Title: Industry Experts Share the True Pros and Cons of Being a Graphic Designer | Rasmussen University
Headings: Industry Experts Share the True Pros and Cons of Being a Graphic Designer
Industry Experts Share the True Pros and Cons of Being a Graphic Designer
The pros of being a graphic designer
1. You get to use both the creative and analytical sides of your brain
2. Freelance or in-house: the choice is yours
3. It’s easy for people to appreciate your work
4. Graphic design is a highly coveted skill in many industries
The cons of working as a graphic designer
1. Design is subjective
2. Edits can become overwhelming without good boundaries
3. Everyone thinks graphic design is easy
4. Graphic design can be a competitive market to break into
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Content: Design is subjective
Everyone has opinions about what they think “looks good.” Beauty is subjective, so what you make as a graphic designer and consider attractive might not be the same thing your client enjoys. “Everyone has an opinion about what you create,” says Taylor Kerby, creative director at Cave Social. The unfortunate part of this truth is that, generally, you’ll need to appease your client—and that might mean designing a logo or graphic that doesn’t have the look and feel you would have naturally chosen. This also means having to scrap or significantly change a design you feel strongly about. 2. Edits can become overwhelming without good boundaries
Client feedback, and the edits that come with it, can be pretty frustrating. It’s important to set good boundaries at the beginning of a project, or you might end up editing and re-editing a graphic for weeks. “Projects often go through twenty or more rounds of edits because of large company hierarchies,” says Kerby. It’s a good idea to tell the client exactly how many rounds edits are included in your pricing and hold strong when they ask for changes.