It's time that we talk about imposter syndrome and designers. I know of several people, from who are doing design work right now using these tools, and they have a bit of imposter syndrome. With all of the tools out there today, often free to use, that allow for any old person to design things, it begs the question: Where is the line between a person who uses design tools and "a real designer?" I know this is a question that affects people in their lines of work, because I'm often consulted by coworkers for "my design expertise" and usually their work is just fine. Maybe the work needs a tweak for branding reasons but objectively-speaking, it's not bad. So if the work is good, aren't they a designer? Or is there some trick to all this that they haven't figured out? Let's jump in.
SCREW IMPOSTER SYNDROME: ANYONE CAN BE A DESIGNER
SCREW IMPOSTER SYNDROME: ANYONE CAN BE A…
SCREW IMPOSTER SYNDROME: ANYONE CAN BE A DESIGNER
It's time that we talk about imposter syndrome and designers. I know of several people, from who are doing design work right now using these tools, and they have a bit of imposter syndrome. With all of the tools out there today, often free to use, that allow for any old person to design things, it begs the question: Where is the line between a person who uses design tools and "a real designer?" I know this is a question that affects people in their lines of work, because I'm often consulted by coworkers for "my design expertise" and usually their work is just fine. Maybe the work needs a tweak for branding reasons but objectively-speaking, it's not bad. So if the work is good, aren't they a designer? Or is there some trick to all this that they haven't figured out? Let's jump in.