If you're in visual design, the world outside your house or studio may become an ordeal to deal with. With so many bad designs in so many styles, the public world becomes a challenge to enter and stroll through ! The sheer confrontation with all this ugliness can be life-threatening...

Okay, this may be a bit of an exaggeration, and of course it depends on your personal character and attitude towards design in general. But it's truly an occupational hazard that you can hardly enjoy certain media or utensils anymore, without subconsciously judging or criticising its design.


Oorspronkelijk geplaatst op Quora: What sucks about being a designer?"