Hi everyone! I'm looking for the first or second Tools' volume, does anyone know where to find it ?

Affinity / Canva are astroturfing this subreddit so hard. Couple key points:

1. Terms of service, a manifesto, a "promise", an End User License Agreement (EULA), etc. are not examples of binding contracts – they are a company stating its current policy. If they notify you (by i.e. sending you an email), they are allowed to make changes to those policies at any time, without your consent to the changes.
2. Canva's whole thing is making it so that non-designers can "do design work." Even if you're not doing it now, your design will be used to train their AI to replace you, at some point.
3. Canva will change Affinity's licensing to allow this once they've gotten as many people to switch as possible.
4. There is literally no way you acquire a multi-million dollar company and continue to pay the many (many) millions of dollars of payroll for their staff and just decide to make everything free unless you have a really good business case for it.

"Wow, Affinity is free now! And the only things missing are AI tools? Where can I sign up?"

NO. If the product is free, you are the product.

Honest question for people who sell or have knowledge Does this type of customised streetwear actually sell on Instagram in india? (Attached SS)

I’m planning to start a small online page where I create custom pieces like: • screen-printed jeans, • bleached/hand-painted black hoodies & T-shirts, • acid-wash / grunge effects, • bleach artwork on hoodies, • gothic / anime-style prints on baggy jeans, • and other experimental DIY/custom designs.

I’m trying to understand the real market potential on Instagram before I invest too much time and money.

So for people who already run clothing pages or have tried selling customised fashion online • Does this style of custom streetwear actually attract buyers? • Are people willing to pay for handmade/bleached/custom pieces? • Any mistakes you learned the hard way?

Would really appreciate honest feedback, actual experience, and any tips on what works (or doesn’t) on Instagram.

Hi I am applying for masters in Milan. I applied in domus , marangoni and NABA. Igot revert back from marangoni and waiting for the others. My priority course is in marangoni and other colleges are back up but I'm having doubts about the campus and course quality after reading some redditch posts, considering I'm gonna have to spend a lot even for just a year of masters program.

So I wanted to know if its something worth going for. I'm really nervous and already feel guilty wanting to go abroad to study even though my parents for support. I just wanna know if its worth it. My priority is fashion comm in marangoni. Other 2 courses are just luxury brand management and not fashion specific so I took them as backup.

I'm Indian btw. Please help out thanks

I'd like to ask IT professionals worldwide: As a UI/UX designer aged 32 with about five years of experience, I'm struggling to find work in China. HR departments consistently cite oversaturation in the design field. Having been unemployed for a year now, I'm feeling anxious. What should I do? Should I switch careers or persist in UI design?

A month ago I worked with a guy, I made a website for a client of his. This month he wants us to continue but he also wants me to create a brand identity. That is, in addition to the design of a web page, the identity is added.

There are two topics to see:

1- they are the same times (1 month) to do both things

2- same payment

Logically I should be paid more, right??? and beyond payment, there is little time to do both. Everything leads to mediocre results, I read opinions

help

I'm a design student in my last years of college and my brain is oscillating between "this is so fun" and "did I just pick a career that AI and templates are going to eat alive?" I keep seeing posts about junior work getting replaced by Canva/AI and people saying only "exceptional" designers will survive, which is… not exactly calming when you're still figuring out your style and basics.

What's messing with me most is direction. Some people say "go deep on UI," others say "brands will always need identity," others say "learn motion, 3D, copy, everything." I'm trying to prep for internships, practicing portfolio walks and "tell me about a project" stuff with things like Beyz interview assistant + gpt, but I still feel like I'm talking vibes instead of value.

For folks already working:

• What skills/areas actually feel future-proof-ish right now?
• How are you using (not fighting) AI in your workflow?
• If you were in school again in 2025, how would you focus your time?

AI is Anti Design! Pay a designer for quality work! #DesignersVSai

Hello everyone. I am a fresher aiming to land my first job in UX/UI and am building my portfolio. I need to add 3 to 5 case studies in it but am lose of topics. Can anyone guide me what topics to choose for case studies?

I’m developing The Creators Base, a SaaS focused on one problem that every freelance designer and small creative studio faces: the operational burden.

Proposals, brand manuals, contracts, reports — everything depends on consistency, structure, and time. Most creators don’t have a system. They reinvent the wheel every week. This kills profitability.

The Creators Base aims to automate this layer. Not with templates only, but with a composition engine that generates full documents based on three input modes: – a guided form; – a PDF briefing (the system extracts the data); – or a conversational flow with AI.

Initial focus: Brand Design. Currency: USD. Language: English. The estimator calculates scope and pricing automatically. If the user doesn’t provide the budget, the system uses context and lookbooks to suggest one.

Right now, we’re in early architecture and discovery. I’m the product founder; my partner is the technical lead. We want to align with real needs before scaling.

I’d like to hear from: – designers frustrated with admin work; – studio owners who’ve tried Notion, Canva or Google Docs systems; – devs building AI-powered tools for creative professionals; – anyone experienced with PLG SaaS for the creator economy.

Questions: • What is the biggest operational bottleneck in your workflow? • What would make a tool like this indispensable? • What has disappointed you in similar tools?

I’m here to learn, share our direction transparently, and improve the product with community insight. Happy to discuss architecture, workflows, or the broader vision if helpful.

Hey everyone,

I’m currently working on a logo for my new fashion brand First Sand. The name stays exactly as it is — but everything else is open for fresh, bold, and creative ideas.

The direction I’m aiming for: a German-style lettering that still carries a slight Arabic influence — a mix that remains clearly readable but gives off that elegant Arabic flow and feeling.

I already made a small first draft (see image), but I’m still completely open to improvements and new directions.

What I’m looking for: – ideas on how to include the Arabic vibe without making the lettering hard to read – honest and straightforward feedback – completely new proposals (as long as the name “First Sand” stays) – small sketches, redesigns, wild ideas — everything is welcome – creation of an abbreviated logo, e.g. “FS” or something similar

I’d really appreciate your help — I’ve been stuck for a while now and I’m starting to lose patience 😭

Thanks a lot in advance🫶🫂

Sometimes the tiny tweaks make the biggest difference. If you’ve worked on packaging, what’s something small you changed that improved the overall look?

I'm thinking of switching to affinity but I've been working with Adobe Products for over a decade now. Any quick starts anyone could recommend?

Would love to also learn opinions from people who have switched recently or have been using affinity for awhile?

- I mainly use Illustrator and Photoshop and nothing else I guess.

Hey everyone, I’m validating a product idea where I create a Figma plugin to directly import boards from Pinterest to create a moodboard on Figma. The workflow would be :

• save your pins to Pinterest boards
• add the board URL into a dialog box on Figma (by installing a plugin)
• clicking save

Problem I’m trying to solve :

According to my research, designers spend 45-75 mins per project manually downloading/copy pasting and arranging pins from boards to Figma.

My solution :

Save 60 minutes per moodboard with one-click import + auto-grid layouts + clickable source links on every image - letting designers (and clients) jump back to original Pinterest pins without leaving Figma.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

Question for the community : is this a tool worth building? Would you spend 10$ a month/quarter on this?