StripeyPen
New Member
Hey everyone, I just put a newbie post up and joined the forum a wee while ago looking to get some advice from some experienced individuals, so please be kind as its probably not the best 2nd post in the world!!
I graduated almost a year ago from my degree in visual communication and was employed immediately as a graphic designer - before I'd even actually finished the course. I got very lucky indeed given the current climate and competition for jobs within the industry. However I am a very determined person and have never been unfortunate enough to not get a job after interview....and I made sure I worked hard throughout my course to build a decent portfolio.
However, 9months down the line, the job I am in now is very dull, unexciting and generally driving me to really dislike being a designer! I have kind of felt this way about the place after a month or so of being here...I don't want to reveal too much just incase the director is on here...but I doubt it as everything is so bish, bash bosh without any research within or outwith the studio - if it can be called that!. Getting out of the studio every now and again to liase with clients and do some research would probably ease things a little...but this never happens. There are only 3 of us in here too, so no room for growing within the company and learning from anyone else is almost impossible and I have found myself showing them how to do things/doing things they never knew could be done etc. Don't get me wrong I have learnt from them a little too in my first 2 months about print processes and file handling.
Everyday I search for new jobs, freelance work to try and keep me loving it like I used to, and I have applied for a few jobs recently which I am hoping to hear back from. I have also been asked to a couple of interviews but been unable to attend due to not being able to get time off from my current job.....which also makes things difficult! More recently I have been thinking that I really don't want to be sat infront of a computer my whole life either, I'd like to be out doing something! I have thought about photography as I do a lot in my spare time......
...I could honestly go on more but I don't want to give away the game too much. I guess what I'm looking for is someone to tell me their experiences when they first started out, what I could do next, should I be thinking about going back and getting an additional qualification to let me branch out into something else! Ideally I'd definitely not still like to be in this job within the next 6 months.....I feel like I am going backwards instead of forwards.
Hope this isn't too much to lay onto people :icon_blushing: and thanks in advance for any help you could throw my way! :icon_smile:
I graduated almost a year ago from my degree in visual communication and was employed immediately as a graphic designer - before I'd even actually finished the course. I got very lucky indeed given the current climate and competition for jobs within the industry. However I am a very determined person and have never been unfortunate enough to not get a job after interview....and I made sure I worked hard throughout my course to build a decent portfolio.
However, 9months down the line, the job I am in now is very dull, unexciting and generally driving me to really dislike being a designer! I have kind of felt this way about the place after a month or so of being here...I don't want to reveal too much just incase the director is on here...but I doubt it as everything is so bish, bash bosh without any research within or outwith the studio - if it can be called that!. Getting out of the studio every now and again to liase with clients and do some research would probably ease things a little...but this never happens. There are only 3 of us in here too, so no room for growing within the company and learning from anyone else is almost impossible and I have found myself showing them how to do things/doing things they never knew could be done etc. Don't get me wrong I have learnt from them a little too in my first 2 months about print processes and file handling.
Everyday I search for new jobs, freelance work to try and keep me loving it like I used to, and I have applied for a few jobs recently which I am hoping to hear back from. I have also been asked to a couple of interviews but been unable to attend due to not being able to get time off from my current job.....which also makes things difficult! More recently I have been thinking that I really don't want to be sat infront of a computer my whole life either, I'd like to be out doing something! I have thought about photography as I do a lot in my spare time......
...I could honestly go on more but I don't want to give away the game too much. I guess what I'm looking for is someone to tell me their experiences when they first started out, what I could do next, should I be thinking about going back and getting an additional qualification to let me branch out into something else! Ideally I'd definitely not still like to be in this job within the next 6 months.....I feel like I am going backwards instead of forwards.
Hope this isn't too much to lay onto people :icon_blushing: and thanks in advance for any help you could throw my way! :icon_smile:
