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Ask a Designer

Ask a Designer is SuperHi's advice column inviting guest columnists, successful and accomplished designers working in the industry, to share their insights on building a creative career. After all, it's tough out there. They're here to help.

Ask a Designer #16: How Can I Rebuild My Self Esteem After Being Fired?

Getting let go from a job can be the biggest blow to your self worth. Here's how to build yourself back up and come back stronger!

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Ask a Designer #15: Should I Get a Formal Design Qualification to Make a Career Change?

Wondering if you need a formal qualification for design? Charli guides a fashion designer through their options for forging a new path in graphic design.

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Ask a Designer #14: What Do I Do When a Project is Lacking Management?

Ever been hired for a freelance design job that has no project manager on it? Charli discusses some coping mechanisms in this column.

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Ask a Designer #13: What Do All These Design Roles Actually Mean?

What's the difference between a marketing designer, product designer, UX designer... and all the other designers? In her first column, Charli Marie demystifies the many different roles that crop up while job hunting.

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Ask a Designer #12: Shall I Change My Career Path to Save My Creativity?

Nika offers advice to a creatively-deprived developer pondering a career change to product design.

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Ask a Designer #11: How Do I Start a Side Project?

SuperHi's advice columnist and graphic designer Nika takes us through the journey of starting (and finishing) a personal design project.

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Ask a Designer #10: How Do I Create a Portfolio Without Any Real Client Work?

No clients? No worries! Nika shares her wisdom on how to create an impressive portfolio without any paid design work.

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Ask a Designer #9: How Do I Break into Graphic Design?

Nika offers some key tips for cracking into a crowded industry.

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Ask a Designer #8: How do I Keep Up With Changing Software and Jargon?

Nika writes about how to keep up with the fast-changing tools in design.

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Ask a Designer #7: How Do I Know When to Give Up on My Dream Career?

Today, Nika walks through what to do when you think it might be time to give up on your dream career.

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Ask a Designer #6: How Do I Launch a Fulfilling, Creative Career?

Meg tackles launching a fulfilling career in the creative fields, especially when you feel like an imposter.

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Ask a Designer #5: Should I Try to Do it All Myself?

Meg answers a question all entrepreneurs and entrepreneurs-to-be can relate to.

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Ask a Designer #4: How Do I Land that First Breakthrough Design Job?

Meg walks through how to land your first job, the one that seems so hard to get.

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Ask a Designer #3: Is Passive Income Possible if I Don't Have a Lot of Followers?

Meg talks about how to build a business that doesn't rely on millions of followers.

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Ask a Designer #2: Help! My Manager Is Stressing Me Out

Meg talks about how to set proper boundaries at work, even when it comes to your manager.

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Ask a Designer #1: Does it Matter What I Call Myself?

Meg gives us a lesson on personal branding in the creative world.

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