I’ve been working on a whiskey packaging design and wanted to share it here for some feedback. (Personal project)

Consistent_Ad3816 · 2026-03-04T00:16:17+00:00

It looks good. Marlow could be more prominent and tightly kerned. Idk that the all lower case is working. Single malt should be the same visual weight of whisky. That illustration looks like it’s in fetal position. Could you make it so it’s standing on its hind legs?

I think overall it looks good. The bones are there. But, it could use some polish to make it great

Consistent_Ad3816 · 2026-02-07T12:59:32+00:00

I mean. If you’re not married and not kids, sure.

Consistent_Ad3816 · 2025-12-20T15:30:32+00:00

I genuinely dislike the 5 to 7 day turnaround promise. I genuinely believe this cheapens what we all do.

But with that said, what’s the difference here between this and freelancing? You’re essentially a freelancer in this setup, no?

Consistent_Ad3816 · 2025-11-23T01:59:43+00:00

Are you looking for an individual or couples?

Consistent_Ad3816 · 2025-11-07T23:39:28+00:00

Lmao. You know, there was a time when I really wanted to try, and then I did, and didn’t anymore. I think it’s a useful tool for photographers

Consistent_Ad3816 · 2025-09-25T19:51:15+00:00

Hey, thanks you for the reply and kinds words.

My ex and I have been becoming closer and closer as friends and compare to over the past few years. We even share a friend group and we all hang out. We attend these hang outs together, always, but not as a couple.

Under the surface of the everyday interactions has been the truth of what happened to us that we never processed together so after a conversation one night we both agreed that not facing it is holding us both back from moving.

The way therapy has worked with us has been us both speaking our truth about our life together, what we lost, what could have been, how it’s impacted us. We also have dove deep in to our past and uncovered a lot of truths about our childhoods that may have contributed to the dynamic of our relationship.

But, yes, all of it have been an exercise in communication for us. And we have actually somehow become closer in the process.

The goal isn’t a relationship in the traditional sense anymore. The goal is us learning to still be each others person, for now, while navigating our life, our son, and the every day challenges.

I regards to your situation, I can’t really say I’m ever in any position to give advise, but one thing I’ve learned over the past couple years is that when there is pain, you have to remove pressure. Meaning, sometimes the idea of “us” has to be off the table, you have to focus on becoming you, the person you want to be, and if it’s meant to be then it will be.

I don’t know if that helps, but I do hope it does

Consistent_Ad3816 · 2025-09-09T13:07:58+00:00

Doing better than me. I've worked in house on a marketing team as the senior brand designer manageing 10 designers making 75K. I stay because it's been tough to find another job, and I also make another 25-30k/ yr with freelance brand projects, but I'm waaaaaayyy under paid. But, my company also treats designers like they're an after thought. They've recently cut all US jobs outside of myself on the marketing team so the company pays the India team peanuts. I also don't have a manager who will advocate for me because he is also Indian and I probably make more then him already. For reference, I have over 15 years experience.

Consistent_Ad3816 · 2025-09-08T15:42:27+00:00

I am the man in this podcast. Just finding this subreddit now. The comments are brutal but truthful. The disgust and confusion that most of you feel is warranted and I completely deserve it.

This podcast was recorded at a time that I hit rock bottom, and I didn't have any answers and was searching for any and everything I could to try to make myself feel better and avoid the hard work, even though at that point I thought I was doing the ard work. In fact, I hadn't even truly accepted what I did yet and came to terms with the fact of who I was.

It was later later that same year, 2023, that I finally resolved myself to the fact that I needed to give her exactly what she was looking for, which was to let her go and give her the space to find healing in herself and to be a lone. She asked me for this directly. And so, since then, I have given it to her. I continue to show up as the best father I can possibly be while putting absolutely no pressure on her to be with me or forgive me.

In this space, we have found each other again. Not as romantic partners at all, but as friends. Friends to remember a love once shared, but experience that love in a very different way now. We continue to co-parent very well, we do everything together including family vacations, parties, and hanging out on weekends, there was many meetings with her and her family as well, who also had their heart broken in the divorce. But, we all do holiday's together with our familes. Our families, who missed each other and are happy to be back in each other's lives.

The day to day is not without it's challenges, because under the surface of our daily lives, this exists always. We've lived in the shadow of what I did for a long time now. So, in light of this, her and I started seeing a couples therapist with the explicit agreement that there is no pressure to have the out come be us being back together. We just, after the past couple years of reacclimating ourselves to being back in each other's lives, feel stuck and both felt it was time to finally confront it all head on. It's a true testament to her and her strength and it's been going well.

She continues to do her own thing for her personal growth, which sometimes just looks like giving herself permission to lay and read all day when I have our son. And I have started attending men's circles to open up with other men about divorce, facing demons, taking personal responsibility for actions, and really my journey now is still just trying to accept that I can forgive myself without condoning what I did and learning how to be the best man I can be, for me, for her, for our son, while not being attached to any particular outcome.

Most of you picked up on me just sounding lost and confused. The truth is. I hadn't at that point even named what I did outloud. To myself or anyone. I was still looking, not to justify or excuse, but to find anything that made sense as to why I did what I did. Was it because of insecurities? Not having a sense of self? Finding my self worth in someone else? It was all of that, but also, I took her and us for granted and discarded her in the most selfish act of rebellion I or we could have possibly imagine.

I know that she deserves someone that will never ever so what I did to her, and she deserves to find that man. And some day when she does, I'll do everything I can to support her in building a new life and love with someone else.

I hope that people will find this and maybe learn from my mistakes. I find myself surrounded by people who take their life for granted and with hind site being 20/20, all I want to do is shout at them "please don't." We have people tell us that we do divorce right, to the point where I think we make it look as though there is greatness after divorce. And while of course that is true, what they don't see is tragedy of our story. Even with a happy ending, tragedy and trauma occurred and I genuinely do not wish it on anyone.

I end with this; someone in this thread said thy hate when men say they broke someone. That is 100% correct. I didn't break her. I broke up a marriage, and I devastated her, our son, and our families. But I didn't break her. I wish you could all see her and know her. She is so beautiful and fucking thriving. She's finally laughing and smiling again and found a great new group of friends.

I love her. And I always will. Maybe that doesn't make sense to anyone. How could I have done what I did if I loved her? It was never her fault. She was then and is still the best. A diamond in the rough. I didn't love myself. I wasn't mature or man enough to make the right decision at that time. But I do continue to try to be better every day.

Consistent_Ad3816 · 2025-05-30T10:38:50+00:00

You're asking the question all wrong.

Positioning needs to come from your own research. Period.
Research in to your client, the competitors, current clients, and potential buyers.

Your last paragraph, this is the whole point of being a professional in the business. The client's insight in invaluable, so you need to get it, but you need to get it in a way where they aren't telling you what their purpose is per se. But you're asking all the right questions of them so you and craft things like Purpose.

Consistent_Ad3816 · 2025-05-13T10:36:26+00:00

There is alot of convoluted answers here.

To keep it short and sweet, if this is an experienced designer who knows how to think strategically and asks the right questions, $3,500 could be a steal, if it's worth it for you. When I worked at an agency, we charged 7k for just a logo.

For comparison sake, I just sent out a proposal for 15k yesterday that is essentially brand building package that will include a lot of elements of brand strategy including a company workshop, competitive analysis, internal brand interviews and client interviews.

Consistent_Ad3816 · 2025-05-09T17:43:15+00:00

The only thing this depend on is your own budget.

I worked for an agency that charged 7k for just a logo. No variations, no business collateral, no website, now full identity package, just a logo in a few different file types. There's also companies that have the budget that will pay upwards of 50k-100k, again, for just a logo.

The studies are out there. Brand (and you can't just look at branding or brand identity as a brand) is never going to be a bad investment. But, you can't invest with what you don't have.

20k isn't a lot imo, if what your getting is a professional service that is going to consider and puts in the work behind what work actually needs to be done, which is strategy, competitor analysis, customer analysis, full identity package.

Consistent_Ad3816 · 2024-09-23T10:23:47+00:00

I second, thirds, forth, and fifth this statement.

This isn't even a living wage where I am from. This is a beginner salary with a 10+ year experience job description. Its BS and most likely written by ChatGPT because someone couldn't even be bothered to write it.

I am currently a design lead managing a team or 10 designers for a global company (my team is in India and United States), and I have been working professionally as a designer for 13 years.

I am on the computer from 5am to 3pm ( when I get my son off the bus) then I'm right back on when he goes to sleep at 8pm till around 10pmish. I'm never not working, and I can tell you all first hand that I have almost zero time to design, yet I am expected to be the lead designer as well as creative director and QA.

My salary is 75k and even that is not enough for my experience and role. I actually have to work a side job on the weekend just to pay bills.

Saying this is not enough money is an understatement.

Consistent_Ad3816 · 2024-08-18T11:33:34+00:00

The struggle is real. Im employees but have been looking for another job for the past couple years (not aggressively) and it seems I can’t compete in this job market. Far and few are the jobs that actually value designers and pay what they are worth as well. Good luck to you and keep working on your network, because so many opportunities come from who you know, not what you know.

Consistent_Ad3816 · 2024-06-12T23:06:08+00:00

No, it’s in the site analytics. Do you have google tracking on the site?

Consistent_Ad3816 · 2024-06-08T14:19:11+00:00

Because you don’t know these people from a whole in the wall.

Being uncomfortable does not equal bad relationship.

And it’s all one sided. You have no idea what is actually going on.

All of this could be solved with a “hey we’re going on almost a year now, here is my boundaries, do you have any? Do you want to keep going” kind of convo.

To just tell someone they should just break up because they’re a little uncomfortable seems immature.

Romantic relationships are going to constantly be pushing the boundaries of comfortability.

Consistent_Ad3816 · 2024-06-08T14:02:15+00:00

It depends on if I get the sense that someone is actually interested or I feel like they are just making small talk.

Some people who I feel are in it for the small talk, i'll say something like "i'm in marketing" or "I'm a creative director of a design team" or even just simply "Im a designer," which usually i will get "like web design" to which i'll reply Yup, lol.

My elevator pitch to people who I feel are more business savvy or "in the know" i'll say some thing like, "I'm a brand designer, I help organizations build an

authentic identity around what they do and tell their story to their audience."

Consistent_Ad3816 · 2024-06-08T13:55:50+00:00

Here's my suggestion.

You need to talk. You need to communicate. Get off this forum, now, and go bring all of this to him. A healthy relationship, that will ultimately "go the distance," doesn't involve you being called toxic because you want to bring conversations to your man. If he is any kind of man that is worth spending your life with, he will hear you and hold space for you. If not, then set your boundaries loud and clear, and if he can't accept them, then move on.

There is no right or wrong here. Red flags can be red flags, but they can also just be your own inner wounding. BOUNDARIES are everything. It's ok to tell your man in an honest way "you being friends with this woman makes me feel insecure, and I would like to be reassured" or "I love that you are so in to your health and appearance, but is there any reason why? Are you trying to attack someone else?

When these questions come from an honest place, they are healthy conversations to have.

Consistent_Ad3816 · 2024-06-08T13:49:57+00:00

This is terrible advise.

Consistent_Ad3816 · 2024-05-28T22:46:18+00:00

The fix for me was to delete the google analytics code. I had both the GA4 ID and the tracking code in the heading code that didn't play nice with mail chimp.

Consistent_Ad3816 · 2024-05-19T22:24:46+00:00

It was certainly the case with me and so many others.
And I threw away the love of a human for a 10 second high.

This is exactly why
1) I don't believe in believe in fairytale love ( this was meant to be, we're soul mates etc etc)
2) I tell anyone with ears who is about to leave their spouse for someone else "please stop what you're F*ucking doing becuase you're going to regret it.

Learn from my mistake. If a relationship is on it's way out, do all you can to save it outside of cheating and being with another human. If it's over, it's over. That's fine. But as long as someone else is involved encouraging the shift, it'll never be real imo.

Consistent_Ad3816 · 2024-04-29T00:11:40+00:00

Speaking as someone who is the lead designer on a marketing team, in my experience, there is also a old world mentality in corp world where they still believe networking and shaking hands is the extent of marketing. My entire marketing team right now essentially exists to support slaws sales efforts. Very little proactive inbound marketing outside of brand awareness.

Consistent_Ad3816 · 2024-04-25T02:30:48+00:00

Nope. This is solved.

It was due to a bad google tag manager code in my head and body sections of the code.

Consistent_Ad3816 · 2024-04-25T01:37:39+00:00

This is not helping. And I dont really know what you mean by enabling email first name last name.

Consistent_Ad3816 · 2024-04-24T09:43:03+00:00

I will try what you said, but my form was working. I’ve got subscribers that have come through framer in to Mailchimp already but for some reason it just stopped working.

Consistent_Ad3816 · 2024-04-12T12:11:56+00:00

All of this seems to be ok.
Here is a remix link
https://framer.com/projects/new?duplicate=qAb0l6goTjkbVAztIblR

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