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How did you find your self working as a graphic designer; how did you meant for this job?

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Question added by Jayson Aglubat , Creative Artist , Sadeem International Co.Ltd.
Date Posted: 2015/06/23
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It's a passion mostly. A career chosen also.

Muhammad Ali Faisal
by Muhammad Ali Faisal , Lead Artist , OZI Technology

Graphic is my passion. While I do work I feel that I born for it. I don't know why I feel very comfortable in my designs and work. I think I am addicted of it.  

Ibrahim Saleh
by Ibrahim Saleh , Front End Developer , Souq.com

I like working as a graphic designer, but the worst feelings you have are when you deal with some customers who really make you feel like "I don't want to keep working in this field anymore."

reem Abou Alshaer
by reem Abou Alshaer , Art Production Manager , 5th Element Events - Powered by ATS

I have been involved into artistic and design field since I was studying in the college of fine arts..

so it  is my fate to be so..!   :)

adnan sheikh
by adnan sheikh , General Manager , Pathtracers Logistics Solutions Ltd

Hi mam,

graphics designing is my passion, i do try to present actual concept of product advertising or message convoying  by creating artwork, i find myself very comfortable while working in my own skilled job bonus point from the pre-press upto final production of job i know how to take step and control quality standard of product.

Mahesh Lalu K.M.
by Mahesh Lalu K.M. , Senior Graphic Designer , SeHus International

For me it's a dream job and I have a passion for it...

Sheikh Md Sohaeb Hoassin
by Sheikh Md Sohaeb Hoassin , Temporary Associate , Li & Fung (bd.) Ltd.

I always want to do some creative things and Graphics Design fullfill that dreams.

 

mohammed agha
by mohammed agha , Account Manager/ Client Servicing , Medium Rare Advertising ( Innovatus Communications)

It can be the easiest job, and the hardest job depending on your clients!

Johnny Anthony
by Johnny Anthony , Executive Secretary , Indusmens Corporation

I can’t recall any moment when I made a “decision” to have a career in graphic design. My parents recognized that I was artistic as soon as I was old enough to color and draw. Art was just always “my thing,” and it was only natural for me to assume that I would be an artist for the rest of my life. I think we often get side-tracked into thinking that we need to pursue the occupation that makes us the most money. I got good grades in school, and I knew there was an option to pursue a career in something like medicine, or law, or those other seemingly high-paying careers. But those options were never really options for me. I viewed them as boring, and I viewed art as fun. So I naturally kept art as my main priority, and always have. I think part of our purpose is to spend our time doing what we are best at. I was lucky that I found a way to make a living at doing art projects all day.

 

I had an odd path to my current career in graphic design. Like I mentioned, I had always been artistic, and spent most of my time drawing. My friends and I started a band when we were thirteen years old, and I naturally created the logo and tape jackets for our band. As our band grew, so did the nature of the projects that I created for the band. I would find myself designing fliers, cd covers, t-shirt graphics based upon our need at the time. At age18, my band signed to a record label and we started touring nationally. Most of the bands that we toured with liked the merch that I designed, and asked me to design merch for them as well. This snowballed into consistent paying work for me that I did from my Powerbook in the van and in hotels. Around age22, there became an odd overlap between my income from design, and the income from the band, in which I was making more money designing t-shirts for bands, than I was performing in my mine. The decision soon came to take my design operation full-time. I’ve been completely freelance and full-time since2005. I’ve never worked any design job other than my own freelance projects, which is quite rare. I’d like to think it came from an unwavering persistence to my work, but the truth is that I’ve been very very lucky. 

Kamran Farooqui
by Kamran Farooqui , Graphics Designer and 3D animator , POSSIBLE Portfolio Update Coming soon...Link http://www.KamranFarooqui.me

Nice to read everyone's emotional journey to strive for better designs. It's Very touching indeed. I myself have been in the Creative industry for some time now...it all started with Water colours n Spider-Man comic designs in the late80's. Life as a Computer graphics artist took off after being introduced to3ds Max v2. Before that Stephen Spielberg Jurassic Park one and original Toy story. Absolutely eye opener!! I still enjoy it. :-)

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