Designers across the globe are using the hashtag #DesignerProblems to share their funny everyday problems, quirks and experiences on Twitter. From ‘slow loading time’ and client feedback to typography and OCD, the design Twitterati is letting off steam big time. Here are a few of the best ones.
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Sometimes waiting for files to save/open is like watching paint dry. Painful. So. Painful. ???? #LargeFileProblems #DesignerProblems
— Ashleigh Kilgour (@NinjaSpud92) June 9, 2015
2.
It's like the end of the world when I ask my computer to open up illustrator and photoshop at the same time. #designerproblems
— Kelly Oxman (@kellyoxman) June 9, 2015
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First sentence of direction from the client: "Please use a variety of fonts and colors." #DesignerProblems #FML
— Tim Nyquist (@Zeke8990) June 8, 2015
4.
When you ran out of Undo commands #designerproblems
— Johan del Barrio (@daddyyoe) June 8, 2015
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Waiting for final payment before sending the hi-res file is the closest I will get to a hostage negotiation. #designerproblems
— Barry Blankenship (@BarryTheArtGuy) June 9, 2015
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That moment when you've struggled for days on a web project only to find you misplaced a closing tag. #fml #designerproblems #webdesign
— Kaleb Gibson (@iKaleb) June 9, 2015
7.
#designerproblems after I've tried 50 different fonts and don't like any of them, I think to myself "good ole Helvetica"
— bdubose (@bethanydubose) June 8, 2015
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When you're ten layers deep and photoshop crashes on you ???????? #designerproblems
— Barnabas Siwila (@BarnabasSiwila) June 8, 2015
9.
I love designing content without any provided copy and images. #designerproblems #sarcasm
— Crystalike (@CrystalikeC) May 13, 2015
10.
my search for the perfect script font that is both elegant and completely legible continues… #designerproblems
— Katherine Simao (@KatSimao) June 9, 2015
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How it feels being the only designer at the company… #designerproblems pic.twitter.com/OeIwITrOuy
— Jonathan Shariat (@DesignUXUI) June 8, 2015
12.
This is what happens when you don't pay your web designer. pic.twitter.com/e9uLzZe5JD
— Oliur (@UltraLinx) June 10, 2015
13.
Screenshots occupy more of my desktop than anything ever has. #designerproblems
— Bobby Zhang (@_bzhang) June 11, 2015
14.
I like fonts more than I like most people #designerproblems
— Triple Dot Beast (@dotdotdotbeast) June 18, 2015
15.
Ever since iOS7 I feel like everytime I use Shadows i’m going to get judged. Damn you Apple. Depth is good. Right?! ???????? #designerproblems
— Andy Jones ッ (@andy88jones) June 15, 2015
16.
Client: What is your hourly rate? Me: I charge by project instead of hourly. Client: What is your hourly rate though? #designerproblems
— Shane Helm (@ShaneHelm) October 23, 2014
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Having done like 80% of the work, then the client decides to take a completely different direction on it. *Soul dies*. #designerproblems
— wanda islands (@wanda_islands) July 16, 2015
18.
When you get 1 negative critique on you dribbble shot #Designerproblems pic.twitter.com/oJK3JxNDnL
— Jonathan Shariat (@DesignUXUI) July 8, 2015
19.
Decides he will take a few days off design, and fills up his plate with design work for two months. #designerproblems #workaholic
— Barry Blankenship (@BarryTheArtGuy) July 16, 2015
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What it feels like designing on your laptop instead of your desktop monitor. #designerproblems pic.twitter.com/Q5DMxXC81m
— John Ferrigan (@JohnFerrigan) July 16, 2015
21.
The amount of times I save my work on any given project is probably borderline OCD #designerproblems
— Noah Schrader (@noahschrader) July 15, 2015
22.
"If you're having font problems I feel bad for you son, I got 99 fonts but Comic Sans ain't one."–#DesignerProblems
— Emily Peel (@EmilyVitaminT) July 15, 2015
23.
When you finally get inspiration so you lock yourself in a meeting room and stay for hours #Designerproblems pic.twitter.com/W7wTEuDYfI
— Jonathan Shariat (@DesignUXUI) July 15, 2015
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Fairly sure all designers have wanted to do terrible things to that one guy who wears green to a green screen shoot. #DesignerProblems
— Kageyama Satsuki (@KageSatsuki) July 15, 2015
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What it's like when you're asked to fill white space… ???? #designerproblems pic.twitter.com/r2a3BYwRkd
— Chris L (@machinehuman) July 10, 2015
Our favourites: no. 5, 12 and 18. What about you? Which one can you relate to the most? Share this post using the #DesignerProblems hashtag and voice your views in the comments below.