I’m pretty confident in my concepting skills as a junior, but I feel like I really lack in my design skills and super afraid of falling behind when I receive more design centered projects. I recently interviewed at an agency and designing was definitely a part of the gig. Anybody have any advice?

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There’s only one way to get better at design. Design more. Do personal projects, freelance, etc. Design is very technical in certain ways. While I think looking at inspiration can be helpful, the nitty gritty of practice trumps all. Copy things, try skillshare classes.

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Same. I have different Pinterest boards that I go back to that helps me get a start with layout ideas (one for mobile apps, websites, resumes, info graphs, etc).

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Tutorials have been a game-changer for me outside of learning in school and on the job. Find any relevant tutorials via YouTube, LinkedIn Learning, etc. Personal projects also help get all the jitters out, as you have the freedom to explore and learn your strengths.

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A lot of art director jobs at agencies require you to constantly design. The only thing you can do is to keep practicing

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Honestly I’d recommend doing some freelance on Fiverr. I did that when I first started out and while the projects weren’t exciting they really helped me get better with the technical skills side of design and develop some of my go to layouts. Plus since they’re small projects it’s not really a big deal if it’s bad

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amazing!!! thanks so much. def gonna try this out since it feels like “real” work at the end of the day. have a hard time doing design work just for fun since i just talk myself down a lot and convince myself it looks bad (i’m my own worst critic).

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