On the subject of 4 reasons to not become a graphic design I highlight some character traits and hang ups that may in fact keep you from becoming a graphic designer. Is graphic design for you?
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I have been a professional designer for about 3 years now and before that I received my bachelors and masters degree in graphic design (that is 7 years of schooling—that took a while). During the past ten years in the graphic design field I found that there were some characteristics among my fellow students and now professional peers that made me think, maybe there are some reasons that someone should not become a graphic designer.

This has led me to the video you are watching now with my 4 reasons to not become a graphic designer.

1. You should not become a graphic designer if you are allergic to hard work. If you only want to become a graphic designer because it looks fun and you want to get paid to listen to music and sketch all day. Well, I do listen to music, and I often sketch out design concepts, but this is not the crux of life as a graphic designer.

As a graphic designer I am daily learning new skills, listen to up and coming technologies and considering how they will affect what I do as a designer. This is not a career where you obtain a singular set of skills and then coast for 40 years.

Since graduating I have learned how to code, design WordPress websites, create motion graphic in After Effects and Premiere Pro, as well as sharpen my skills with the standard design programs, Photoshop, Illustrator, and Indesign.

2. You should not become a graphic design if you are NOT patient. There are going to be times when ideas are hard to come by. You will have to go through grueling research, client meetings, and trouble shooting hardware and software issues.

Patience with the lack of creative ideas often comes from distraction and an over saturated work load. Sometimes you need to step away from your desk with a sketch pad, take a walk and just think critically about the design you are working on.

Client meetings take time, can often feel disorganize, similar to an emotional brain dump when your friend goes through an explosive breakup. Why? Because the client is not a designer. They are trying to explain with words the image in their head. This is difficult for non-creatives and they need help getting their ideas out of their head. You should not become a graphic designer if you are not patient enough to help clients through this process.

When dealing with hardware and software issues you will find that sometimes it is a quick fix and other times you are researching company websites, reading long forums and calling help centers all in which can be very frustrating. Are you patient enough to work through these times. Remember design is not just about music and sketch pads. There is some mundane aspects.

3. You should not become a graphic designer if you are not resourceful and not good with technology. You need to be a problem solver in both the creative and physical world. If you struggle to problem solve and resource how to learn new things than you may not be a good fit for graphic design.

In my opinion the best graphic designers are highly self motivated.

4. You should not become a graphic designer if you have a creative agenda you are trying to push. If you think that you have all the right creative answers and that all of you clients are wrong and “They don’t know what good design style is…” then you are doomed to fail as a graphic designer. The reason being? You are here to help them bring their ideas to life, not you own.

If you have your own creative agenda become an artist. It is perfectly exceptable to become and artist and push yourself in your own art and creativity.

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