10 THINGS EVERY DESIGNER DOES · PART II (No exceptions. If you're a designer you're 100% guilty.) 11 · Feeling an irresistible but deep urge to redesign every website, app, logo or image we use or come across. 12 · Hoarding thousands of GBs of design templates “just in case” we might need them one day, but always looking for new ones when the time comes. 13 · Experiencing sudden bursts of creativity and motivation at 2 AM. 14 · Obsessing over kerning and spacing until our eyes cross. 15 · Having 20 tabs open at all times, because you never know when you’ll need that random tutorial you found by chance. 16 · Noticing the tiniest design flaws in everyday objects and silently judging them. 17 · Developing a true devotion or sometimes even an insane obsession for the colour Black. 18 · Perfecting our “elevator pitch” to precisely explain what we do, but totally forgetting it when someone asks. 19 · Paying for the entire Adobe Creative Cloud suite but only using three programs regularly. 20 · Becoming an expert Client Translator, deciphering client feedback that seems to be written in an invented language. _ How many are you guilty of? Don't forget to share them with your designer friends!
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10 THINGS EVERY DESIGNER DOES · PART II (No exceptions. If you're a designer you're 100% guilty.) 11 · Feeling an irresistible but deep urge to redesign every website, app, logo or image we use or come across. 12 · Hoarding thousands of GBs of design templates “just in case” we might need them one day, but always looking for new ones when the time comes. 13 · Experiencing sudden bursts of creativity and motivation at 2 AM. 14 · Obsessing over kerning and spacing until our eyes cross. 15 · Having 20 tabs open at all times, because you never know when you’ll need that random tutorial you found by chance. 16 · Noticing the tiniest design flaws in everyday objects and silently judging them. 17 · Developing a true devotion or sometimes even an insane obsession for the colour Black. 18 · Perfecting our “elevator pitch” to precisely explain what we do, but totally forgetting it when someone asks. 19 · Paying for the entire Adobe Creative Cloud suite but only using three programs regularly. 20 · Becoming an expert Client Translator, deciphering client feedback that seems to be written in an invented language. _ How many are you guilty of? Don't forget to share them with your designer friends!
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