𝐘𝐞𝐬, 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐲 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧.

𝐁𝐮𝐭 𝐢𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮'𝐫𝐞 𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐲, 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞 𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲, 𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐝.

After 5+ years in the design world, meeting thousands of people—interns, seasoned pros, creative directors—I’ve learned one undeniable truth: 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐢𝐭 𝐛𝐢𝐠 𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐧’𝐭 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐩𝐚𝐲𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐜𝐤𝐬; 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲’𝐫𝐞 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐩𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧.

↳ 𝐏𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐁𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐬 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐟𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧

- Designers who enjoy their work create designs with a spark and “wow” factor.

- Those in it for the money often produce bland work and struggle to stand out.

↳ 𝐁𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐬𝐞𝐭, 𝐁𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐬

- Passionate designers seek new ideas, better references, and value feedback. They don’t just follow the brief—they push it further.

- Those focused on paychecks deliver “good enough” work and avoid extra effort. ( Like Feedback)

↳ 𝐂𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐭𝐲 = 𝐒𝐮𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬

- Successful designers aren’t just experienced; they’re creative and push boundaries.

- Those chasing money get stuck in a routine, churning out the same old designs.

Design isn’t just a job—it’s a craft. If you’re in it just for the money, you’ll get bored fast, and your work will show it.

But if you really enjoy design? 𝐘𝐨𝐮’𝐥𝐥 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐣𝐨𝐲 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬, 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐭𝐡, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐲𝐞𝐬, 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐲 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞.

𝐁𝐮𝐭 𝐡𝐞𝐲, 𝐢𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮’𝐫𝐞 𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚 𝐣𝐨𝐛 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭’𝐬 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐚 𝐩𝐚𝐲𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐜𝐤, 𝐈 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠’𝐬 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐲 𝐬𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐝. 😏