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What is it like having a career as a graphic designer ?
My name is Allison I’m from Yuma Arizona and I’m interested into graphic designing and have some questions.
My first question about being a graphic designer, is stressful being a graphic designer?
My second question is, being a graphic designer worth the money and time your putting in it?
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Natalie’s Answer
Hi Allison! Being a graphic designer can be a bit stressful depending on where you work. My most recent position was a contract job as a junior graphic designer for a marketing company. We always had deadlines to meet for projects. That could get a little stressful on days where we were really busy and had a lot of different projects to get done before the end of the day. Other days when we were slow we had plenty of time to work on things. I worked with a really great team of designers so we always kept good communication with each other. I think being a graphic designer is definitely worth the money if it's something you're really passionate about. It's so rewarding to see your finished design, and it feels great when a client gives you positive feedback.
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Kate’s Answer
Hi Allison! I've been a graphic design my entire professional career - over 30 years! I've worked for a variety of companies: a publisher, a print shop with design services, ad agencies and now I am an in-house designer for a software company.
To answer your first question, doing graphic design in itself is not stressful -at least not to me. I love creative work and I can get into a "zen flow mode" when working on a layout. That said, sometimes deadlines are tight and certain clients can be difficult to work with. But that's true in many other careers, not just design.
For me, being a designer has definitely been worth the time and money! If you have any more questions I'll be happy to answer them.
To answer your first question, doing graphic design in itself is not stressful -at least not to me. I love creative work and I can get into a "zen flow mode" when working on a layout. That said, sometimes deadlines are tight and certain clients can be difficult to work with. But that's true in many other careers, not just design.
For me, being a designer has definitely been worth the time and money! If you have any more questions I'll be happy to answer them.