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Bill — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 11:50:36 -0000

Since I work mainly as a designer, but that doesn't really sound inclusive enough of the writing and video production my job also entails, my new business cards say "Digital Bad-Ass"

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Barry — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 21:49:37 -0000

I'm more annoyed by the number of "artists" on the planet now. Musicians are artists, actors are artists, designers are artists, everybody is a dang artist...except for illustrators, which are now nearly extinct. And, frankly, any kid with a bootleg copy of Photoshop IS a designer now, because there are few clients who know the difference between a professional and a poser, and they tend to prefer the poser's prices.

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dansellers — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 12:30:55 -0000

Well dude, you better call up Merriam-Webster and tell them to take it out because it has been a noun since 1962.

http://www.merriam-webster....[2]

Either way relax... it's just a word and we know what it's implying. It sucks that the article is inaccurate and I really don't think this was a great topic to write about on a website for "creatives".

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richardpeacockcarteryork — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 18:29:35 -0000

Certainly agree that 'graphic designer' has become linked to 'seedy' work - and for some reason, 'designer' on its own doesn't!

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David Boni — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 03:18:53 -0000

Wow. While I agree with the whole "don't use the word creative as a noun" thing, I really didn't appreciate how the rest of the article devolved into snobbery. Screw that about "graphic designer" being a cheap title nowadays—God forbid you go out of the way and explain to your clients and everyone you meet the difference between a skilled/educated (or self-educated) graphic designer and a kid with a copy of Photoshop.

Using the title of graphic designer means I definitely deal with visual information, symbols, and how they are formed and laid out for the human eye to decipher and, hopefully, enjoy. When I compile a website, I don't see the difference in what I'm doing today against what the typesetters of old did. The processes and the distribution methods have changed, but the goals of our profession remain the same.

Try and be a little more poetic. Using just "designer" makes me think of Gucci crackheads. I like "art director" though... feels more fresh than being a traditional graphic designer, and it rings better with other kinds of creative folks (bands/musicians, writers, et cetera). I put both on my business cards for good measure.

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Drifting Creatives — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 15:00:02 -0000

If using the word "creative" as a noun actually causes you "irritation", does your head explode when you get a bug bite?

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chungdesigns — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 11:54:26 -0000

Haha... This is a great article, but there is one flaw. On your twitter profile you called yourself a graphic designer. You might want to change that.

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Seth Teeters — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 15:37:58 -0000

I love that term... it's a statement in itself. I'm a student designer and hoping to be an advertising designer (that's the term I use), and always stress to my peers that the design has to communicate... what else are we doing it for?

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Ross Allchorn — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 11:44:54 -0000

What JUS said... I concur.

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JUS — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 10:23:59 -0000

"A rose by any other name would smell as sweet"

"What matters is what something is, not what it is called."

Words are the transportation for thought and therefore should be chosen correctly when written or orally expressed. But people give words life from their thoughts perhaps the word "creatives" is growing to encompass a larger definition because there is a greater mass perception of it that differs from the words official definition, so would it be wrong for the word to not reflect this? Haven't other words over time changed or evolved in definition to fit the most current perceptions of it?

"creatives" could be the new slang which represents something entirely different than its correctly defined counter part. As wrong or right as it may be. To limit our selves and our vocabulary's by rules and or limits put into place before our birth time is to me just a form of mental slavery.

But this article is very relevant to many of us who have given our lives to performing communication in anyway effectively and efficiently. If we can't convey ourselves right who will?

Closing comment: this site is awesome. great article.

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Nobox Design — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 14:55:27 -0000

This is always such touchy subject. Especially when you work in the corporate advertising world because titles mean so much to the account executives when they are presenting you or your work to a client. I would have to agree with this post though that they aren't right. My belief is keep the title generic like I do design like mentioned above but let your work speak for what kind of design or creative outlet you are presenting.

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sherdy — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 11:57:47 -0000

Gah! thats right up there with being told to "action it", Nike Just - Action It

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Russ Bratcher — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 22:38:55 -0000

Yah when they ask you, "What is your background?" You say, design. That's all.

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Connor Turner — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 13:09:29 -0000

Great article and you touched upon somethings that has been driving me nuts for a wile.

But further to this topic, what's infurates me to no extent is the term "creative" used to describe the act of Blogging, Design concepts, or Copy. I've had numerouse clients ask me when 'they can expect the creative in' or want me to look 'at the creative for a campaign'. It's bonkers... What's wrong with asking when 'will the Blog Posts be up' or lets a 'look at our campaign posters?'

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Corey Freeman — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 08:31:45 -0000

Hahahahaha. This post was amazing. It has been irritating me for a long time. My friend was reading a post on a reputable design blog and asked, "what is time management for creatives? Is that like, creative people? Creativity? What?"

It was hilarious. Thanks for the great post!

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guymclaren — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 05:50:58 -0000

God but creatives are a whiny lot aren't you? The title is immaterial, its the results that count. Graphic designers are not web designers. Print design and web design are two different jobs like toilet mechanic and electrician are two different jobs.

Who are you trying to impress with this whinge? Do you want some cheese with that whine?

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Ross Allchorn — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 05:31:48 -0000

I find people that complain about other's use of language where it's perfectly clear what someone meant to be more pretentious than those that do it.

Really people. You know what the person meant... get over it. You sound like a bunch of whinging sorority girls (apologies to sorority girls).

To HWS... design IS a noun!

Noun: design di'zIn
A preliminary sketch indicating the plan for something

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HWS — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 05:15:02 -0000

What I find annoying, and directly related to this "problem", is the use of the word "design" as a noun other than when it refers to a "plan" (like in "a grand design")... We don't make designs, we design layouts, drafts, websites, books, etc. Design is a process, not a product. Until people inside and outside the business realize this the role(s) of the designers will never be understood, and we will only be mistaken for decorators.