alien
yesterday i read a medium article on alienation from work according to philosophy of Karl marx. While the topic is on ux design, this certainly applies to other fields of creative professions, like mine.
Currently, Im interning as a graphic designer on my final year of college. you can really call it the calm before the storm. While i dont want to disclose much personally, I dont feel very fulfilled doing this job due to me not having much control over what I do, especially when limited to a template-driven software like Canva.
When I think of graphic design that moves people, I look towards Art Nouveau, Paul Rand's work, and even Bauhaus has some cool designs despite its simplicity. What i also learn over the years is that not everybody can be the next Paula Scher. But I believe everyone should be given the right to creative freedom. Lack of autonomy in creating things is what makes people working in this field the easiest and fastest to get burnt out. Heck, that dissatisfaction makes me wanna go for a more fulfilling job even if it pays me less.
Unfortunately, Not many people will understand that. Good job is only good when it pays well or makes more money than before. Not many people even understand the size of a poster when going to the printing store. I really have no choice but to survive in this world.
Even if I'm forced to live with a unfulfilling job, hopefully I can have an outlet for me to express what I'm truly feeling. For my day 7 drawtober prompt, I put a bit of personal feelings onto the work despite the subject being two of my ocs.
So lately I'm figuring out what i should do with myself. Whether I should continue down the path as a freelance illustrator while keeping other jobs, or just keep it as a hobby? I have other interests that i dont wanna monetize, and I have a big ass comic project that i rlly wanna do for the rest of my life.
Who knows. I'll just see what works.