This speaker talked about some real affirming things I have come to learn working in design as a freelancer over the years. It does come down to not what you’re schooling is per se, but what you can bring to the table and how impactful it will be to a project.
I worked on smaller branding projects for restaurants, bakeries, breweries, record labels to venture capital groups and bigger non profits. At the end of the day I realized I have no idea where I want to land on “what I want to work in” when I get out of this program. I know I want to know more than I do now when it comes to my trade. That I know for sure.
I think if I am forced to think on it, ideally I like to work in a space where creative is not as constrained by so much budget, but my mistrust from the client. Not often, but sometimes I get into situations where it really does feel like the client hired you with the best intentions to give you agency, but in the end they want to design it themselves. I like to reach a space where there is mutual trust and empathy between the creative, the management, and the clients I work with. Everyone working in tandem to produce meaningful work, work that will be impactful to everyone involved.
Also this might come off as mere nativity or mere enthusiasm, but I like to work at a place where it doesn’t feel like I am designing solely to produce profit for someone. I worked with non profits before and I liked the feeling from that, but they are usually more times than not a client that limits your creativity due to budget constraints. A nice sweet spot between the two I would be content with.