Web/interactive design.
Generally I like my job and career choice. It’s a fun/creative industry to work in, and it allows me the opportunity to partake in some related practices like photography and illustration. Any day I get paid to hold a camera is a good one in my books.
I also really enjoy meeting clients and learning about their industries and the business challenges they are facing. Gives you the chance to peak behind the curtains of many different types of businesses and see how they operate. So the ever changing nature of the clients keeps things fresh.
But having said that, after 11 years I worry I’ve hit a bit of a ceiling in terms of growth opportunity, and I wonder if working in “cool ad agencies” is going to be as much fun in my 40’s as it was in my early 20’s. I also worry I’m missing out on the current UX goldrush in the startup/SaaS industry and I may be falling behind the times, to be replaced by younger, more talented designers as the old school “web designer” becomes a relic of the past.
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