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I want to design a portfolio / personal landing page but want something more unique and honestly just easier to than like webflow or squarespace. I feel like squarespace is just so rigid. Does anyone have recommendations?

Hey folks! I'm a graphic designer early in my career (graduated with a BA in Fine Arts concentrated in Design in May 2023) and I'm looking for an entry-level job. I've applied to a lot and been rejected a lot. I know the job market is pretty terrible in general right now, but I want to make sure I'm putting my best foot forward too. Please feel free to comment what you think about my portfolio and what I can do better.

I'm currently looking for work in general graphic design, branding, logo design, or illustration. However, I'll take anything at this point.

Portfolio link: https://sydneykenton.com/graphic-design

I know AccessAbility 2: A Practical Handbook on Accessible Graphic Design by RGD and I found it so helpful. I'm especially interested in font readability and legibility, and the different needs of different people. Like fonts made with dyslexia in mind aren't necessarily suitable low-sighted people and vice versa. But really any book about accessibility in general is a good resource. Do you know any book on this topic?

I tried to draw the logo in my mind, I tried everything, but I couldn't get the name

Its something like this

https://preview.redd.it/yp1k5nnz1btc1.jpg?width=344&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=d54ef5a74a55dab403888a9b6a535a81fc1d2aaf

I have a pretty non-traditional path to where I've landed as an art director. I have a degree in illustration and was hired as a multimedia producer at a nonprofit. It was awesome and I loved the work - a variety of video, social media graphics, occasional print design, photo selection and on-location photography (they really get their money's worth with that "multimedia" title haha). It didn’t matter because I was getting to be creative and productive. When I was promoted to art director, I was excited at the possibility of growth and getting to hire some other creatives but was quickly met with some hostility from a variety of places: folks who thought they could do a better job than me (and told me so), people who were territorial about their work and didn’t want input, a lot of vague direction and not helpful support from my former boss. I've just gotten a new CD (an internal hire) who I’m not sure how to work with. Neither of us have been in this position before and we haven’t had a great working relationship in the past. 

I’d love some help in navigating this working relationship so that I can still manage my team, get to do some creative work, and be a good AD. Resources, references, or your rates are welcome - I'm not sure how to go about this.

TL/DR: I got a new CD and need help figuring out how to work together.

I’m majoring in Graphic Design but I currently want to find a job that has a connection to graphic design until I graduate. Any ideas?

I've worked with every dream and major brand I've ever wanted to. I think half the reason why I continued for so long was to prove to a few people I could, I had a chip on my shoulder.

I still like design, but half of me is thinking maybe there's something else I can do for the next 4 decades of my working life.

Maybe I could fall back on my digital background, wonder if there's a way to marry design with data. I know UX is an obvious, but it's kinda tricky at the moment.

If anyone can give me some guidance on what to do, that would be great. Or maybe, there are a few of us here having the same issue.

Hello!

I’m in a quite lucky situation. I’m on my 3rd round of interviews with a pretty influential leader in their industry. This one is a tour/dynamic interview. So far they’ve said I’ve impressed but i’m still pretty nervous.

Im very poor & do have a portfolio though it’s not much. For some context, they haven’t mentioned my portfolio in the 2 previous interviews & actually told me only about 25% of the job constitutes actually designing (im mostly just filling out templates & making sure to print & put labels on things accordingly). It’s just a behance portfolio, would just bringing my MacBook potentially suffice? Or should I try to find a printer? Though I’m not sure I could afford a quality full color print at the moment.

Im already struggling with the smart casual dress code as I lack quality clothes but I do have a button up shit & khakis. Unfortunately all I have are Sperry boat shoes for footwear, would that be ok? Also if it’s cold do you think I could wear a plain nike sweater over my button up?

Thanks for any help. This is kind of my first real in person interview so I’m just a bit naive when it comes to this stuff.

Hello there!

Looking for critiques on a small flyer(4" x 6") that's going to be included on pizza boxes for a new text marketing program for my client. The hand/phone/text bubble/pizza was all done in Fresco(my first time using) and everything was assembled in Photoshop.

Is there anything you'd do differently? Anything you'd change? Do you love it? Does it make you want to vomit? I'm all ears! Don't hold back.

Hello! I want to fill a frame with a image but this image size is too small. I mean, scaling the image is not a solution, I want to make the image bigger expanding the borders with "more image". I saw that it can be done with AI, but all the webs I tried are behind a paywall.

There is any web, program or something like that for free? Or for a small pay?

Thanks in advance!

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I know a lot of people want to see more graphic design work, so gonna try make more of an effort to post stuff I see around, and official movie posters I think can be some beautiful design pieces

Not gonna lie, haven't heard of this film before I saw the trailer earlier today, this is the official poster

From the looks of it, this is the third installment in a trilogy of films from the director, although I don't think they share the same characters or storylines, it's kinda like Taratino and his 9 or 10 movies or whatever, this is the third installment of the X series - though someone can correct me if I'm wrong there

As far as design goes, I like this, it's not outstandingly original or strikingly new, but it's effective, it's well executed, a really nice piece of work

(trailer as. well to give people context fo the film - https://www.reddit.com/r/movies/comments/1byx9rb/maxxxine_official_trailer/)

Hey y’all!

I’m not sure if this is the wrong feed for this question but I was curious specifically how other designers manage a work life balance with their jobs. If not let me know and I’ll delete!

My coworkers will text me on my time off with ANYTHING. I’ve asked them to only reach out in an emergency, because for me, getting a silly message just reminds me about everything I want to get done at work, what they might be doing wrong with that project if they’re being to lazy to find the files when its sitting exactly where it should be in our filing system, etc. It kills the vacation vibes for nothing!

So here’s the moment of truth, as designers, do you share your numbers with coworkers? Are you just better at compartmentalization and turning off the work brain? How do you manage what you need to be called for during your time off vs not?

Update: Thanks for all your comments! My boss doesn’t seem to understand why I don’t like being texted, he has the “we’ll just ignore it then” mentality, I’m glad yall get it, I feel a lot better holding my ground.

Hi, hope I can find some good opinions here. I'm looking into Graphic Design online schools that offer courses (6months to 1year) to start. I know there's good options for free (youtube etc.) but I would like to find a course that can give me a base (and something more). I stumbled across "The Graphic design School" but haven't found too many opinions about it. Do you know anything about it? Do you have other recommendations? Thank you...

I've been doing graphic design for about a year, still relatively new and looking for fun ways to get experience and make something people can use for their own projects, how do I design a font? In terms of software, at least.

So, I already have my own opinion on this font, but I want to know what everyone else thinks. It'll help a load.

What does this font scream to you? Where should it be used? How should it be used?

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Hello all , I am enrolled in a science college right now , 5 year program. I am in the 3rd year , 2nd semester right now. Due to personal reasons and medical reasons I am planning to drop out and pursue graphic designing as a full time job.
I am based in India, I have freelanced for a span of 3 years, money as a beginner in India is very meagre. I have w0orked on designing logos, websites, brochures, children's books, and magazines for various organizations, clubs, and events.I am planning to upskill in product branding and UI/UX design.I am very confused right now regarding my decision,any help would be helpful.

https://www.behance.net/gallery/195727121/Portfolio-Graphic-Design

Hi everybody! I'm in the process of creating an illustration for a billboard (measuring approximately 4 mt x 7 mt). I work with traditional techniques on paper, so I will have to digitize the image once it has been created. Usually, the size of my work is small (A3 or A4). Could I scan such a small work so that it has the right resolution for that large final size, and how should I set up the scan? Or should I just increase the size of my initial artwork? The final file can be of 150 dpi. Thank you for any suggestions!

If I’m not allowed to post this here i’ll delete!

I was studying in the medical field until i decided to do a complete 180 and change majors.

I’m looking into graphic design because I was always the one making posters and brochures for my classes and teachers. It seems like something I naturally enjoy and already have a bit of a knack for? maybe?

From research it doesn’t seem like a major where I can finish and immediately find a job.

What’s something I could do to help fix that? (if that’s even possible). Extra learning I should do?

Is there something you wish you knew yourself before starting out?

Is graphic design not worth getting into especially with AI coming out?

Sorry if these are silly questions!!

edit: my reason for leaving medicine is that it’s too hard on my body. i have fibromyalgia and the work load was too much

Bonus points for images of course 🙂

There's not many things as satisfying as a thoughtful, resolved printed piece. I love the sense of self-contained finality.

Hi, I started studying graphic design a couple of months ago. I have an Acer Nitro 5 that is 7-8 years old and is sweating profusely whenever I open any Adobe program, or click any command, and is at 100% disk usage all the time. It’s also not at the minimal requirements suggested for graphic design work.

So, I need a new one. My budget is limited, I would like to keep it at 1000$/€. I would be happy if I could have a touchscreen that I could also use for drawing, but if there isn’t a good model that fits in my budget, could I substitute it with a writing/drawing tablet?

A good battery life would be nice, but not at the cost of performance.

I have been using Windows only, but I would be open to Mac, if there is one that you recommend and fits in my budget.

I did a lot of research, and I was looking at the HP Envy x360 and thought it really fits my budget and requirements, but I searched this subreddit and many people did not recommend it because of the screen/colors and because it often has a blue screen of death, so now I’m back in overwhelm city.

Please help me,

Signed,

An inexperienced graphic design student.

Per the title, I'm looking for suggestions for water proof (or at least more water resistant) solutions for menus that will be getting wet. The rest of the menus will be on A4 pastel colour paper and ideally these will match but if I had to sacrifice the colour to avoid using a laminator, I would!

I’ve been doing design almost ten years now but I’ve never been on a design team. I’ve had quite a few freelance and in-house positions, all as the sole designer for each company. I’ve found mentorship here and there in my network, but obviously can’t get the type of collaborative feedback you get on a creative team.

I really feel like I skipped the junior experience. I never worked at an agency, or even as a junior designer on a team or under a CD. I feel like this is a big gap in my experience that might be holding my career back, but I’m in a weird position now of having a lot of experience and worrying I’ll be seen as overqualified for some junior roles. Not to mention, it would be a major pay cut for me to take something like an internship.

I see a lot of job listings for Senior Designers that explicitly require agency experience, so I feel like I should get that experience if I want to move into a senior role at some point. If I want to pursue a Creative or Art Direction role in the next few years, I feel like I should definitely have some experience working under one before I try to become one.

Am I right? How critical do you think agency experience is to furthering a career in design? Do you think I should take a step back and target a more junior position to fill these gaps in my experience? Or just go for it based on my experience as an isolated in-house designer?

I’m a digital marketing specialist, and I’m helping someone with making a website for a ski jumping organization. Everything is all set for the most part except for a map. I’m trying to make a map of Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, and Illinois. Unfortunately I can’t really find any premade ones.

My current plan is to make just the map image, and then make individual images for pins to place on the map. Those pins will have the logos of the different clubs in each of the states, and then I’ll have it so that clicking one of the pins will take you to the respective club’s website.

My main problem is that I’m trying to cut an already existing general US Midwest map to just the 4 states I need, but I’m too shaky with a mouse to do it cleanly. I have a drawing tablet I borrowed from my sister, but I’ve never really used one before. My art major friend recommended me GIMP to use for photo editing, but I only really used photoshop in college so I’m not too familiar (it does at least seem similar to what I remember of photoshop).

Anyways, I’m not entirely sure if this is the right subreddit for this question, but I couldn’t think of a better fitting one, so just let me know if it doesn’t fit. I appreciate any responses for assistance. If it helps at all, I’m using Hostinger as a website builder. Thanks!

Hello Reddit people!

Introduction:

As a graphic designer who is always striving for perfection and flawless quality, I came up with an interesting question last week that unfortunately, I did not manage to find an answer to myself.

Problem:

Once I decided to start implementing a little bit of animation into my static designs, I realized that I cannot manage to maintain the same quality as before when my designs were only static.

Example:

Let us say that I want to share a portfolio design for a brand or something similar on Behance, but I want to add a little bit of animation to that static design of the portfolio I have created via Photoshop. Since I do not want long motion videos but rather something simpler yet interesting just to break things up and make the design stand out a little more as opposed to only being static, I found that GIF animations are the way to go.

Usually, when I design long scrolling projects for Behance, I do them in one file (e.g., 1920x10800), and in order to keep that GIF animation seamless when exporting to Behance, I have to export the whole document in GIF format, which tremendously reduces the quality of the whole design. I don’t find this really worth it, especially if the animations are subtle movements and generally not something that deserves to reduce the quality of the whole project. So, a workaround I found is to slice the whole static design into even pieces and add the GIF animations only to the particular slices that need animation. I export them separately in GIF format and then export the rest of the slices that don't have any animation as I usually do, and then adjust everything on Behance. The thing is that the quality of the sliced parts which contain animation is still reduced, which kind of bothers me.

So, I was wondering if there is a smarter approach to that I haven’t yet thought of or if it is something I have to get used to if I want to implement animations into my static designs.

I am open to recommendations of all kinds, and I am willing to hear your opinion on that case.

Image: https://imgur.com/a/J0Uafyy

Was scrolling and saw this image and I was immediately drawn to the effects on the faces/masks in the photo, and I am wondering what the effect is called and how I could replicate it in photoshop.

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Hi, I've been trying to create a chart, however, there's some values in this chart that are significantly smaller than the others which results in what captured in the screenshot. Any advice on how to adjust this? thanks in advanced!