Ariane Löbert
journalist
Potsdam, Nalles
Germany, Italy
what do designers do?
In the journalistic environment designers create layouts for print, develop graphics and info graphics, edit photos, etc.
worked together before
Many times.
additional thoughts
My answers are related to graphic designers in South Tyrol, Italy. In Germany graphic designers will earn more money.
working at night per month
A couple of times per month.
how do designers spend their time
on average workday?
on average workday?
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09:00
17:00
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designing
1 1 1 1
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research
1 j
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writing emails
j
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handling calls
j
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managing
j
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other
1
how do designers develop ideas?
They gather ideas from their own large pool of creative thoughts and their experiences, do researches on the internet or in other media, and take their inspiration from other designer’s work.
what does a designers’
workplace look like?
workplace look like?
Desktop with computer, with one ore more large screens.
what is an ideal designer like?
Creative, fast, independent, full of enthusiasm.
relationship with designer
Open minded, equal, based on mutual interest in the other’s work.
getting along with salary
They muddle through somehow.
designer’s monthly salary
1.501 – 2.000 €
what is a dream client like?
Reliability, confidence, recognition, “graphical thinking”.
what do you like or dislike
about the others’ behaviour?
about the others’ behaviour?
I like their enthusiasm for their work, their ideas and and their fast executed work. I don’t like the “just-work-to-rules” mentality of some employed designers.