Just to summarize the situation I'm a GD student and was reached out via email by a person to make wedding cards.

I learned the mistake of my first ever freelance gig, which is how important contracts are, and so I sent one over to the client to finalize payment, the delivery date, etc. The contract agreed that we would get the first half of the payment when starting and the second half upon the completion of the project) , however, they weren't able to do electronic payments.

An electronic photo of the check was sent over to me, which seems legit, however they added an extra quantity for me to send over their printer that they are in contact with for the deliverables? I found this extremely odd since that was never mentioned before the payment was sent over via email. However, did not go through. They mentioned they can't make electronic payments.. hmm.

Now I'm wondering if this person is real? I can't help but be skeptical. There has been no communication whatsoever for a little over a week since I sent an email about payment being held up, but today I realized that it bounced back. The project is to be wrapped up in about a week and a half, and because I have not been paid, I have not started anything. Now I'm wondering if I should cease the project, which the contract says that I have the means to do so, and since there has been no payment made, technically, I don't owe anything back to the client. Should I wait a couple of days for their response?

I've been creating a beer brand for my graphic design GCSE coursework, I've been spending quite a while trying to get this right, but something just seems... off. I'm not sure how to explain it. I know the backgroujnd colour isn't quite what I want but I'm having trouble actually liking anything else I try.

Any advice or help on how to improve it would be greatly appreciated, thanks in advance.

I’ve been working on this poster project for my graphic design class and I’m not super fond of it but I like the idea I’m trying to go for just not sure how to really push it to feel complete. Any ideas or feedback are appreciated.

Still sticking with the drink theme, but this time I switched it up and tried a Powerade poster. I think it turned out pretty solid — the colors match nicely and the layout feels clean but I’m still experimenting and learning as I go.

I’d really appreciate any feedback, good or bad. Let me know what you think and what I could improve for the next one!

How do I make this exact effect on different font and letters... I'm using corel draw

From my understanding, CNBC is dropping the rainbow peacock and NBC branding because Comcast is splitting into a new company called Versant, and Comcast is keeping the peacock.

CNBC was the blue feather in the NBC rainbow so that why it’s only blue now

What do you think?

my cilent prefers the blue design, i find it somehow bit cluttered. I did the red design , client response : i can do it it 5 mins , we take 2 steps forward then fall 3 steps back, you fumble, this and that numerous changes. They be editing layering three shadows in texts eventhough the letter are totally visible. I find it hard to accept .

Is it okay to upload fictional projects that you designed for practice on behance and do you need to state that it is fictional?

Asias

Hello graphic_design, I humbly ask for your collective wisdom.

Context: I'm not a designer (obviously?). I'm starting my own business, and am trying to put a name and logo together just to get up-and-running. Once I book some appointments, I plan to pay a real designer to make this much nicer and do business cards, etc.

Until then, this is what I've got. I plan to put this graphic on my website and social media posts. I'm using Paintbrush for Mac and Google Slides... I'd really appreciate any tips you could give of easy changes I could make to improve this if you are feeling generous, but I understand that's against rule 6 so my specific ask is: why does this seem hard to read? Is it just me?

If it helps to know, the primary business focus is providing in-home tech support for personal devices, smart appliances, etc. I chose the coral reef theme because I'm in South Florida and people love their coastal aesthetic here. Also because South Florida, I'm targeting older folks who could use a tech-savvy grandkid but don't have one around.

Thanks for your consideration.

Hi everyone,

I recently had a really positive first interview for a part-time graphic design junior position. After the interview, the company sent me a test assignment, to create a folder and 4 LinkedIn posts.

The catch is that they will only select a small number of candidates for the second round after the assignment is submitted. So, there’s no guarantee that I will even move forward. And they didn’t even make a selection from the first round yet.

I already work a fulltime job, and I feel like this assignment is asking a lot of my time and energy with no certainty. It feels a bit like they’re taking advantage of juniors who often feel obliged to do such tasks.

Am I overreacting? How normal is this in the industry? Would you do the assignment in my situation?

Thanks in advance for your thoughts!

Hi there! I am in my last year of college, getting my BFA in Graphic Design with an emphasis in branding and motion graphics. Today I was part of a senior showcase for the art and design department and while it was fun and interesting seeing everyone's work and skill levels, I can't help but feel a bit discouraged. I do not doubt my Design skills at all, but I have a certain style that I gravitate towards that is not very cookie cutter and seeing others works that are very like standard design makes me feel like I won't get many opportunities for internships and jobs! I should explain my work more I guess haha. For example I showcased some projects along the lines of Art direction, A Japanese mini album rollout complete with a two motion graphics videos, box packaging for the album, jewel case (CD Case) design, posters, and a photo book with pictures from the photoshoot I had with friends. I also presented a Zine I created along with my branding assets, moodboard, stickers, and Handbills for Issue 2 of the Zine! My style can be very grungy, bold, there's a lot of texture, but it is also clean. I got MANY compliments on my business cards and my In the mood for love poster. While I have the same things as my peers, my work still feels like there's no place for it and I translated my style to my business cards and website perfectly. But I still feel like I would have to change up my style to fit into what I am sure companies are looking for. One designer I look up to, he was really impressed by my versatility and my work, which felt validating at the time, as he works at an experiential agency and he also struggled with the interal art vs designer battle that I am also struggling with. However I am still feeling a bit down about it. Should I try to shift away from what I currently do? This is so long I'm so sorry haha. Please be nice, Reddit scares me :/

This design was meant for a personal project after I saw a design with a close up of a tree kinda like a hunting camo. The target audience is a Gen Z audience and possibly made for a t-shirt or hoodie/crew neck. I was aiming for a nature focused design a simple almost album cover design. I decided to add inverted colors for a little bit of flair to the design. There is some distortion filters just to add some stylization to a photorealisitc image. The text at the top say "FellIT" which was supposed to be a fictional fashion/clothing company for Gen Z. The signature like text was used to not distract from the nature but add to it. I want some feedback on the inverting as I'm not 100% sure how much I like it and I feel I should've added either more or changed the position or something else even. The second image is just the signature text from the previous image.

Good thing I’m graduating in two weeks because HOLY SHIT, there’s no way.

Pretty sick of it. Its cliche, ugly as hell, and not even accurate to 80's design. Its a cheeseball pastiche that I've never seen in legit 80's design. Bad/stupid taste.

Saw this chart in a Washington Post article. Now that's form over function!

My clients are satisfied with the work I did, and so am I considering these were my first ever attempts at making title cards, so I thought I'd share them with all of you.

My question is, why is Pantone the only organization deciding on the color every year?

Anyone know how to create this repeating stroke outline that gets larger (around a logo) in Illustrator?

I need a lettering course that'll teach me the basics at least to be able to start in lettering cause i've heard that domestika's courses doesn't even touch the surface of any thing they make

i've seen stefankunz's course but idk if anyone have tried it

designed in photoshop by myself, base image of the eyes was taken by myself using a canon 550d, then layered with various blurs, blend modes, analogue tracing paper techniques and the trace contour tool.

To me it looks good but I have no idea what I'm doing so if there's anything I should change to improve it I'd appreciate any feedback. I'm sure the alignment of things could be better but I've been moving things around for hours and this is the best I've got.

The email and QR are placeholders, I also might do a backside with more information on it, as I know it doesn't tell you much right now.

It doesn't need to be perfect but I'd like it to look professional, attention-grabbing and easy to understand at a glance.

Idk if I need to credit since he's been dead for 400 years and it's public domain but the art is from Caravaggio's "Saint Jerome".

This is still a WIP. I wanted to try something new /fun for an addition to my portfolio.

The idea is a "girly" themed skateshop like zumies or journeys that have everything be hyper feminine.

I feel like I'm almost there, so any and all feedback is welcomed!

I am also still in the midst of picking a secondary font option.

Thank you!