think I would rather replace something in 3 to 5 years than spent thousands of dollars on something that other people won't take care of anyway. Thoughts?

How’s it going! The picture above is not mine and is for reference only.

I’m working on a wall piece right now, and I needed to figure out what would allow the light to shine the most effectively.

For reference, I’m using a black outline with light diffusing fabric attached to it. With 1 1/2 inches (3.81 cm) of space between the fabric and the lights, Im going to have a led light strip adhered to a wood baseboard, facing the fabric.

I can’t figure out whether to make the baseboard white or black. I’m unaware as to what would make the lights glow more effectively.

TL;DR: should I have the led lights housed in a white space inside the wall piece or should it be black

I take design as a subject in high school, however our curriculum doesn't really focus on clothing design much. So I would like to learn abit myself. I have ideas of the basics but I'd rather have definitive facts so assume I know nothing about clothing design. I've looked online but it's abit difficult to distinguish between gimmicks and paid promotions from what would actually be a credible source to learn from. I apologize in advance if I've been to vague, I'm new to this so I'm not sure where to start. Thanks for the help.

Hello fellow artists, I'm a 2'nd year student of design in a college. I'm currently using a Parblo graphics tablet for all things art related, no complaints, great thing. One thing about it is that it's not very transportable, it needs a full PC connected to it, or at least a laptop. So, for the sake of mobility, as I do plan a big move in the future, I've been looking at Ipads. They seem to run full adobe apps like Photoshop and illustrator, and those are that I need. Are there any people who do professional work on those, is it even possible, or should I stick to windows?

Hi, I’m a high school engineering student working on a research project where I’ve designed three different engineering solutions for a problem given to me by the NASA Hunch Design Contest. I’ve put together a research poster showcasing these designs, and I’m looking for feedback from engineering students or professionals in the field. Your insights would be invaluable to me as I refine my work and deepen my understanding of the design process.

If you're willing to help, I’ve created a short form where you can share your thoughts and provide constructive feedback on my designs. Any input on things like functionality, innovation, and practicality would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you for your time and support!

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Our 8 year old building materials supply store that started primarly selling DECK building materials has expanded to include patio/pavers, hardscaping, fencing, and other backyard projects. As a result, we are considering shifting our marketing to support our TUDS brand as opposed to the full legal name "The Ultimate Deck Shop".

Because of that, we are wanting to tweak our logo to use the TUDS name, but keep a very similar look to avoid confusion. So we have been trying to play with the words, and also a slight tweak to the visuals to communicate the "patio" side as well, not just decks.

Original is top left. The rest are ideas we have played with. Nothing is feeling "right" and we can decide what's missing - or if it's just that we are used to the original, so anything different looks off.

Thoughts? Feedback?

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This is the core graphic without the page bleeds and dot gain curves. I am a first year design student working a job in print

Actually I'm a design student and got confused to do some research about my brand niche.. I don't know how to do.. if there's someone who can help than it would be pleasure for me ❤️ I need to research concerned with my brand niche.. like what color, themes, logo type and other factors need to be observed for a better Branding..

I’m a 23F and I realised something - i think i dont work well under pressure. and that sucks :( i realised this because in my down time when i’m not doing my school work, i find myself having many ideas and they can be quite creative (to me) but when it comes to school work suddenly theres a roadblock? why? then i was thinking and thinking and… i think it’s the pressure of needing to do well and needing to have good grades that pulls me down. i guess that kinda makes it hard for me to get creative. which i find very weird? not sure if that’s normal and if anyone else feels the same way i do.

in school the assignments and projects are more narrowed down to something. for example, mine is more towards branding and advertising which honestly isn’t my strongest but no matter how much i try, my peers always do so much better than me and are more creative than me and that affects me honestly.

i don’t know what to do and many times have doubts on whether i should pursue design as a career or just a hobby. if it’s not as a career than idk what else i’d be doing? because i don’t find myself interested in other professions. idk i’m just confused and tired.

can anyone else relate or is this a me problem? also any tips and advice are welcomed! thank you in advance, very much appreciate your inputs :))

A roastery in my country has a nice packaging design. I like the style and would want to hang something similar as a picture. Do you know of a program that creates a mosaic from several images, but only randomly distributes the individual fragments? And secondly: possibly a source for stock images with a similar Design?

Was looking at my apartment and realized some of my favorite things are stuff I initially thought was ugly/pointless/weird.

For me it's my ergonomic mouse - thought it looked like a weird alien spaceship at first but now regular mice feel wrong.

Estou trabalhando com design generalista (várias áreas do design), mas não sei como conseguir clientes. Já tentei várias formas e me sinto perdida. Preciso de ajuda!

I'm looking to make my design portfolio, I've already worked on a bunch of woodworking projects and want to continue to do so, however I did not document them very well, nor would they make excellent case studies as they just weren't challenging enough. I need a place to provide me with real life problems of real life product users. Help me find a source.

I’m a current graphic design student and the desk I currently have is pretty small and isn’t shaped great. It’s pretty short and my pc and keyboard take up the entire space. I’d love something a bit wider with some decent organization space. I specifically want an L-shaped desk 1, for more general space and 2, for an area to use for analog work (cutting, pasting, etc). It’d also be nice if it had a raised spot for my monitor to go. I already have a good desk chair and know I shouldn’t spend a ton of money on an expensive desk. I hope this is the right spot to ask! Thank you so much in advance!

Hi everyone, hope you're doing well! This is my first post here, but I need some help, so I apologize if this sounds a bit dumb/ignorant.
I'm a second-semester Advertising and Marketing student, and recently my boss (I work as a receptionist at a medical exam clinic) asked me to help with some advertising tasks. To do this, I need to vectorize/replicate the old logo he created a long time ago. I'm having trouble with automatic vectorization, so I thought it would be easier to just replicate it since it's a pretty simple logo. However, I can't seem to find the fonts that were used, since it's not really my area and I haven't had this lesson in college yet. Could you help me out?

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Hello everyone,

I’ve been putting together a landing page for a courier delivery service and would really appreciate your thoughts on the design, user experience, and overall impact. My aim is to ensure that it’s user-friendly and straightforward, allowing visitors to grasp the service quickly and take action.

Here are a few specific points where I’d love your feedback:

Is the design polished and professional?
Does the content effectively communicate what the courier service offers?
Do you have any ideas for enhancing the overall user experience?

Thank you so much for your time and insights!

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