October 14, 2010
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B wrote a really fantastic post about the state of being a designer, and once in a while, I completely feel the way he feels about how things go. As designers we are often under appreciated. It’s mentally draining to cater to people’s personal tastes while trying to balance professional design expression. More often than not, clients ask designers to copy something they saw, and that’s not designing. It’s challenging to have to explain to them why they shouldn’t be so fixated on something just because it’s cool or popular. Clients are guided by their emotions rather than design principles. And at this point, I just feel like I’m stuck at a place where I have to put aside my own feelings about what I do to satisfy the client’s wants (not needs), especially if I want a paycheck. It’s tough.
