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Are there any in demand jobs that involve design?
I've always been interested in creating things or designing, but don't know how to create a career out of it.
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Abi’s Answer
Hey Edwin 👋
There's many different fields of design you can go into, such as interior design, graphic design, industrial design, & packaging. Demand will often depend on the location you live in, although I do want to note that working remotely is becoming more common. Also, if you do digital/UX/web design, you can source clients from all over the world as a freelancer.
I notice you're in San Francisco. In the Bay area, there's a demand for User Experience designers, also called Product Designers.
As a User Experience (UX) designer myself, I can say that it's a great field to go into. I enjoy it because:
1) There's a lot creative thinking and problem solving that goes into building software and apps.
2) Empathy for our users is something that we focus on. We do a lot of user testing and user interviews to learn more about our user's needs, pain points, and motivations.
3) If your parents worry if you can make a living doing design, you can let them know that the average salary for a UX designer in the US is $112,109. In San Francisco, it's $125,000 (according to Glassdoor).
Although the market for UX designers has gotten more saturated, there's still room to become a UX designer! To become a UX designer, you can study Human Computer Interaction at your college or do a bootcamp, which is what I did.
Check out the General Assembly Bootcamp: https://generalassemb.ly/education/user-experience-design-immersive-remote
Skillshare has videos on UX design: https://www.skillshare.com/browse/ux-design
There's many different fields of design you can go into, such as interior design, graphic design, industrial design, & packaging. Demand will often depend on the location you live in, although I do want to note that working remotely is becoming more common. Also, if you do digital/UX/web design, you can source clients from all over the world as a freelancer.
I notice you're in San Francisco. In the Bay area, there's a demand for User Experience designers, also called Product Designers.
As a User Experience (UX) designer myself, I can say that it's a great field to go into. I enjoy it because:
1) There's a lot creative thinking and problem solving that goes into building software and apps.
2) Empathy for our users is something that we focus on. We do a lot of user testing and user interviews to learn more about our user's needs, pain points, and motivations.
3) If your parents worry if you can make a living doing design, you can let them know that the average salary for a UX designer in the US is $112,109. In San Francisco, it's $125,000 (according to Glassdoor).
Although the market for UX designers has gotten more saturated, there's still room to become a UX designer! To become a UX designer, you can study Human Computer Interaction at your college or do a bootcamp, which is what I did.
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Rebecca’s Answer
What may be in demand as you go into school could change by the time you graduate, so lead with your passions.
Creative fields ARE competitive. UX design and app design were in demand and to some extent still are but has been flooded in recent years. Focus on skill sets that span across many design fields like Adobe creative cloud, 3D modeling like Solidworks etc. Learn as many skills as you can and if you have Illustration leanings, draw every day. Hand drawing skills are fundamental.
While in school get as much job experience as you can- internships, freelance even if you have to start with Fivver. Most of all, start that side gig whether a blog, app, or youtube channel. Keep up your social media presence in a professional way.
You CAN find work, but will be more challenging than some other fields.
Creative fields ARE competitive. UX design and app design were in demand and to some extent still are but has been flooded in recent years. Focus on skill sets that span across many design fields like Adobe creative cloud, 3D modeling like Solidworks etc. Learn as many skills as you can and if you have Illustration leanings, draw every day. Hand drawing skills are fundamental.
While in school get as much job experience as you can- internships, freelance even if you have to start with Fivver. Most of all, start that side gig whether a blog, app, or youtube channel. Keep up your social media presence in a professional way.
You CAN find work, but will be more challenging than some other fields.
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Rodrigo’s Answer
Hi Edwin K.
There are many fields in design, graphic desing, that is more about drawing and desiging pictures, logos, banners, products, etc, also multimedia design that is almost the same but you use technology to develop such skills, also industrial design that you may be working in products, food, technology, toys, etc brand designs, or even automotive design, that obviously you are going to be involved with cars designs, but if you think almost all the existing or commercial things must have a designer involved
There are many fields in design, graphic desing, that is more about drawing and desiging pictures, logos, banners, products, etc, also multimedia design that is almost the same but you use technology to develop such skills, also industrial design that you may be working in products, food, technology, toys, etc brand designs, or even automotive design, that obviously you are going to be involved with cars designs, but if you think almost all the existing or commercial things must have a designer involved
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Saniya’s Answer
Yes definitely, probably the easiest career path would be to be a graphic designer. This profession goes hand in hand with marketing, if you look around you - everything is designed. From labels on packaging, to flyers, posters, advertisements. If you are really good with applications such as Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop you can easily pursue the career of a graphic designer or even start your own business and work as a freelance artist.
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Jessica’s Answer
Hey Edwin,
There are several design related jobs, as an example:
- Product designer;
- Graphic Designer;
- Furniture Designer;
- Cartoonist;
- You could opt for architecture or interior architecture;
- Digital Art is a good field that I know of, you could consider it as contemporary art where, instead of drawing on a canvas, you would have a projection on a wall or any item and design your digital art to interact with the material space.
- Online Marketing, including branding and social media design;
- Customer experience design; etc.
If you like creating things and design, you could also consider non-design related fields that entail creativity or problem solving, it might be fulfilling at the end of the day.
Hope this helps!
There are several design related jobs, as an example:
- Product designer;
- Graphic Designer;
- Furniture Designer;
- Cartoonist;
- You could opt for architecture or interior architecture;
- Digital Art is a good field that I know of, you could consider it as contemporary art where, instead of drawing on a canvas, you would have a projection on a wall or any item and design your digital art to interact with the material space.
- Online Marketing, including branding and social media design;
- Customer experience design; etc.
If you like creating things and design, you could also consider non-design related fields that entail creativity or problem solving, it might be fulfilling at the end of the day.
Hope this helps!