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.
1.
Sometimes waiting for files to save/open is like watching paint dry. Painful. So. Painful. 😑 #LargeFileProblems #DesignerProblems
— Ashleigh Kilgour (@Ash_Kilgour) 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
— kellyoxman (@kellyoxman) June 9, 2015
3.
First sentence of direction from the client: "Please use a variety of fonts and colors." #DesignerProblems #FML
— Magic Internet Money Mike (@Zeke8990) June 8, 2015
4.
When you ran out of Undo commands #designerproblems
— Yoe DB (@db_yoe) June 8, 2015
5.
Waiting for final payment before sending the hi-res file is the closest I will get to a hostage negotiation. #designerproblems
— BarryBlankenship (@BarryTheArtGuy) June 9, 2015
6.
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
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https://twitter.com/bethanydubose/status/607984028331966464
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https://twitter.com/BarnabasSiwila/status/607971128267542528
9.
https://twitter.com/CrystalikeC/status/598629657202688001
10.
my search for the perfect script font that is both elegant and completely legible continues… #designerproblems
— Katherine Simao (@KatSimao) June 9, 2015
11.
How it feels being the only designer at the company…#designerproblems pic.twitter.com/OeIwITrOuy
— Jonathan Shariat (@DesignUXUI) June 8, 2015
12.
https://twitter.com/UltraLinx/status/608678753779245057
13.
https://twitter.com/_bzhang/status/609135026446295041
14.
I like fonts more than I like most people #designerproblems
— Triple Dot Beast (@dotdotdotbeast) June 18, 2015
15.
https://twitter.com/andy88jones/status/610434227818110976
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
17.
https://twitter.com/wanda_islands/status/621721612602073088
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
— BarryBlankenship (@BarryTheArtGuy) July 16, 2015
20.
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 (10 Minute Version) (@noahschrader) July 15, 2015
22.
https://twitter.com/EmilyVitaminT/status/621446171106648065
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
24.
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
25.
What it's like when you're asked to fill white space… 😆 #designerproblems pic.twitter.com/r2a3BYwRkd
— 劉達人 🇺🇸 (@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.
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