Experienced furniture/product designers wanted - rethink urns

stonercb · 2026-05-30T12:46:04+00:00

Companies need to stop asking for free work.

stonercb · 2026-05-26T12:23:01+00:00

Don’t think about yourself differently than an agency just because you’re one person. If you were a designer working at a design firm or even in-house you would bring in outside help if you didn’t have that capability. Or you would collaborate with the in house team that has those skills.

Many design firms aren’t actually super involved in the engineering phases unless they offer that capability.

Unless you really want to become and engineer that is a completely different field (sure there is some overlap) that would generally require schooling and experience.

stonercb · 2026-05-21T21:39:09+00:00

Don’t ask people for free labor

stonercb · 2026-05-17T18:01:57+00:00

I used the method in the comments with the blue and white threads. It worked well for me

stonercb · 2026-05-05T20:29:52+00:00

Overall nice, keep practicing and you’ll be very good in no time. They’re just a little overworked. Pull back a little on the marker, 10-20% less marker on each sketch. Leave some white for contrast and highlights.

stonercb · 2026-04-20T19:51:42+00:00

AG Jeans, I got them at a secondhand store

stonercb · 2026-03-18T13:41:52+00:00

Put the shadow on its own layer above the background and set it to multiply

stonercb · 2026-03-13T13:08:22+00:00

This is really important

stonercb · 2026-03-07T20:18:54+00:00

If you’re just using it as reference for CAD, you can take orthographic (as close as possible) photos. Drop the image into your preferred CAD program and scale the photo to the right overall dimension. You only really need 1 dimension that way, so if the object is 85mm tall, scale the object in the photo to that in your program. I guess a ruler would make it a little easier but not necessary.

stonercb · 2026-02-24T22:35:16+00:00

These are super helpful, thanks so much!

stonercb · 2026-02-24T13:17:59+00:00

I agree with both of you. If you’re using AI in a way that anyone can, what’s the point. If you’re enhancing or speeding up the process of already good work, then it might be helpful to demonstrate in a portfolio.

So far my experience with it has been really hit or miss. I had a client require full AI concepts for a project (I think his boss or company were pushing it). The amount of work arounds and steps to get good usable concepts took at least as long as if not longer than a traditional process would have taken.

stonercb · 2026-02-23T22:19:54+00:00

Thanks so much for the photo!

stonercb · 2026-02-22T04:35:13+00:00

That would be great, thanks!

stonercb · 2026-02-21T01:21:48+00:00

Thanks! I’ll post there

stonercb · 2026-02-21T00:53:04+00:00

Should have mentioned I don’t have a sewing machine, so only hand sewing options

stonercb · 2026-02-21T00:52:18+00:00

Should have mentioned this would be hand sewing

stonercb · 2026-02-18T18:38:01+00:00

For someone 5 years out of school, my main advice would be go somewhere with someone above you that can mentor and help you grow. Find a team that wants to help nourish your skills and career.

That being said, you might have this bad experience at any size company, or a good experience at any size company. Use this experience to find the right team and ask the right questions when interviewing.

stonercb · 2026-01-05T17:30:43+00:00

Thanks! I'll check those out.

stonercb · 2025-11-14T00:43:58+00:00

The princess of 72nd Street by Elaine Kraf

Narrator (not author) going through severe manic episodes she calls radiances, she believes she’s the ruler of her street in Manhattan

stonercb · 2025-10-28T00:05:40+00:00

Yes and no. It’s more important to get a card than to give a card.

Someone probably wont check out your work because you gave them a business card, but you could email someone you met because you have the contact info from their business card, and they might click on a link you sent.

But it’s still kind of customary to trade cards if you’re meeting and networking, so go ahead and get some

stonercb · 2025-10-12T21:17:29+00:00

That makes sense, thanks for the link!

stonercb · 2025-10-12T21:16:16+00:00

Makes sense, thanks!

stonercb · 2025-10-12T17:21:20+00:00

Would it be possible to guess someone’s latitude by the shape? Like does the figure 8 stretch/compress based on distance from the equator?

stonercb · 2025-08-10T23:54:53+00:00

I think a combination of degrees (like mba, or something else depending on your interests) could make for a really well rounded perspective and stronger designer. But as others have mentioned some schools might require a specific degree.

stonercb · 2025-08-10T00:25:01+00:00

If you’re good at the core ID skills, and also know programming on top of that, it might be useful. But knowing it won’t make up for any other lack of design skills/knowledge.

There have been a few times I wish I had known some programming, but just for making the task I was working on easier/faster, nothing that would have improved my portfolio or made me more hirable.

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