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Look at what things you started out wanting to learn and compare that to what you've learned in that subject so far, pay attention to small improvements and accomplishments you've made. Every little improvement will push you further, and they snowball over time.
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That's true! When I look back at where I first started out from and compare to what I was initially capable of and what I can do now even if it's just being more efficient in the same task, it shows improvement so guess I just have to remind myself to look at those achievements to continue pushing forward
You can’t look at your own work objectively. That’s why design critiques exist. Harder to do after you graduate, but you can still find a mentor or someone whose work you respect and ask them to give you honest feedback.
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Getting outside feedback is probably the best way to go in terms of covering off on blindspots but there's also got to be away to at least marginally evaluate your own work and progress too on a day-to-day, month-to-month, or even year-to-year basis
Yeah I think you really have to rely on feedback from your colleagues and supervisors, and client responses. Sometimes it's really hard to recognize growth in ourselves.
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Yea getting that positive feedback from peers really helps to reinforce that I'm at least on the right path and am doing something right so that's always a bit of a confident booster
Growth looks different for everyone, but for me, it starts with setting clear personal goals and aligning them with the feedback I get from my manager. I pay attention to what’s needed to move forward in my role, and I track whether I’m consistently meeting those expectations. That’s how I measure if I’m truly growing by seeing progress toward both my own goals and the ones that help me advance professionally. Why are you feeling this way? DId you ask a feedback from anyone yet?
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Tracking against what's needed for the next step up is actually something that I haven't been doing as actively so going to start doing that! I have gotten feedback from peers/colleagues/managers and they've been relatively positive so it's more so me being harsh on myself rather than it being due to any specific deficiencies in work
Build a network of kind-hearted designers who can offer you constructive feedback. Get their opinions. Also, try pushing yourself to branch into different styles you wouldn’t normally do.
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Yea definitely need to continue building out a network of people I can rely on for constructive feedback as well as trying out different styles to broaden my range. Slowly doing both so hoping it leads to better outcomes!
Look back year to year. You should be able to see progress and how your work has aligned with business success, more than design aesthetic. If you can’t see this, have an unbiased colleague take a look.
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Tying progress back to business results is a great way to quantifiably measure progress so definitely going to start incorporating that in my own internal reviews. Also helps when I need to speak to any work that I'm doing when explaining experience on my resume/portfolio