QUOTE(Volsuung @ Oct 10 2018, 11:50 AM)
What do you guys think of the graphic design industry in Malaysia today?
As a brand and graphic designer who has worked here for almost 3 years (I am 24), here are some of my 2 sens:
- Design is seen less of a necessity and more of an adjunct to people both young and old,
- Many young local artists and designers do not know the business language,
- Many old corporate and organizations don't pay very high for graphical design services (since it's not important to them),
- Look at the logos for Visit Malaysia 2020, Kuala Lumpur etc.
- Bad logic symmetry eg: I drive BMW but my business only needs Kancil level of design quality (and price)
I said 'doomed' because:
- Many Malaysians don't understand + don't care about design value on businesses,
- Not many are willing to pay high for this service,
- I see many frustrated young designers doubting themselves (if they have entered the wrong industry),
- There are countries where designs are highly valued and appreciated (UK, US, namely westerns), why is that?
I would like to hear your thoughts on this, whether you are a designer or not.
I think you have some good points. As a brand and graphic designer who has worked here for almost 3 years (I am 24), here are some of my 2 sens:
- Design is seen less of a necessity and more of an adjunct to people both young and old,
- Many young local artists and designers do not know the business language,
- Many old corporate and organizations don't pay very high for graphical design services (since it's not important to them),
- Look at the logos for Visit Malaysia 2020, Kuala Lumpur etc.
- Bad logic symmetry eg: I drive BMW but my business only needs Kancil level of design quality (and price)
I said 'doomed' because:
- Many Malaysians don't understand + don't care about design value on businesses,
- Not many are willing to pay high for this service,
- I see many frustrated young designers doubting themselves (if they have entered the wrong industry),
- There are countries where designs are highly valued and appreciated (UK, US, namely westerns), why is that?
I would like to hear your thoughts on this, whether you are a designer or not.
Especially those that are not willing to pay decently.
That could be demotivating for aspiring designers.
Another thing is there are templates available online. Making a designer's job look easier than it truly is. Templates are meant to speed up the process and acts as a base but not many people view it that way.
There are probably a couple of bad apples that spoiled it for everyone. Designers that show the process to clients and tell them how easy it is. Trust me, I saw it happening quite a lot.
It's probably an ego thing, like "look how I did it, simple and easy".
Dec 7 2019, 09:28 AM

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