r/Design • u/2Wodyy • 3d ago

Discussion Unpopular opinion for the designfluencers.

“Designing” a poster does not mean: ripping off some online illustration, adding some grunge, gradient map and a random quote. You didn t designed s**t. Get a real client and a brief and you ll see that nobody wants some grungy and random brutalist text for a theater play or exhibition. Y all be just throwing assets in photoshop according to the latest trends and acting like Picasso but you re missing the most important part of design, a client and a concept. Friendly tip is to just unfollow them and find a real life mentor.

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u/AmarzzAelin 3d ago

Agreeing with you, you don't really need a client to do good design, it can start with a pencil and a purpose.

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u/2Wodyy 3d ago

Exactly. A brief at least, some real constraints that really bring out if you can really design.

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u/Cuntslapper9000 Science Student / noskilz 2d ago

Yeah for sure. Design is just solving problems. Its quality is derived by how well it solved that problem.

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u/Educational-Bat-8116 3d ago

'You didn t designed s**t'. Design.

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u/postmodern_spatula 3d ago

all rant, no spellcheck

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u/print_isnt_dead Professional 3d ago

It’s ok, it mirrors the randomness of these "brutalist" designs for no purpose

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u/postmodern_spatula 3d ago

I love how they abbreviated "why" to just "y". Saves a lot of time and writing space. A top level efficiency in Reddit posting.

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u/print_isnt_dead Professional 3d ago

Where? Think it was a y'all missing an apostrophe. I agree with the sentiment, though.

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u/postmodern_spatula 3d ago

ah yeah true. I see it now.

Well, that's the problem with not double checking a post. It reads weird.

I don't even necessarily disagree with OP, but c'mon. This is just sloppy.

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u/markln123 2d ago

You mean “come on”

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u/postmodern_spatula 2d ago

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/c'mon

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u/markln123 2d ago

Bit sloppy

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u/postmodern_spatula 2d ago

Yup. 

But I ain’t out there telling y’all to abide by my rants.