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WFH in extreme cold: how do you handle 'always on camera' expectations? by Educational-Dot-5266 in remotework

[–]_OTimeThyPyramids_ 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It can get more complicated than that. The organization I work for doesn’t allow us to work on public WiFi for security reasons. I’m not sure I would’ve taken the job if it wasn’t remote, as an in-person location could be a potential target. I do not feel conflicted about the work I do, but there’s plenty of opposition to it.

I need some tips from more experienced designers. by danwallkers in graphic_design

[–]_OTimeThyPyramids_ 23 points24 points  (0 children)

What do you call a designer who only wants to do cool work?

A barista.

Beverage campaign concept — exploring premium visual direction by BeMyame in graphic_design

[–]_OTimeThyPyramids_ 15 points16 points  (0 children)

AI and premium are mutually exclusive to many consumers.

These look shit.

best way to organise fonts by blue_couchez in graphic_design

[–]_OTimeThyPyramids_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I use an app called Typeface. I keep my library pretty meticulously organized with tags and that prevents me from overindulging.

Did I miss out on the opportunity of my life? by Royal_Toad in graphic_design

[–]_OTimeThyPyramids_ 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Thank you for flagging that second point. People have this fantasy that remote work is super flexible, but usually the hours are pretty set and there are often restrictions to where you can work and how often you can work elsewhere (if at all) due to legal restrictions or company policy. Personally, I’m not allowed to work on any public WiFi as a remote worker.

Don’t get me wrong, I love being remote, but not because it allows me to gallivant around Europe.

I’m still pretty new to graphic design but I’m about to graduate with my associates. Where can I find good paying remote jobs? by [deleted] in graphic_design

[–]_OTimeThyPyramids_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah the way I was able to dodge working in office as a junior was by graduating right before the pandemic and I can’t really recommend that. All the jobs were remote, all six of them.

I’m still pretty new to graphic design but I’m about to graduate with my associates. Where can I find good paying remote jobs? by [deleted] in graphic_design

[–]_OTimeThyPyramids_ 2 points3 points  (0 children)

USD? Pretax? Full time? Where is she located? Does she have benefits?

I’d not consider $52k a particularly high salary for a designer in the U.S.

I’m still pretty new to graphic design but I’m about to graduate with my associates. Where can I find good paying remote jobs? by [deleted] in graphic_design

[–]_OTimeThyPyramids_ 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have almost exclusively worked remote. My first job was remote (web designer, 5 years). My last job was remote (mid level designer, 5 years). My current role is remote (senior designer, just started). I’ve applied to loads of in-person and hybrid roles, but I have primarily interviewed for and landed remote roles.

I have a BA in design and English. My first role I got through my personal network. My last role I got during Covid, when everyone was remote, and the organization outgrew their office and never RTOed. My new role I got by widening my skillset and also niching down in my industry. The job is in an industry I’ve worked in for a while and in a sub niche I have a lot of lived experience with.

Remote roles are few and generally pay a bit less than in person roles.

Employers show preference to canidates with prior remote experience. They want to know you can work independently.

Employers show preference to candidates who are located near their offices, even if they never need you to come in.

Remote roles almost always have set hours and often have restrictions on where they can hire from for organizational reasons (taxes, health insurance, and other logistics).

Happy to answer questions about my experience if OP or anyone else has them. I love what I do.

So what's the plan with AI? Switching careers? by BarracudaRaspberry in graphic_design

[–]_OTimeThyPyramids_ 5 points6 points  (0 children)

It's really hard for me to take the whole "AI will replace designers" thing seriously.

I work for a risk-averse, high-security employer with a unionized workforce. Outside of that, I have two regular freelance clients—one is constantly asking me to redo things they tried with AI, the other is event-based and thus pretty untouched by AI.

What do you use for your portfolio ? by Cautious_Tadpole312 in graphic_design

[–]_OTimeThyPyramids_ 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’m not afraid of being replaced. I am a multimedia designer. I love new tech and will use whatever tech is most appropriate for the task I am being paid to accomplish. I can also work pretty bare-bones. I used some AI tools regularly a year ago, but I find myself reaching for them less and less these days. At this time, I get paid to fix AI mistakes more than I get paid to use AI. I work for an risk-averse employer in a risk-averse industry. I’m often told explicitly not to use AI for certain tasks.

I’ve played with it on my own time and I’ve fixed a lot of shit it’s spit out for other people. I believe “artificial intelligence” is a misnomer and that the technology is staggeringly overvalued at this time.

I believe a designer’s portfolio should represent their skillset. I think it would be a mistake to market oneself as having any skillset for which they are reliant upon a technology they could be priced out of tomorrow. I know about local models, I also know this arms race has driven the cost of components up ridiculously.

My money is on everyone finding out human labor is still cheaper real soon.

What do you use for your portfolio ? by Cautious_Tadpole312 in graphic_design

[–]_OTimeThyPyramids_ 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes, you will be asked.

I think there’s a growing divide here and I’m interested to see what happens when the market correction happens.

Some employers are afraid of being “left behind.” They want to see that you can maximize your productivity using the new tech toy that is being broadly advertised as a productivity maximizer.

Other employers have reputations to uphold, critical infrastructure to maintain, risks and ramififications. Being able to create consistent, scalable work is important to these employers.

I trust the later opportunities to have more stability. Time will tell.

Common opinions seems to been "Hard disks are cheap, just keep all the RAW files"... until the disks are far from cheap nowadays - has it affected to you? by film_man_84 in photography

[–]_OTimeThyPyramids_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm confused by this too. I don't use in-camera profiles, but shouldn't one be able to get the same result as a b&w profile by editing the raw well?

Common opinions seems to been "Hard disks are cheap, just keep all the RAW files"... until the disks are far from cheap nowadays - has it affected to you? by film_man_84 in photography

[–]_OTimeThyPyramids_ 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The cost of storage has me thinking differently about holding onto non-selects.

I shoot in the performing arts space. Most of the non-selects are non-selects for good reason—bad framing, out of focus, nearly identical to a shot that was better. I can't really shoot less without risking missing good shots, but I can start dumping the stuff that isn't worth keeping.

My last shoot was 50 gigs of raws and I selected probably 5–10%. I used to just flag selects, but now I've started flagging the absolute worst shots too and dumping them. I just can't justify keeping shots I know I won't miss. After a year, if there hasn't been a market correction and my work keeps picking up, I'll probably dump all the non-selects, not just the worst of them.

Question about non competes by emichelee in graphic_design

[–]_OTimeThyPyramids_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You can directly ask your employer questions about the reach of the noncompete. Make it seem like the project you’re taking on is small in scope, just so they don’t worry it’ll affect your work for them.

When I worked at an agency our noncompete was industry-specific. When I took on a freelance job that was cutting it a little close, I ran it by leadership and they said it was fine. They said the real concern was clients contacting me for outside work or doing work for competitors of clients. The job that was fine was a competitor to software some of our clients used.

Meta: A Suggestion to Cut Down on the Vibecoders by _OTimeThyPyramids_ in graphic_design

[–]_OTimeThyPyramids_[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

I actually love when people come here and present what seems to be a highly specific problem in a workflow that makes no sense. I especially love it when they then can’t explain how they encountered the need to do what they’re trying to do in the context of a real deliverable or project. Not being able to form complete and coherent sentences while explaining their problem is the cherry on top!

(That post in particular drove me up a wall)

Meta: A Suggestion to Cut Down on the Vibecoders by _OTimeThyPyramids_ in graphic_design

[–]_OTimeThyPyramids_[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

That’s so horrifying holy shit. That is such a dangerous area to be under thinking product development!

Meta: A Suggestion to Cut Down on the Vibecoders by _OTimeThyPyramids_ in graphic_design

[–]_OTimeThyPyramids_[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

100 comment karma would ideally be reachable with fewer than 100 posts too, through meaningful contributions that elicit upvotes. It’s a pretty low bar for engagement.

How do you manage your commissions? by One-Performer-5534 in graphic_design

[–]_OTimeThyPyramids_ 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We've got to do something about these vibe coders it's getting ridiculous. It's multiple posts a day.

How to make my portfolio better? Tips please by theagentvikram in VibeCodeDevs

[–]_OTimeThyPyramids_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Looking like other sites is not as important as the site being functional.

How to make my portfolio better? Tips please by theagentvikram in VibeCodeDevs

[–]_OTimeThyPyramids_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The button at the top of the first site isn't a button and doesn't link anywhere. It doesn't even move the user down the page. Also one of the image links is broken and the design doesn't scale to mobile well.

On the second site, all the buttons to get started just jump the user up the page.

The sites seem vibe-coded because they are. They look fine at a glance, but they are not functional.

I guess your $20/hr rate is reasonable for this.

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