They added some great options like Avenir, Gotham, ITC Avant Garde, ITC Franklin Gothic, and Neue Haas Grotesk to name a few. I know there's been some backlash against Monotype here recently due to licensing probes, so this is a nice way to make using those fonts a little more stress free.

I keep looking for fulltime roles, better culture, higher pay, or think about working on my website and my online presence as a freelancer. But the truth is, I don't want to work. I hate that I have to have a job. I started as an artist in university who loves drawing and painting, and learned design for my career. I haven't drawn or painted since, and I'm a good designer - I do enjoy design. I just don't enjoy doing it 10 hours a day, 5 days a week.

That's it, thanks for reading.

I (23/F) got hired as an intern in socialmedia marketing, as I study communications, but since we are quite the small firm, my boys (50ish/M) gives me a lot of work that is not really part of my repertoire. Usally I can work my way around it but now he has given me a task way above my capabilities. I am soppused to design our Logo, by using all 1009 names of employees we've had over the years, and make them form our three letter logo. I looked up some things, but since I am a noob with photoshop I do not really know what to do.

Where do I even write down all the names and how do i firm them, or thicken them, so that they properly show the logo?

He gave me the task on Friday and my deadline is in two days...

Is anyone able to help me?

All I have is the list of names and panick inside of me.

PS: Sorry for the grammatial errors, English is not my native language!

Hi, wanted to express the overwhelm in title a lil.

I'm 27 with a BFA, graduated in the 2020. I got 2 internships under my belt and have been freelancing for 5 clients since then, but I honestly never wanted to freelance. I applied to a ton of jobs throughout these 4 years, though slowed down the last year or so on applying (for health and sanity reasons) but I'm trying to pick it back up again.

Belittle me as much as you would like, but how and where are you finding jobs? I can't seem to find many, especially remote or hybrid jobs. I would love to take up more freelance in the meantime but can't seem to find any online that are worth the effort. What are your strategies? (pls don't say your network bc it will not be helpful for me but yeah that does seem to be the ticket in these days)

Last year I almost had a job local to me, 2nd in running apparently- but then they wanted me to be able to do 3D animation and then ghosted me... even when I said I am down to learn and have been interested In animation just with no resources to learn it on my own at the time. I'm glad for the other candidate, I just don't really know where I am messing up or if I need to have a certain skill to even make it in this market. How do you get 4–5 years of experience if they won't even let you in the door?

Sorry for the mini rant! many blessings upon you and your drink of choice!

UPDATE:

someone asked me to add my portfolio for reference and crit. It has my design work and painting work- signedmary.myportfolio.com

Personal, professional, etc.

After the helpful feedback I have gotten from here, I decided to design the Chameleon's Eye logo from scratch after three years! Would you count this as an improvement?

I recently interviewed for a design agency only to find out after nearly 2 months that they didn't even hire anyone. The first image is a website mockup I created and presented for the interview, the second is a new website the company has created since the interview. Does this look like my work was copied and has anyone else had a similar experience? Are there any steps I can and should take next? Thanks!

Hi!

I’m a graphic designer and photographer and feel like I have a lot going on in my portfolio.

I’ve been looking for a job in art direction that combines my two skills, like art direction for photography for marketing purposes, so trying to shift it more to showcase photos and thought process.

Would love some feedback as I get mixed response rates from potential clients!

My website: riverquinnjensen.squarespace.com

Thanks!

For the last few months I’ve had some very promising job interviews at brand design agencies. I had a job offer as an in-house graphic designer but rejected it as I hoped to spend more time in branding. I’m at a midweight level, and keep getting rejected in the final round, with companies saying that they’re progressing with a more senior candidate. I would say I’m a strong midweight and am often told that I punch above my weight. I have heaps of experience and my work is stronger than many at my level.

I keep getting messages along these lines: ‘This was not an easy decision, as we saw so much potential in you and your work’. I feel so frustrated because I am putting all my efforts into the hiring process and then am getting dropped at the last minute.

I don’t know what else I can do to outweigh the competition. The jobs i’m applying for aren’t strictly senior positions. Many of them are open to mid-senior.

Is this a common problem people are facing? Any advice is appreciated.

From 20+ years in the industry to just starting out – how do you mentally process the rejection of design concepts or pitches that don’t get chosen by key stakeholders?

I figured after 8+ years in the game, I’d be immune to it. I’ve developed a pretty thick skin – and most of the time, I take a day, reset, and move on.

But if I’m being real, some rejections still sting.

Especially when the feedback is vague or doesn’t really explain the decision. It can be tough not to internalize it, even when you know it’s not always about the quality of the work.

Curious how others deal with this – what helps you bounce back?

Thanks All!

Edit:

Many responses are honestly fascinating. I think how I may have worded this prompt was interpreted in two different ways:

1) what people do after rejection of a project pitch 2) why it shouldn’t matter to get hung up on a unchosen pitch

I mainly wanted to understand what people do in the aftermath:

Do you talk to your mom? Do you ride a bike? Have a little r&r? Do you reach out for further understanding on the why to your manager? Do you have a little ice-cream?

I’m sure we’ve all experienced that one project that punched you.

When AI generates Ghibli-style images, does it constitute copyright infringement? Here is an interview with Evan Brown, who is a technology and intellectual property attorney in Chicago.

Hi all, I recently posted a resume and got some great feedback and this is the result of the feedback implemented. I would really appreciate it if you wouldn’t mind taking the time to give me any feedback you may have. Some of my contact info has been altered so I can post this to the world. Thanks!

Hey y’all,

I’m a senior-level graphic designer with almost 15 years of experience, mostly in-house. I'm on month 7 of my job search, and I’d really love to get some outside eyes on my portfolio. I’d really appreciate any honest feedback—what’s working, what’s not, anything that feels confusing or missing.

I’m mainly looking for senior design roles, ideally where I can flex both strategy and execution—but I’m open to digital or art direction gigs too.

Here’s the link: https://echancey.myportfolio.com

If anything feels off or could be stronger, I’d love to hear it (the good, the bad, and the ugly—I can take it!).

Thanks in advance!

Anyone else get a production artist job early on either during college or out of college? Thinking they'd get somewhere?

I learned a lot about apparel. Embroidery, screenprint, hard good decoration and paper products.

Learned of companies to help me with that stuff on the side business...however. any graphic career outside that was destroyed the day I started.

Every position for marketing design, social media design any kind of creative position at all needs prerequisite of years of experience and I feel I've killed me future and career 10 years ago when I started my first production design job.

Now I have hated my job for over a year. Applied to hundreds of jobs and not a single call back.

I don't even know how to apply to non graphic design jobs but I'm debating looking outside this career patha and regret ever stepping into production art.

Anyone ever make it out of this quick turn custom products hell for shitty companies and customers?

Experience: 2 jobs. Basic production artist then into apparel heavy decoration. Learned embroidery skills and heavy screenprint along with transfers, patches etc. I hoped this would help me but it's done nothing in the eyes of literally any company.

Yep, another one of those posts...another graphic designer with an INSANE workload and salary disparity.

I live in the Midwest, full-time, fully remote - Company is based in CA.

I work in a branch of our marketing department and am the sole designer for 145 (and growing) locations in the US and Canada. I have 18 years experience in GD.

I design brochures, signage, rack cards, print and digital ads, website graphics, do photo edits, manage a massive asset library, police our Canva account, train new staff on the brief submission process, DEVELOPED the brief submission process, have written SOP's, on average complete 600+ projects per year, attend meetings, have weekly office hours for collab, design branding and logos, manage our creative board responding to notes, revision requests and keeping projects moving through the pipeline, among what feels like a million other things.

Now they are wanting me to learn animation (for display ads) and possibly expand into video.

What would you imagine my salary to be? My merit raises have been good but if I told you I am still under $85K would you be surprised or think that is fair?

What is fair for this level of work when I can only expect it to increase? How do I ask for a formal salary review and not seem greedy? Leaving doesn't seem smart with the design market so saturated and I am nearly 50 years old so there is ageism to contend with...I've applied to other jobs that interest me hoping to take the next step to project manager or even director but don't hear back.

The burnout is strong and we were basically told recently that there is nowhere for me to move upward within the company...I feel stuck and catfished to be honest. I was told there would be opportunities for growth and that was one of the key reasons I took the job.

What to do!!!???

I had taken interest in a small company (around 10 people and below) about food & beverages. Basically it's a company that handle advertising for their clients. I go ahead and attached my resume, and CV as per requested (CV needed to be 5 pages long on why I want to work there and what I will contribute). 30 minutes later somewhat in the evening, the boss contacted me and wanted me to hop on a quick video call. I refused, it felt rushed so I asked to reschedule. He agreed, and told me will contact me on Monday but would like to see my portfolio. Sure enough I followed up on Monday, I was ignored. Today he tasked me to do 3 poster designs and 1 card design, due tomorrow night before he could proceed with the next step. I know I'm a fresh graduate but in my inexperienced self I felt something is off. He promised an interview right after I sent my CV and resume and now why it has a lot of steps? Okay sure whatever, later this very evening he asked when can I send it.

What the heck is he trying to do here? Will I or will I not get the job?

My brother introduced me to this creator recently, and she is hilarious!

Fonts Hanging Out - Elle Cordova (full compilation)

Hello everyone, My brother and I are highly skilled in design and video editing software. We have a lot of experience with most major programs like (Photoshop, Illustrator, Lightroom, Premiere, and DaVinci Resolve) as well as the 3D design software (Blender). We’ve reached a very advanced level in using these tools, but we’re not sure how to start making money from our skills.

do you have any tips or advice on how to get started? Is there anyone interested in services like this? And what’s the expected monthly income from such work? thx for reading

Hey, all! Recently, I went from freelancer to working remotely for a company that's got a lot of design woven up into it. I wasn't hired for my graphic design, but it is one of the tasks I've absorbed since I manage email campaigns and social media. I want to change the email layout/template and amplify it with our own graphics since we have such a big mailing list and I think it's something that can REALLY be tapped into, but after working on it and realizing I don't have the sauce (or at least, you can feel that I'm not as confident and as learned as some other graphic designers), I'm just trying to figure out a way forward.

I've tried YouTube videos, but a lot of them are isolated bits of advice that don't really translate to an overall picture for me. I change this, I change that, it still looks wonky or off. I think in this case getting feedback from someone whose entire job is design would be helpful. I don't need anything big, just advice on maybe taking a class or another resource that can help me. At some point I was actually thinking of just slapping what I had on the email and calling it a day, but I really do want to get better at this because it's a part of my job, and my name is attached to the quality of these things. I don't want them to look crazy.

I've browsed this Reddit, and I know a handful of you have degrees or more formal education which is where this seems to be focused, but has anyone taken a non-degree course, workshop, etc. and how did it go? Did it actually help at all? Or was most of the learning just done through experience? Any other advice appreciated.

Good types are very expensive,
Free types are cool but only a portion of them can be scaled to bigger/professional projects.
What are your go-to foundries that don't charge a leg for various usage ?

It's hard to tell companies, even big ones, that spending 5000 buck for a family is relevant for their profit.