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- Stares at every logo<\/strong> design he\/she comes across for longer than 5 seconds.<\/li>\n
- Gets overly enthusiastic when talking about colors, shapes, fonts and design.<\/li>\n
- Will take a long time with a restaurant menu to admire colors or to even criticize the design<\/strong>, fonts or image placement.<\/li>\n
- Owns a tablet, an iPhone, a net book and a desktop PC, all with the same design app\/software installed and possibly synced onto one network.<\/li>\n
- Critically views all TV commercials and magazine advertisements.<\/li>\n
- Gives a brutally honest opinion<\/strong> about your design sense.<\/li>\n
- Would spend all their money on expensive Apple products, if they can, and dream about hi-tech gadgets.<\/li>\n
- Finds inspiration in everything. From the pattern on a dress to the cover of the book, they will find inspiration everywhere<\/strong>!<\/li>\n
- Because of many sleepless nights, as they work 24\/7, they may be seen with sleepy look with dark circles under their eyes.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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- Loves watching animated movies and can watch them ten times in a row without boredom.<\/li>\n
- Will even be found experimenting with food collaborations<\/strong>, no matter what\u2019s in the fridge!<\/li>\n
- Is hardly ever away from their comfort corner, aka his work space.<\/li>\n
- Will stop mid-sentence just to say \u201cOMG! Look at that cool design!\u201d<\/li>\n
- Is likely to buy and collect weird stuff<\/strong> only because they love the packaging.<\/li>\n
- May have a cluttered room filled with magazines, posters, brochures and even comic books.<\/li>\n
- Loves scribbling their name<\/strong> in a hundred of different font styles.<\/li>\n
- Uses terms like CMYK, RGB, Pantone and others in normal conversation without realizing that you didn\u2019t follow.<\/li>\n
- Listens to a different type of music and won\u2019t understand why you don\u2019t like it.<\/li>\n
- Is able to explain the theory behind billboard advertising and good poster design.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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- Prefer reading books with images<\/strong>, rather than those with words.<\/li>\n
- Will ask for your opinion, but then do the exact opposite<\/strong>. Don\u2019t be surprised!<\/li>\n
- Might not express their love for you in words, but will use the artistic approach.<\/li>\n
- Is addicted to Facebook or Twitter and likely posts links and videos that they love.<\/li>\n
- Will adore you if you have mastered a design software or like to discuss color combinations<\/strong>.<\/li>\n
- Complains the most about clients<\/strong> asking for revisions of their design.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
The next time you see a guy talking endlessly about colors or passionately criticizing a brochure, you know why \u2026 that\u2019s a graphic designer.<\/p>\n
How much of this applies to you? Do tell us \ud83d\ude00<\/em><\/strong><\/h4>\n
Blog Updated<\/h2>\n
Being a graphic designer implies that you are chained to a workstation without having a life? Wrong! There is more to it than meets the eye.<\/p>\n
Graphic designers are possibly the coolest and weirdest people on Earth \u2026 in a good way! It\u2019s true that there are some side-effects of working in a creative profession and this definitely shapes their personality.<\/p>\n
The next time you see a guy talking endlessly about colors or passionately criticizing a brochure, you know why \u2026 that\u2019s a graphic designer.<\/p>\n
(This article is originally updated by: Alexis Stone)<\/p>\n
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- Will ask for your opinion, but then do the exact opposite<\/strong>. Don\u2019t be surprised!<\/li>\n
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