I wanted to make this Carrie poster concept which explored vintage style visuals and bold contrast of red and white to show the themes kid violence, rage, blood and the fact that in the new show Carrie White is bullied by an Instagram account called Carrie Red haha.

I also wanted to show a nod to the witch trials by having the woman above the flames, also relating back to imagery shown in the new Carrie series when it talks about woman with powers throughout history.

Another aspect I wanted to explore was the religious themes in Carrie. I used the ornate frame as it felt very church/cathedral like to me. I also made Carrie have a halo similar to saintly imagery.

Let me know what you guys think/ any feedback 😊

I keep hearing a mix of using a non-design resume vs designed. I know the issue is their hiring system sometimes not being able to read the information correctly. I’ve also heard hiring managers be thrown off by seeing a resume that has no design elements to it. Please help! Any and all feedback will be greatly appreciated.

People usually assume the hardest part is building the model, but I've found that isn't always the case.

Getting the proportions right, finding suitable materials, sourcing furniture, making sure everything fits together, and handling small changes can take up far more time than expected.

Sometimes the basic model comes together pretty quickly, but getting all the details to work together is where most of the effort goes.

For those working in 3D or architecture, which part of the process tends to take you the longest?

A rebrand can look fantastic in a presentation and still create problems once it goes live.

The old identity might not have been particularly exciting, but customers knew it. They recognized the packaging, remembered the colors, and could find the business easily.

Then everything changes at once, and suddenly the brand has to rebuild recognition it already had.

Obviously, some businesses genuinely need a fresh start. But how do you decide what to change and what customers are already attached to?

Hey everyone! I’m a freelance CGI Artist and designer based in Dubai. I’ve been working in these fields for over 11 years and recently updated my Behance portfolio with some of my latest projects.

👉 https://www.behance.net/moutazghouri1

I’d really appreciate any honest and constructive feedback on: • Overall visual quality • Strongest and weakest projects • Presentation and layout • Consistency in branding • What should I focus on more?

I’m here to improve and learn, don’t hold back. All critique is welcome!

as the title mention i start workin with a tech company and i'v never worked in tech design before and i feel like my design aren't like the expectations so i want to ask how to manage and even learn abt this category waitin for your advice and thanks in advance

Hi! I need some help decorating my living room. I’m not sure how to style it, and after getting my furniture delivered, I feel like something looks off. Maybe it just needs some decor to bring everything together, but I’m not sure where to start.
I’d love some advice on furniture placement, rugs, curtains, lighting, and decor ideas to make the space look more elegant and cohesive. Do you think it could look better with the right decor, or is something about the layout not working?
I’d really appreciate any suggestions!

Hi everyone, 

this is sort of a vent cause I'm feeling completely lost in my career as an Industrial Designer.

I had this dream of becoming one since I was a kiddo. At first it was more architecture-related, but later on the idea of building and projecting things really grew on me.

Now I'm 26. Graduated in ID at PoliTo in Italy, spent 4 years studying and writing my thesis (I got so passionate about it that it became a 400-page brick about Studio Ghibli engineering), started a master's in Systemic Design but dropped it cause it wasn't really my thing. Right now I'm living in Krakow, and I feel completely stuck.

I feel like I'm in a perpetual vortex. Getting constantly rejected or ghosted by studios and corps is getting so tiring, and I feel like I cannot escape from it no matter what I try.

I've actually worked in the field. I have about 6 years of experience in CAD designing, engineering for manufacturing, CMF, DFM, concepting and rendering. I worked and still work as a project assistant for an Italian/Korean designer, and some of the stuff I designed even got published in design journals like Living Corriere or Ansa.

But looking for jobs is just so hard and energy draining that I decided to take a break a few months ago. Right now I'm working as a vendor in a small vegetable and cheese shop just to get by. The thing is, I didn't actually stop. I think about design every single minute of my days.

I look at old classmates who graduated with me and are now working in UX/UI, and I feel like I'm really falling behind.Since graduation, I haven't found a single stable job. Everything I found fell through because the projects weren't self-sufficient or the connection to the client just passed out. On top of that, the few real projects that actually got finished are under NDA, so without my BSc projects my portfolio feels pretty much empty.

I can't figure out if the problem is my portfolio, my background, or just the market. I know I'm still young, but not seeing a way out is getting really exhausting.

Has anyone been in this kind of position? How do you deal with NDA projects when your portfolio is empty, and how do you break out of this loop?

Thanks for reading if you made it this far.

I have used Canva for designing flyers/social posts at work. I avoid the ai features. I think Canva started using ai in the background software to download images from the website to your device— I made a design without ai but after downloading it, it was labeled “made with ai” on Instagram/FB. After screenshotting and posting, there was no ai label.

Are there alternative platforms I can use that have stock photos/graphics, text effects, and easy downloading? I especially have liked Canva because I can download a 2-page design as a pdf, so that it is one document on my device. Would appreciate any ai-free suggestions!

Hi everyone,
I’m an architect and computational designer based in Germany.
A few years ago I worked on a range of projects involving computational design, responsive installations, digital fabrication, form-finding and parametric workflows. I also taught workshops and design studios focused on Rhino, Grasshopper and computational design methods.
After spending the past years focused on family and professional work, I’m looking to reconnect with this community and see whether there is interest in learning, mentoring or simply discussing topics such as:
• Computational design
• Form-finding
• Parametric design
• Rhino & Grasshopper
• Digital fabrication
• Interactive installations
• Moving from concept to prototype
I’m considering running small online sessions, one-to-one mentoring, or project support for people interested in these areas.
One example of my previous work is here:

https://youtu.be/aGIlqyTHoMo?is=blY6X5zhGGWDWx3R

I’m mainly curious whether people would find something like this useful.
Feel free to reply here or send me a message.

I've been working in the design field for over five years, and one thing I've consistently struggled with is pricing.

I often worry about charging too much and losing a potential client, but at the same time, I'm never entirely sure if I'm considering everything I should when pricing a project.

Sometimes, I end up accepting projects that seem reasonably priced at first, only to realise how much work, time and complexity they actually involve. By the time I'm halfway through, I feel underpaid, frustrated and burnt out, but I still have to finish the job.

It's a frustrating cycle: either I worry that my price will scare a client away, or I accept a fee that doesn't reflect the work involved.

I've been trying to understand this problem better and figure out a more reliable way to approach pricing, especially for creative projects where the scope and number of revisions can vary so much.

I'm curious about other people's experiences:

- Have you struggled with this too? How do you currently decide what to charge?

- Have you ever paid for a course, ebook, calculator, template or coaching to help you with pricing? If so, what did you buy, and was it actually useful?

- If you haven't paid for a solution, what's stopped you? Is it the price, not knowing which resources to trust, or feeling that free advice is enough?

I'm interested in hearing honest experiences, especially from people who've found a way to overcome this or are still struggling with it.

Hi! My name’s Kit, and I’m a 3rd year graphic designer. I’m currently working on my dissertation, answering a question between graphic design and music (and whether using music at work increases productivity or changes the outcome of the design.)

This is my first time posting to Reddit I believe, so if I’ve missed any rules please just make me aware of them 😵‍💫

I’ll post my form below, any and everyone is welcome to answer! I just need evidence of collecting my own data :)

Form 😚:
https://forms.gle/MHkqrfogCx9K5e696

It’s really hard to look for opportunities. So many people you compete with, scammers, people who pays you so little etc. It’s really a struggle for me, I’ve been posting things on Facebook and other social media. Not a graduate of programs related to graphic design and other people being more experienced than me. I am a struggling reviewee for a national board exam and it’s really difficult to survive. Where do I find genuine work?

I'm moving into a basement that I get to fully paint and design. I don't like bright happy colors and it popped into my mind that it MIGHT look cool to do an all black bathroom but then everything that sits out (like toothbrush holder, hand towels, etc) all be mostly neon bright colors. I can't find anything like this online but I'd love to see if anyone has anything close to it.

So I am an intern at one company and I have made quite a few nice t-shirt prints that might eventually be manufactured for the upcoming years. However, I was wondering whether I could use those and make those t shirts myself for earlier private use? Of course the brands name would be removed and some quotes would be altered but the main art work would remain the same, since I made it.

So could be in some sort of legal problems after making those t shirts myself for private use and putting my name on it as a designer? Since, I would most likely post pictures via instagram of me wearing those in public, therefore I assume the people I worked with could see that I have reused my art work for private use.

Hi designers, if anyone has any advice here, would be greatly appreciated TYIA!! (See link for OG post)

https://www.reddit.com/r/graphic_design/s/u1kcXwdkgG

Im lost. I don’t know what to do in life. I’ve never been honest in my life but now I will be because I need to know what to do. I wanted to do everything for god. So I convinced myself I loved biology and everything related to gods creation. I did I loved it but I can’t see myself going in the medical field. I rlly can’t see myself. (I hope this isn’t stupid, bare with me plz). But I was thinking that only thing I have ever loved is creating things, drawing and clothes. I love clothes but I love god more so I always try not to be materialistic. But im in 12 grade and im trying to decide on a major I was thinking abt fashion designing? What if I design modest clothes? But I don’t want to be the cause of having people obsess over the materialist world while they can’t gain any spiritual closeness to god? (I’ve never told anyone this idea of mines) but I have to bc I don’t know what to do anymore. Forget abt the religious aspect as well, many people say it’s bad career. But atp everything is bad. THEY SAID THAT IN THE MEDICAL FIELD TOO! I’m lost idk wut to do. All yall fashion designers, do you like your career? At times I’m like what if I help people by being a doctor, that would make god proud but then I see the reality of being a doctor and it’s shit. (I’ve never told anyone how obsessed I am with god) but nobody knows me so it’s more comfortable for me to not feel judged.