As a designer over 10years, I’ve been feeling underconfident after returning from maternity leave.
Today I received feedback about alignment and spacing issues in my InDesign file, and it made me feel like the client is doubting my skills.

Has anyone ever received feedback like this?
Is it normal to get comments about spacing or alignment sometimes?

I know it’s a small thing, but I’m scared. I feel like I’m being judged, and I’ve started to feel a little bit of imposter syndrome. :(

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Hi new mama.

I hope you know that juggling parenthood and a full time job in a creative field with lots of subjectivity is an incredible task.

Yes I have gotten feedback like that before.
“Why does this look off?”
“This doesn’t look so designed”
“Can we do something to make this look tighter”
All of that is normal.

It could be 3 things:

1- The client has no idea what they’re talking about. And they just want to show that they’re smart and understand design.

2- The client has something in mind they can’t fully articulate. Something isn’t perfectly matching the visual they have in mind. In this case, your alignment/spacing may be fine but the client is just poking holes trying to match your design to their mental visual.

3- The client is actually right. Your layout on this particular project wasn’t perfect. The client has a good eye and noticed you were off your game with that one. Doesn’t mean you don’t know how to design. You’ve been on mat leave, probably designing less than pre-baby. You just need a couple reps to get your eye sharp again.


So my advice, take it in stride. You have nothing to worry about :)

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It’s normal to feel rusty when you come back.

Think of anything else in life. If you take time away, coming back is rough.

But you can do this. You’ve got it!

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