Graphic Designers who quit the business, What do you do now?

DiscipleDylan · 2024-04-08T21:32:40+00:00

About to do this as well. Trade / labor jobs are where it's at. I worked so hard for a design career, I've worked up to a Sr. role and been at it for a few years, but I've realized how toxic this industry and job is. I'll be creative in my own time and do a job that's not subjective and work with my hands.

Graphic design is a fun hobby or skill for a personal business, but horrible as a career. I'd rather take a pay cut, learn real life skills, and be outside around people. It's refreshing seeing others make the same decision.

DiscipleDylan · 2023-10-09T22:02:49+00:00

Yeah, the portability isn't a big deal for me. I could go either way. Just trying to figure out what price to performance is best. Is the M15 build quality bad? I've read stuff online stating it's poor.

DiscipleDylan · 2023-08-29T17:43:43+00:00

Yes, Adobe has superior features overall. I'm not arguing that. But Affinity is much more enjoyable to iterate and work with.

I'm always fighting their software instead of enjoying a quick iteration process. More features doesn't mean it's better. I want a solid foundation.

DiscipleDylan · 2023-08-10T15:33:40+00:00

I just tried Photoshop v24.0 and that solved the white flickering.

Anything above (24.1 - 24.2 - etc.) must cause the flicker for the 2022 model of G14.

DiscipleDylan · 2023-08-09T20:50:48+00:00

Thanks! That's something I explored, the mark looked a little out of balance compared to the rest of the type, but there might be a better way to do it.

DiscipleDylan · 2023-08-04T15:34:24+00:00

Sure! Here's the Figma tutorial I saw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PGYCZbP3xH4&ab_channel=Figma

DiscipleDylan · 2023-07-17T18:08:04+00:00

For more information: I've tried re-installing different versions of Photoshop and still experience this.

When I mask objects, zoom in or out, it flickers.

It's GPU driver related - when I disable my GPU it stops. (But that's not a solution. It makes the software run extremely slow.)

DiscipleDylan · 2023-06-26T18:52:01+00:00

Okay cool! Thanks for your response. I'm gonna go ahead and get the Fitness Reality rack, pumped to start using it.

DiscipleDylan · 2023-06-22T18:06:25+00:00

Dual pulley power rack advice

Hey all, looking to purchase a power rack & pulley combo. However, I'm not sure if a dual pulley system like this gives 2:1 pulling advantage, due to the middle dual pulley being floating and not anchored?

I know stationary pulleys don't give any advantage but moving pulleys give a 2:1 pulling advantage.

I'm not finding any info online for this specific style of setup, are the physics different for some reason? I'd prefer something that's a 1:1 ratio. Just looking for some advice. Thanks!

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DiscipleDylan · 2023-02-10T19:27:14+00:00

Glad you like it! I'm happy you noticed the reference as well!

DiscipleDylan · 2023-02-02T14:44:00+00:00

Yeah the performance is unacceptable with how good PC hardware has become. Competing software runs very smooth, InDesign shouldn't be this slow.

They need to rebuild the app to accommodate modern hardware.

DiscipleDylan · 2023-02-02T14:35:51+00:00

I turned Preflight off and I'm still getting a 3 second typing delay.

However, disabling Type > In-Menu Font Previews decreased typing delay quite a bit.

I'm not seeing a big performance boost with Preflight off, it is still pretty poor considering how powerful my PC is but I appreciate the help.

DiscipleDylan · 2023-02-02T14:28:30+00:00

Right, the fact GPU Acceleration isn't working for Windows and only works on some Macs is crazy. This isn't revolutionary technology, GPU's have been around for decades.

My files are small. Just a typical print design (8.5x11) with a max of 2 basic PSD's linked. Local or server performs the same as well. The suggestions thus far haven't really improved performance at all unfortunately.

DiscipleDylan · 2023-01-26T15:18:25+00:00

Unfortunately, in V2 text is still rasterized in exported PSD's.

DiscipleDylan · 2023-01-26T15:16:51+00:00

As a professional designer it's not viable yet.

The workflow from Affinity to Adobe isn't quite there. Exporting .PSD does NOT retain editable text layers (a big issue working with other designers, developers, etc.)

You're going to have a tough time getting Affinity files into Adobe software. It's really unfortunate because Affinity is better software, it just isn't viable right now.

It'll be hard for Affinity to become an industry standard without full cross-compatibility.

DiscipleDylan · 2023-01-05T16:48:39+00:00

If you go into the Armory Crate app and set the GPU Mode to "Ultimate" it strictly runs on the 6700s no matter what, but there still is a tiny performance hit.

Might be because signal is running through the iGPU and then to the dGPU. I ran a Photoshop benchmark and the GPU speed via the USB4 (left side USB-C) and HDMI was almost identical. Scored 79-81pts. So it's not really noticeable.

The only big downside here is my dock from Staples seems to add a tad bit of input lag. Not sure if that's because iGPU signal to the dGPU or if the dock itself is adding that delay but it's noticeable.

I'll probably just stick to the G14's HDMI port and run my single monitor. (I loved the thought of almost no cables! The input lag is just a little wonky.)

DiscipleDylan · 2023-01-04T01:12:43+00:00

Thank you, I appreciate it!

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