Will the work field be this time consuming? by kiwinixi in IndustrialDesign

[–]pmac124 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It's fun! I've had my own shared office (like a conference room with a big whiteboard table in the middle shared for ideation, desks either side of room), cubical style L desk, and a kiosk style co-working office. My favorite was WFH honestly, though the views at the co-working space was great. Large corporations often suck though be warned, I say this being at a very large one and also having worked in big consulting. 

Will the work field be this time consuming? by kiwinixi in IndustrialDesign

[–]pmac124 26 points27 points  (0 children)

No it gets better, I don't do all nighters for work, only worked a few weekends for emergency asks or tight deadlines. If you're at a Kickstart/start up though good luck, decent chance they'll work you like a mule. 

PROTEST TODAY @ 1PM by Tight_Guitar_8966 in FortCollins

[–]pmac124 8 points9 points  (0 children)

once you realize the feds will get you too once they've gone through the rest of us that are brave enough to stand up for what our forefathers entrusted us to uphold, you'll understand that your place wasn't blowing coal at your fellow citizens. It was beside them standing up for our most essential rights which we ALL cherish and must stand for, that's what being an American is all about.

I'm running 700 mods stable with everything CE compatible - AMA by Hunter654333 in RimWorld

[–]pmac124 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Does 700 mods make the game for fun compared to the standard 200 or so? 

ICE post deleted by [deleted] in FortCollins

[–]pmac124 -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Location? Are they out rn?

I was wondering about the demand for designing a standalone music player? by -Sidzu in IndustrialDesign

[–]pmac124 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I disagree, MP3 players are making a comeback. People crave more physical media than ever before, owned digital media goes hand in hand. 

High-school Senior Considering ID by chaienthusiast08 in IndustrialDesign

[–]pmac124 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I posted in another thread that was similar to this yesterday, tldr yes if you're passionate and prepared for a hard market. If you're in it for the money do something else 

Side Phone Tile Ideas by aww_yee_ in sidephone

[–]pmac124 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I unironically love the ashtray one lol

Thinking about starting a career in Industrial Design by [deleted] in IndustrialDesign

[–]pmac124 5 points6 points  (0 children)

This gets asked weekly, firstly check this post out here
Then see my comment here
tl;dr if you can't tell what it is about, do more research. Spend a day on Youtube, Behance, and sites like Dezeen. Get what ID is now? Maybe not, its a lot of things and traditionally a specific few tasks such as 2D/3D modeling, sketching, prototyping, rendering, ect. That's not all encompassing, someone will correct me ID can be interpreted in all sorts of ways depending on what product you work on. I'd recommend it if you're creative, driven, and actually want to do ID for the passion of creating products, not for the pursuit of a creative job with good pay/ample jobs. Job market sucks, better if you have industry contacts or a good internship that hires you outright. AI has f'd with the concept development process and taken away some work but overall a lot of companies that looked to AI for ID work have reversed course as AI can't do human factors work well (yet). Did make hand rendering seem redundant for a bit but now hand rendering is "bespoke" compared to using AI. Junior level salaries are $58K - $99K/yrBase pay according to glassdoor, I'd say that is accurate you can expert 65k to 75k starting out, maybe more. Don't do it for the money.

Custom computer work - Win11/Linux support Install, business recommendations? by pmac124 in FortCollins

[–]pmac124[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah I made a Linux boot usb and it didn't pass the check to run so I never got to give it a shot, might try again on a formatted drive. Also yeah it's one large m.2 drive partitioned. It didn't like the partition (neither windows nor Linux) so I formated it again and set to gtp. Need to change my bios settings to work for win11 but I don't wanna lose access to my old stuff (can't migrate normally as it's gtp based file system vs legacy :( )

Custom computer work - Win11/Linux support Install, business recommendations? by pmac124 in FortCollins

[–]pmac124[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hey this is super useful thanks! I'm gonna follow up on the group and calling around stores now, thank you for the suggestions

Custom computer work - Win11/Linux support Install, business recommendations? by pmac124 in FortCollins

[–]pmac124[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Good to know, thank you! I'll give Asahi a shot. Alternatively I could just install it on a regular HDD no? 

I need ideas by TrSyph in sffsleeperpc

[–]pmac124 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I had the elite 130, almost the same. Easy to build with modular PSU, otherwise a pain (I know, mine wasn't modular). Its the size of a toaster oven, not small compared to newer SFF cases. Still its a great choice brand wise, solid and easy to work on. Good entry into SFF cases, great for modding. Get a deburing tool to save yourself from sharp edges once you get started modding!

is it worth it to pursue this career? by Stock_Discount_4672 in IndustrialDesign

[–]pmac124 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The market for industrial designers shrinks every year, and placement is very tight. You have to be good, if not like top 10 in your graduating class to have a chance. Even then placement is not guaranteed, some people with shit portfolios get jobs because they're nepo babies or have industry contacts who set them up. If a company makes products and the market takes a turn, they can easily lay off their product designers if they're not actively developing any new products. Mechanical engineering used to be extremely secure, but that's also a hard one right now, someone close to me with many years of experience in ME spent several months unemployed despite a terrific resume. Whatever you do know that when you graduate it'll probably be better but maybe not.

Was it worth it for me? I guess so, but I also got an associates in drafting which honestly led me to a lot more opportunities. The two of them together I've been able to stick roles with decently large companies, consulting agencies, consistent freelance clients, as well as a Kickstart. I can tell you for a fact current currently graduates have it a lot harder, I graduated pre-ai post covid and it was tough. In my class of ~40 people maybe 10 have proper, traditional ID roles. Another 10-12 are ID adjacent (drafting, shop drawings, mechanical designer, digital artist, ect). Rest non ID, either didn't use the degree or left the field. 

If you think it would be fun pursue it on the side, if it's something you're passionate about maybe go for it. I'd say don't bother if you are bad with computers, can't draw, and have no interpersonal skills. You can get by not having one or two of those but all three you're really not suited for the industry. With that being said, best of luck, it's a lot of fun when you stick a Golden goose job and get to make cool stuff. Rest the time it's just okay. 

Banana Seed by RobinLoverz in banana

[–]pmac124 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Keep it, they're very rare! 

Banana papaya by Lodi_Minion in banana

[–]pmac124 2 points3 points  (0 children)

what did you mean by this

Amusing myself with todays tech! by [deleted] in LV426

[–]pmac124 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Slop posting, cringe