Any of you ever get design work? I struggle with this. I have, once upon a time, earned a living as a designer, but it was all a ruse. I suck as a designer. And I hate that kiss-ass shit that goes with wooing a client. The less interaction I have with a customer, the better. I'm content to mutter to myself in my corner and just plod away fixing crap and making plates.

At any rate, I was recently asked to design a postcard with a pirate theme. The customer gave me a few lines of copy, the pirate direction and nothing else - not even their logo. I came up with this, and I was pretty proud of it. It's still a work in progress - the first proof went out to the customer last night to see if they like it. See photo below:

No, no I never do design work.

i did years ago - was shit then and am shit now

i do know there's a dezinger or two hanging round here somewhere :rolleyes:

I suck at desing, unless I'm given like two weeks to do it
or if Im at home at my own leisure.
how much time do they give you?
looks piratey to me!
good job

I'm asked to design all the time. I keep responding I'm a printer not a designer and there's a big gigantic difference. I've never trained in design or marketing, identity business, I'd tell them. They then get this stupid look on their faces. I just finished a large stationary-annual report template job for investment bankers.

Needs more comic sans and papyrus.

Quote from: Farabomb on May 28, 2010, 09:16:12 AMNeeds more comic sans and papyrus.

You're on to something Farabomb. Just do a shitty job and that will be the end of that.  :cheesy:

Shhhhhh!

I use that technique all the time.  :evil:

I will freely admit that i have a 4 year degree in desing. (Hush, Beer. :angry: :tongue: )

I fell into Prepress by accident and I'm perfectly happy here. I DO have to do LOTS of desing work, though - as well as fix the crap that other desingers send.

We are a "full service" printing company so there are 3 of us that do desing work.

But you did a great job considering you weren't given any direction. :grin:

I have a degree in Mass Communications and Journalism - Advertising cluster. I worked in Advertising and Marketing for a few years before going in to PrePress. But I was a writer; I wrote copy for print ads and radio ads. I even produced and directed several on-air spots. But I know my design work is lacking. I just happened to like what I did on this project though; my pride wanted to show it off. Really the title of this thread should have been, "What are you working on?"

I've been getting more design work in than print jobs. And I'm not liking it. But luckily, I have some very cool clients, except one. I ignore him in every way so he doesn't matter. It angers me when they bring someone in here and introduce me as the designer. Normally, they follow that with telling the customer that the platesetter behind me is a printer.

Here's what I'm working on... number 20 of 24. Royal PAIN IN THE ASS!
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I do not design and if I ever lose this job I'm screwed. Almost every help wanted ad for prepress lists the qualifications as some sort of graphic design/web design degree. Experience with Quark, InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, Flash, Fireworks, and Microsoft Office. And they want to pay you $9.00 an hour for all of that experience.

Quote from: DigitalCrapShoveler on May 28, 2010, 10:14:03 AMHere's what I'm working on... number 20 of 24. Royal PAIN IN THE ASS!

Illustrator! I'm impressed!

Why? it's almost all I work in these days. Hence my frustration with my choices in vector alternatives. I don't hate Illustrator, I know how to use it VERY well. I just hate Adobe.