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This idea that the ONLY great job as a designer is one that lets you to fulfill all of your creative desires & make brilliant, world-changing work every day is toxic BS.
Another great job as a designer can be one that lets you pay all of your bills and live comfortably.
Another great job as a designer can be one that lets you pay all of your bills and live comfortably.
Try not to fall for the toxic mythologies you see online about what a good job is "supposed" to be. Simply being able to pay for all of your expenses can also be an excellent, amazing design job.
Making something incredible and game-changing that people react to and admire feels amazing.
Know what else feels amazing? Paying your bills on time and not having any credit card debt.
Know what else feels amazing? Paying your bills on time and not having any credit card debt.
I went to an Elite Arts Institution™ & while I loved it, there was a clear sense that if you did not get a job at a Very Important Studio™ you somehow didn't do college right. Like "just" getting a full-time in-house at an everyday business was a kind of a failure.
Bull.
Shit.
Bull.
Shit.
