I’m getting back into the design game after taking a break. I left a very toxic work environment that deeply effected my mental and physical health and took a very different job to have a change of pace and do something different. But I miss doing graphic design and creative work. Any advice with getting back into the field after being out of the game for 6 months?

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Update your website/portfolio. Take a look and what you have, maybe tweak somethings. After that maybe update your cover letter! Take sometime to get back into your roots of what made you love design and then see if that is reflected in what you show companies. Hope this helps!

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