In which we consider our portfolio.
When you’re a graphic design student, you’ve got more questions than answers. They range from the technical queries, like how to use Photoshop, to existential crises that force you to consider (and reconsider) your entire creative practice. Mitch Goldstein, an Assistant Professor of Design at the Rochester Institute of Technology, has channeled the uncertainty and insecurity that comes with being a designer into a series of amusing Venn diagrams aptly called A Helpful Diagram.
The refined designs are simple in their execution but exercise a brilliant wit. Using a few colors and a handful of words, Goldstein’s pictorial reflections and sage advice are both helpful for students and sure to speak to any career designer. They’re comforting reminders that whether you’re entering the industry for the first time or been in it for years, you’re not alone in your font hoarding, love/hate relationship with Adobe, and quest to design what you love.
Glean Goldstein’s wisdom in the charts below.
Assistant professor Mitch Goldstein has created a series of helpful venn diagram charts that are geared towards every student of graphic design…
In which we understand art school.
… although professionals are sure to find these relatable, too!
In which we consider the results of hoarding.
In which we consider the distraction of argument.
In which we consider our relationship to technology.
In which we lament our font collection.
In which we consider how we spend our time.
In which we understand our scope of knowledge.
In which we beat a dead horse.
In which we get inspired.
In which we attend art school.
In which we lament our digital instability.
In which we consider what deserves our attention.
In which we contextualize ourselves.
In which we have a social life.
In which we understand corporations.
In which we learn to have agency.
In which we consider the role of sports in design.
In which we have a reality check.
In which we consider specialization.
In which we consider how to procure employment.
In which we consider finals week.
A Helpful Diagram: Website
My Modern Met granted permission to use images by Mitch Goldstein.
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