Working for VOX has been exciting but also challenging. It was so fun before to get a design assignment and decide how to run with it. Now that I am working for a real publication reality has set in and the days of gold stars are gone. Of course I have come to love collaboration in working in design. Usually, I welcome critique because it forces me to think about my work in a different way and often brings to light solutions for things I need help perfecting. But it is hard sometimes when you have to change things you know you worked on for hours or things you love about your designs and I am wondering what the trick is.
I was really surprised at the end of my semester as a news designer for the Missourian when I was asked what I wished I had fought for more. I hadn't realized I had the freedom to fight for things and couldn't come up with a good answer. Not to say I was super easy to work with or anything, but when my TAs didn't like something we talked about why and I went from there. Now, I feel like I am continually fighting for things and it is exhausting. I feel pushy and difficult, even when I am just explaining my thought process. Is there a graceful way to survive in the deep end?
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