Comments on: Death To Creatives!!!

By: Bill

Bill — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 16:50:36 +0000

Since I work mainly as a designer, but that doesn't really sound inclusive enough of the writing and video production my job also entails, my new business cards say “Digital Bad-Ass”

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By: Barry

Barry — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 02:49:37 +0000

I'm more annoyed by the number of “artists” on the planet now. Musicians are artists, actors are artists, designers are artists, everybody is a dang artist…except for illustrators, which are now nearly extinct. And, frankly, any kid with a bootleg copy of Photoshop IS a designer now, because there are few clients who know the difference between a professional and a poser, and they tend to prefer the poser's prices.

By: dansellers

dansellers — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 17:30:55 +0000

Well dude, you better call up Merriam-Webster and tell them to take it out because it has been a noun since 1962.

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/creat...

Either way relax… it's just a word and we know what it's implying. It sucks that the article is inaccurate and I really don't think this was a great topic to write about on a website for “creatives”.

By: richardpeacockcarteryork

richardpeacockcarteryork — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 23:29:35 +0000

Certainly agree that 'graphic designer' has become linked to 'seedy' work – and for some reason, 'designer' on its own doesn't!

By: David Boni

David Boni — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 08:18:53 +0000

Wow. While I agree with the whole “don't use the word creative as a noun” thing, I really didn't appreciate how the rest of the article devolved into snobbery. Screw that about “graphic designer” being a cheap title nowadays—God forbid you go out of the way and explain to your clients and everyone you meet the difference between a skilled/educated (or self-educated) graphic designer and a kid with a copy of Photoshop.

Using the title of graphic designer means I definitely deal with visual information, symbols, and how they are formed and laid out for the human eye to decipher and, hopefully, enjoy. When I compile a website, I don't see the difference in what I'm doing today against what the typesetters of old did. The processes and the distribution methods have changed, but the goals of our profession remain the same.

Try and be a little more poetic. Using just “designer” makes me think of Gucci crackheads. I like “art director” though… feels more fresh than being a traditional graphic designer, and it rings better with other kinds of creative folks (bands/musicians, writers, et cetera). I put both on my business cards for good measure.

By: Drifting Creatives

Drifting Creatives — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 20:00:02 +0000

If using the word “creative” as a noun actually causes you “irritation”, does your head explode when you get a bug bite?

By: kchung85

kchung85 — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 16:54:26 +0000

Haha… This is a great article, but there is one flaw. On your twitter profile you called yourself a graphic designer. You might want to change that.

By: sethteeters

sethteeters — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 20:37:58 +0000

I love that term… it's a statement in itself. I'm a student designer and hoping to be an advertising designer (that's the term I use), and always stress to my peers that the design has to communicate… what else are we doing it for?

By: allchornr

allchornr — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 16:44:54 +0000

What JUS said… I concur.