The Pessimist’s Guide to Getting a Job in Graphic Design
by Nate Voss, (10 comments)
This guide is for the jaded, lethargic, I-only-want-brutal-honesty young designer.
(EDITOR’S NOTE: I had to edit this post because Nate has a tough time communicating without using four letter words. I apologize for him if you were offended by his “raw” version. I was.)
ONE: Give a care about what you do. If you don’t give a care, go do something else.
TWO: You don’t know [everything]. Stop acting like you do. Read a […] book and learn something.
THREE: Go to [poop.] Design [poop.]
FOUR: Stop being such an [expletive] all the time.
FIVE: Learn to talk about your […] work. If you can make it look good, that’s fine too, but you probably can’t.
(There are 5,780,000 ‘design portfolio tips’ and 9,500,000 ‘job interview tips’ on Google. If you want more advice specific to those topics, get […] out.)
Click here for the Optimist’s Guide to Getting a Job in Graphic Design.
Comments (10)
Vonster said:
SIX: Communicate on a professional level without having to speak like a drunken sailor.
Posted on February 23, 2007
Nate Voss said:
Ah, I believe you may be looking for The Optimist’s Guide. There’s a link for you at the end of this story. This page is for hard-hitting students who demand blunt and negative criticism!
Posted on February 23, 2007
rbarney said:
So after reading this entire post, and scanning the long winded next post, I think the pocket-sized pesssimists has more take away power. I’ll remember this one, and be sure to pass it on to my classmate who’s reason for using the default font on all his designs is that searching through all those fonts is hard.
Posted on February 23, 2007
Thomas said:
Instead of editting this, you should have made it into a mad lib.
Posted on February 23, 2007
artbitz said:
Posted on February 25, 2007
artbitz said:
Posted on February 25, 2007
Tony Seagle said:
Do pessimists always see a half empty glass of urine.
Posted on February 28, 2007
Enrico said:
Freakin’ A. Where are Nate’s words? None of those sentences make any sense.
LOL Tony!
Posted on March 2, 2007
Bennett said:
When some see a half empty glass of urine, I see a half full glass of lemonade. How is that for optimism?
Posted on March 5, 2007
Tony Seagle said:
Bennett, sounds great, but tastes like piss.
Posted on March 5, 2007