5/ Before posting your next piece, ask yourself:
Would a potential client understand why this work matters?
Or would only another designer appreciate it?
Designers need to stop making work only to impress other designers.
Your work should attract clients, not just get approval from people who do the same thing as you.
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4/ Good design matters, of course.
But the goal isnโt just to get approval from other designers.
The goal is to make work that speaks to the audience and solves a real problem for the client.
2/ The problem is:
Most clients donโt see design the way designers do.
Theyโre not thinking about tiny details, trends, or how โcleanโ something looks.
1/ One thing Iโve noticed in the freelance design space:
A lot of designers surround themselves with other designers.
Then slowly, they start making work to impress other designers.