deal with it! 16 advice cards for beginning designers

A GREAT DESIGNER IS CONSTANTLY LEARNING.Just because you haven’t learned itit yet doesn’t mean it’s out of reach. Designers are learners by nature.

A GREAT DESIGNER IS CONSTANTLY LEARNING.Just because you haven’t learned itit yet doesn’t mean it’s out of reach. Designers are learners by nature.

ANNE RICHARDSON DIGITAL ART DIRECTOR

“YOU WILL GET BETTER & BETTER. ASK QUESTIONS. BE CURIOUS.”

MARILYN FRANK ART DIRECTOR

“DESIGN AND BUSINESS ARE TIGHTLY LINKED TOGETHER.”

A GREAT DESIGNER IS CONSTANTLY LEARNING.Just because you haven’t learned itit yet doesn’t mean it’s out of reach. Designers are learners by nature.

INNA ZILBERMANDESIGNER

“I WOULD HAVE TO BE AN EXPERT IN PROGRAMS I HAVEN’T LEARNED YET.”

A GREAT DESIGNER FINDS INSPIRATION (JUST ABOUT) EVERYWHERE.FFrom pop culture and daily design blogs to antique shops and vintage packaging, great designers continually translate the world around them into new and exciting ideas.

MARK SCHNEIDERSENIOR CREATIVE DIRECTOR

“I CAN’T STOP THINKING ABOUT DESIGN.”

ALLISON GRANTSOCIAL MEDIA COORDINATOR

“I FIND INSPIRATION OUT IN NATURE. I HAVE TO DISCONNECT & REFRESH MY BRAIN FROM TIME TO TIME.”

MARILYN FRANKART DIRECTOR

“MAINTAIN YOUR ABILITY TO PLAY. SEEING THE WORLD THROUGH CHILDREN IS SO EYE-OPENING.”

A GREAT PIECE OF DESIGN KEEPS ON CREATING.The beauty in a truly well-designed piece is the way it creates something within the audience.

MARILYN FRANKART DIRECTOR

STACY GOEBELSOCIAL MEDIA MANAGER

“A GREAT PIECE OF DESIGN LEADS ME SOMEWHERE.”

A GREAT DESIGNER DOESN’T QUIT (EVEN WHEN IT’S NOT EASY).Design isn’t all inspiration and beauty. Sometimes you have to grit your teeth and get messy.

SHANNON LEECREATIVE DIRECTOR

“A GREAT PIECE OF DESIGN TOOK A LOT LONGER THAN YOU THINK!”

BECKY GUTSELL SENIOR DESIGNER

“DON’T GIVE UP, BUT DON’T EXPECT IT TO BE EASY.”

TOM BRADLEYEXPERIENCE DIRECTOR

“I WISH I HAD KNOWN THAT IT IS OK TO FAIL! IT’S GONNA HAPPEN.”

JOHN PFLEEGERDESIGNER

“THERE WILL ALWAYS BE DEADLINES AND DISTRACTIONS.”

A GREAT DESIGNER KNOWS YOU ONLY WIN WHEN THE TEAM WINS.The beauty of working within a creative team is that each member contributes something unique. When aa team functions correctly, everyone’s work boosts everyone else’s.

“BE RESPECTFUL AND KIND. IT DOESN’T MATTER HOW GOOD OF A DESIGNER YOU ARE—NO ONE LIKES A JERK!”

BECKY GUTSELL SENIOR DESIGNER

TOM BRADLEYEXPERIENCE DIRECTOR

“ALWAYS LISTEN. WELCOME CRITICISM. ALWAYS DO WHAT YOU SAY YOU WILL DO.”

STACY GOEBELSOCIAL MEDIA MANAGER

“I LOVE THE THOUGHT THAT YOU ARE MOST LIKE THE 5 PEOPLE YOU CHOOSE TO BE AROUND.”

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