...And how to overcome it!
I was a total rookie coming into design.
I started with a short 6-month course learning design tools and design fundamentals. I was piqued with an interest and enthusiasm to learn something new and exciting.
Before the course, my only experience with design was the same as you or anyone else. I never gave second thoughts to the multimedia advertisements pasted along the public walls or buildings, nor did I actively seek out examples to enrich my understanding.
It has been a good 3 years since then, of drawing and designing in between breaks and down times. Here I shall list some of my struggles that I have and how I have learned through them.
I started with a short 6-month course learning design tools and design fundamentals. I was piqued with an interest and enthusiasm to learn something new and exciting.
Before the course, my only experience with design was the same as you or anyone else. I never gave second thoughts to the multimedia advertisements pasted along the public walls or buildings, nor did I actively seek out examples to enrich my understanding.
It has been a good 3 years since then, of drawing and designing in between breaks and down times. Here I shall list some of my struggles that I have and how I have learned through them.
My Struggle with Graphic Design
all the feelings, challenges and motivations
- Level of experience and skillComing into design as an amateur, it seemed daunting at first to learn anything and everything. It's best to start with something familiar or that you are good at.
- Design personalitiesI've learned that personality matters when designing, and there is no set approach to creating the best design you can.
- Patience, planning and communicationLearning how to design also involves thinking about the end product and the message that you want to deliver. These are the soft skills of design.
- Loving ALL of my designsThere were so many times I ended with something that I was not happy with. The struggle was real to accept my shortcomings and my feelings about them.
Learning to love graphic design
and the importance of self-development
I came into graphic design with enthusiasm and a small sense of newfound wonder.
Over time, new feelings like anxiety and disappointment have been thrown into the mix. I learned that being stubborn about an idea often costs time and effort that is regretfully wasted elsewhere.
Loving both the process and the product of design is key to your self-development. Freely giving your attachment to the things that you create leads to new ideas and perspectives that were not thought of before.
Like happiness or sadness, love is an emotion that takes time to develop. The feelings you have about that drawing on the piece of paper in front of you may start with frustration, but success will find you if you are sharp and persistent.
Over time, new feelings like anxiety and disappointment have been thrown into the mix. I learned that being stubborn about an idea often costs time and effort that is regretfully wasted elsewhere.
Loving both the process and the product of design is key to your self-development. Freely giving your attachment to the things that you create leads to new ideas and perspectives that were not thought of before.
Like happiness or sadness, love is an emotion that takes time to develop. The feelings you have about that drawing on the piece of paper in front of you may start with frustration, but success will find you if you are sharp and persistent.
YOU CAN DO IT!
