UI design is inherently a waste of time for artists.
Seems like a rather broad statement. As an artist in UI design I disagree and think it's a fantastic meeting point of artistry and engineering.
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#12The title is a disaster. It would only make sense if they are selling training services to artists to migrate to UI design, and they want to lower their self-esteem so that they actually pay them for the training. Oh.
And 38 upvotes in just an hour. Mmm.
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#13UI design is inherently a waste of time for artists.
Seems like a rather broad statement. As an artist in UI design I disagree and think it's a fantastic meeting point of artistry and engineering.
I think the point is that UI design isn't really art. If you're interested in both, then great! But they're about as similar as fiction and non-fiction writing.
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#14I'm not sure what it is, but something about the colour palette used in the examples shown feels a bit off to my untrained eyes.
Is there actually a job market for pure UI designers? I often see UI as only a small part of job description that involves other non-art-related technical skills.
It feels like the market is already saturated with people who can do UI design and a lot more (or the other way around for that matter). I am glad that the author managed to find internship as a UI designer and I'm aware that the author plans "to extend into UX", but the emphasis on UI design as a career change for "traditional" artists sounds... dangerous.
Edit: removed confusing parenthetical.
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#15This article feels like a bit of a mess. It doesn’t really back up either of its two statements. Imposter syndrome generally requires that you are/were in the role that makes you feel like an imposter waiting to be found out. There’s an interesting tie between UI/design and a color principle. There’s recognition that an artist may find this gratifying and relevant. But, it’s a limited example not necessarily relevant…
> Imposter syndrome generally requires that you are/were in the role that makes you feel like an imposter waiting to be found out.
Not a big fan of the article either, but this doesn't strike me as accurate from my own experience. Impostor syndrome is more often, in my neck of the woods, used to refer to general lack of self-confidence. It can prevent you from applying to a job, too.
Re: Artists, shrug off that imposter syndrome – the tech world needs you
#16This article feels like a bit of a mess. It doesn’t really back up either of its two statements. Imposter syndrome generally requires that you are/were in the role that makes you feel like an imposter waiting to be found out. There’s an interesting tie between UI/design and a color principle. There’s recognition that an artist may find this gratifying and relevant. But, it’s a limited example not necessarily relevant…
> Imposter syndrome generally requires that you are/were in the role that makes you feel like an imposter waiting to be found out. Not a big fan of the article either, but this doesn't strike me as accurate from my own experience. Impostor syndrome is more often, in my neck of the woods, used to refer to general lack of self-confidence. It can prevent you from applying to a job, too.
That's an incorrect use. Imposter syndrome is called _imposter_ syndrome for a reason.
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#17So she lower the contrast and then gave a component a shadow where as none of the others have any 3D effect and are completely flat? It feels widely inconsistent to me and the message doesn’t hit right with me. There are people who train in graphic design that eventually become UI/YX designers… which isn’t to say an artist couldn’t go that route, but this doesn’t seem like a particularly compelling example.
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#18Does this person even know any actual artists? Many of them would rather die than work in tech.
Right?! Can tech/UI learn things from art? Yes, absolutely!
But man, the hubris.
Ironically, hubris has been a subject of art for thousands of years.
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#19Does this person even know any actual artists? Many of them would rather die than work in tech.
The article opens with "I’ve been an artist my whole life, in various forms -- children’s book illustrator, tattoo artist, and maker of branded images and characters." so presumably they know at least one artist: themselves. A career like that has probably left them with social circles that include a lot of other artists.
That said, yeah, I think the only artist in my circles (I'm a artist myself) who regularly expresses envy of people in tech is the one who's never quite managed to get their career off the ground and is stuck in a series of mediocre clerical support gigs. I sure as fuck wouldn't want to trade "swanning around the parks and cafes of a beautiful tourist destination, working about 20h/week, and paying my rent via Patreon support" for having to go to an office and work on making the FAANGs of the world even richer than they already are.
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#20Earlier quoted context omitted.
> Imposter syndrome generally requires that you are/were in the role that makes you feel like an imposter waiting to be found out. Not a big fan of the article either, but this doesn't strike me as accurate from my own experience. Impostor syndrome is more often, in my neck of the woods, used to refer to general lack of self-confidence. It can prevent you from applying to a job, too.
That's an incorrect use. Imposter syndrome is called _imposter_ syndrome for a reason.
Imposter syndrome can keep you from advancing your career because you think you shouldn't have a career in the first place and if you try to move up you'll finally be found out.