Graphic Design by Knut Olav

Thinking back on the course assignments you’ve completed in your studies, how has your journey been regarding feedback on your work from the outside world? When showing your design to someone and they give their opinion and suggestions:

• Do you feel they are undermining your artistic abilities?
• Do you try to see reason in the feedback and see how you can interpret it your way?
• Do you feel overwhelmed and lost and unsure which direction you should go in?

These feelings are valid and experienced by most graphic designers – even seasoned ones working in the industry for years. You have to learn to cope with feedback in a way that will contribute to your growth as a graphic designer but also keep your unique voice as an artist.

Write a short paragraph on your experience with feedback and how you’ve uncovered parts of yourself you did not even know existed. Do you think you have grown? Are you ready for the outside world and its opinions, and do you feel you have enough confidence to stand your ground if needed?

Most of the feedback I have gotten is of course from the tutors and fellow students. It is based on the tasks and those feedbacks are just very important to see my work in different ways. And that helps me grow as a designer.

I have also showed my work to friends, and some clients as well and they say I have a good product and they see the growth in my work. I think feedbacks is what makes you stronger as a designer. You can never stop getting better or more creative in new ways. This is what I love, different tasks and new designs and ways to think.

The future will just bring new educations true every lesson, tasks and opportunities in the design world!

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