Most people have a few ideas of a graphic designer… which usually entail drawing pretty pictures most of the day. I have been interviewed by a few university students wanting to know more about the industry and what they are getting themselves in for so I thought I would write a blog post on it to give everyone an insight.First of all the term “graphic designer” wasn’t around when I was growing up (it was called a commercial artist) but I knew what I wanted to do and eventually found the correct job title for my dream. I still get asked to this day what a graphic designer is so my definition is as follows: profession of a person with artistic talents who conceptualises ideas and strategies then visually communicates them with designs such as logos, brochures, advertisements, websites etc.
A day in my life looks like the following:
7.45am
Alarm sounds and I eventually get up… may take up to 30 minutes though.
8:30am
I have a bowl of cereal and then have a shower.
9:00am
Get into the office and go write my to-do list for the day. This usually has on average about 15 tasks every day and never seem to get any lower no matter how productive the day is.
9:10am
I go through around 20 new emails and flag the ones that I need to do work for and reply where I can.
9:30am
I get some of the smaller tasks off my list.
10:00am
This is usually when a client calls wanting changes to a design I sent through the previous day. Stop everything and find their files, make the changes and get back to the design I was working on.
10:30am
Cup of tea time!
11:00am
I get involved in a medium sized project such as an advertisement or stationery design but won’t finalise until afternoon as this is usually when I think best.
12:30pm
Lunch time… woohoo!
12:45pm
Reply to a few emails and make some more small changes. Sometimes this can go on until 6pm but usually by this time of the day I try to get into a nice big project such as a logo design or a website design where I can look up some fonts, do my research, sketch a few ideas and then start designing.
3:00pm
Cup of tea time again, sometimes with a little snack. While enjoying these I will also do any finishing touches to adverts etc. and send to client.
4:00pm
Usually when another phone call comes in with something urgent.
6:00pm
Go to gym (if I have time), shower and then have dinner.
8:00pm
Check through emails again. Look down at my list and feel disappointed that I didn’t get through my whole list.
9:00pm
Work on designs and marketing for our company.
10:00pm
Get into bed.
Below is a little design I found that illustrates a designers life:
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