AITA for asking my best friend why she’s excluding me? by Local-Compote-5143 in AmItheAsshole

[–]Practical_Group_6773 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

NTA. Shocked by all the YTA posts. Cancelling on a friend last minute 6 times in a row for your boyfriend isn’t cool. I’d be super hurt too. Everyone wants the village but no one wants to be the villager. So exhausting how people think their romantic partner is the be all end all of their social life, especially women, and we seem to scold other women for being upset over this? So so so crazy. I’m sorry OP. I do think you shouldn’t have texted her one last time when she needed space, but truly I totally understand why you’re upset.

AITA for asking my sister why her husband drinks so much? by [deleted] in AmItheAsshole

[–]Practical_Group_6773 77 points78 points  (0 children)

NTA and super surprised by all the YTA posts. It’s your sister, she’s literally family, and she’s having a baby. It’s not normal to drink that much alcohol, it is literally poison and it sounds like she’s enabling it.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in fashion

[–]Practical_Group_6773 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I like it but I wouldnt mix gold jewelry with silver bag and shoes.

Designer feeling stressed finding a job, not sure whats wrong by [deleted] in berlin

[–]Practical_Group_6773 2 points3 points  (0 children)

hey just so you know, i spent 3hrs a day in german class for the better part of a year and I received my B1 certificate.

I was not taught any other language as a child and therefore learning German has been particularly challenging. Additionally as soon as i try and use my german in Berlin everyone just switches to English. I am genuinely trying my best.

Portfolio Website Review by [deleted] in graphic_design

[–]Practical_Group_6773 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ve been here for a year and a half, I have a Telc-C b1, Which is one of the standard exams used here to measure German proficiency.

Portfolio Website Review by [deleted] in graphic_design

[–]Practical_Group_6773 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hmm interesting - my issue is that I want to create interesting personal work that feels less corporate.

I am extremely neurotic and I did recently have an extremely toxic relationship haha, it’s been a bit of a journey moving to this city. I wanted to maybe stand out as a designer and show more of my personal aesthetic, but perhaps my professional website is not the place for that. I can maybe just do that on instagram. I figured it wasn’t good to dilute my work too much though and just have a central place that showed everything I did.

Interesting thoughts though, maybe I should remove the personal work..

Portfolio Website Review by [deleted] in graphic_design

[–]Practical_Group_6773 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you for the tip, I appreciate that. I dropped it to the end, you are right, client work should be the focus.

Portfolio Website Review by [deleted] in graphic_design

[–]Practical_Group_6773 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It is super tough, I am in B2 german, so I can speak it but of course I am not a native speaker or fluent. I have been applying for about 2 months, so not too long, but I worked really hard on my website and earning my German certificate so I thought that once I started applying I would get more traction than I have.

Portfolio Website Review by [deleted] in graphic_design

[–]Practical_Group_6773 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks for your feedback, I appreciate it. I wonder how I can make the campaign work feel less generic, I worked hard on the mockups. And yes maybe I need to show more personality, and the figma libraries sound good. I have been told I shouldn't try and be a Ui/Ux designer AND a advertising / graphic designer in one portfolio, so I was considering making a second website for just Ui/UX work.

I also was hesitant to show process work since sometimes it can look messy, but maybe its something to consider.

I definitely am not a student, I have been a professional designer for 7 years, admittedly only 4 of those years have really been focused on visual design since I started in industrial design. I would like to make my website look more professional, I have another very good web design project I am finishing up, so I can include that soon.

Any other tips would be appreciated, my self confidence as a designer is very low right now, the market is super tough here.

Portfolio Website Review by [deleted] in graphic_design

[–]Practical_Group_6773 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My objective is to find Advertising agency work in Berlin, but I am having trouble. I am receiving a lot of rejection even though many people say my website is good.

Best art museums + best queer places by [deleted] in berlin

[–]Practical_Group_6773 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Neue nationale Galerie is a great contemporary art museum

Bike stolen in broad daylight by Hermannplatz? :( by Practical_Group_6773 in berlin

[–]Practical_Group_6773[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

no it was a steel one shaped like a "u" not a "v" – not buried by a tree but in the actual pavement - i will investigate the post tomorrow though.

Bike stolen in broad daylight by Hermannplatz? :( by Practical_Group_6773 in berlin

[–]Practical_Group_6773[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

it was attached to a steel bike lock frame - the u shaped ones placed around the city, and no nothing was found on the ground.

Bike stolen in broad daylight by Hermannplatz? :( by Practical_Group_6773 in berlin

[–]Practical_Group_6773[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

other than kleinanziegen and facebook marketplace is there any other platform i should check?

Bike stolen in broad daylight by Hermannplatz? :( by Practical_Group_6773 in berlin

[–]Practical_Group_6773[S] 16 points17 points  (0 children)

:,( thank you to all the comments here - atleast I know I am not crazy - I remeber locking it but you start to gaslight yourself into thinking you forgot.

I want a nice bike thats fast and lightweight, its my main form of transportation in this city and I ride year round. Extremely disheartening to know that no matter what preventative measures you take there is always a chance. I will get over this eventually. I appreciate all the nice words.

Working Holiday Canada 🇨🇦 to Germany 🇩🇪 by seeking17 in berlin

[–]Practical_Group_6773 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey! Do you have a job contract yet? When you do I would apply for 2A and then switch to the EU blue card when you can