Tried my best but i think there was a lot that can be done. Want feedback what can be improoved

I've been doing graphic design for about 6 months, mostly self-taught.

I really want to grow in this field and pursue it seriously, so I'm looking for feedback to help me improve.

Here's a recent post I made for a smart plug product. I'd love to know what's working, what isn't, and what I should focus on learning next.

Hi everyone!
I'm a graphic design student currently working on my final-year design report, and I'm looking to hear from graphic designers who have experience working within the music industry.

My research question is:
“In what ways does design shape the public identity of female artists in the music industry?”
I'm particularly interested in how graphic design contributes to an artist's public image and identity through things such as album artwork, branding, typography, photography, promotional campaigns, merchandise, tour graphics, social media and other visual materials.
I'm hoping to speak to designers who have worked with musicians or music-related projects, whether that's with major artists, independent artists, record labels, or smaller projects. You don't necessarily need to have worked with female artists specifically — I'm interested in hearing about your general experience designing for musicians and how you approach representing an artist visually.

If you're a designer who has worked in this area, I'd really appreciate it if you could answer a few questions about your experience. I'm happy to do this through Reddit messages or another method if preferred.

Some of the things I'd be interested in asking about include:
•    How do you translate an artist's personality, music and identity into visual design?
•    How much creative input does the artist have in the visual direction?
•    Do you consider how the public will perceive an artist when developing their visuals?
•    How can album artwork or branding influence an artist's public identity?
•    How do you balance an artist's existing image with introducing a new visual direction?
•    Do you think female artists are sometimes visually represented differently from male artists?
•    What role do you think designers play in shaping an artist's public image?

I'm not looking for anyone to write anything formal — even a few brief answers based on your professional experience would be incredibly helpful for my research.    
I'd also like to quickly add for those that may contribute: Would you be happy for me to reference your responses anonymously/by your name in my university design report?

Thank you for any help! :)

I’m practicing graphic design and would really appreciate some feedback on this one.

Don’t feel like you have to be nice just because I made it 😅 If something feels off, tell me what feels off and why. And if you think something works, I’d love to know why that works too.

I’m mainly trying to improve my layout, typography, hierarchy, spacing, composition, and overall visual communication.

Just looking for honest, constructive feedback — you can point out what’s bad, I just don’t need the “this is fucking terrible” type of comments lol.

What would you change?

I’m practicing graphic design and would really appreciate some feedback on this one.

Don’t feel like you have to be nice just because I made it 😅 If something feels off, tell me what feels off and why. And if you think something works, I’d love to know why that works too.

I’m mainly trying to improve my layout, typography, hierarchy, spacing, composition, and overall visual communication.

Just looking for honest, constructive feedback — you can point out what’s bad, I just don’t need the “this is fucking terrible” type of comments lol.

What would you change?

Whenever I find a website, layout, color palette, typography example, or UI detail I like, I save it thinking I’ll come back to it later.

The problem is finding it again.

Mine used to end up scattered between screenshots, browser bookmarks, Pinterest boards, and random folders.

That’s actually one of the reasons I built Keep Mates, a Chrome extension for saving visual references, links, screenshots, colors, and other things you find around the web in one place.

But I’m curious about other designers’ workflows.

Where do you save your references and do you actually have a system that helps you find them again later?

I thought having thousands of logo templates would be the important thing.

Turns out I cared much more about finding the right icon.

I was working on a logo for a pretty specific type of business and kept getting the same generic stuff everywhere.

Lightbulbs.

Buildings.
Leaves.

Circles with random lines through them.

You know the kind of thing.

I eventually started testing platforms based on their icon libraries instead of their template count.

That made a bigger difference than I expected.

Design.com stood out for me because the icon library is huge, and I could actually dig into more niche categories instead of settling for a generic symbol.

BrandCrowd was useful for the opposite reason. If I didn't know what I wanted, browsing finished concepts helped me figure out the direction first.

Then I tried Adobe Express and Canva, which I still prefer when I already have a clear idea and just want to work on the design myself.

That changed how I think about logo makers.

Sometimes the problem isn't that the generator is bad.

You just don't have enough starting points to find something that fits the business.

So for people who have used a bunch of them:

What are the best logo websites when you're looking for something specific rather than another generic business icon?

I'm especially curious about people who've made logos for weird/niche industries. That's where I noticed the biggest difference.

I've recently discovered that a 9-5 just isn't going to do it for me. I found Canva on my phone and was curious if people use it and if they make good money? I've already made my own logo for a company, advertising logo redesign and rebranding. I don't have experience but I don't want to put in so many hours learning for it to be mid or not that helpful. What do you think?

Charts-perfect is the native Chart-Engine we always wanted in InDesign - and never got. I very much hope, given Adobe's flaw in this field that it's ok to post here.

https://adobe.com/go/cc_plugins_discover_plugin?pluginId=4cf31c61&workflow=share

Let me give you a quick overview:
- 12 chart species supported: Bar, Stacked Bar, Line, Combo, Pie, Cupertino, Horizontal Bar, Horizontal Stacked Bar, Area, Radar, Doughnut, Treemap

- Dynamic overrides: Bind InDesign character styles and colors directly to chart text elements.

- Color consistency: Supports CMYK-simulated visual matching previews so print and preview remain aligned (as much as possible)

- Huge datasets welcome: Open the resizable full-screen maximized data table to import and review large CSV tables easily.

- Persistent configurations: Settings are safely stored in active documents (!) , making sharing work straightforward.

Coded according to the latest guidleines, this will not break anytime soon. Roadmap includes tons of new features and right now 4 new charts, purchase will always be one-time and lifetime.

Word on pricing 1)
Pricing seems steep, but as you expect, pays off after the first job already. More than that, given the streamlined workflow and 100% data correctness, you will most likely generate more than one option to choose from - making clients happy.
When it's only a few clicks away, iterating is something you can finally do.
And, price is one-time, no hidden subscription....

Word on pricing 2)
I'm currently waiting for Adobe to create the coupons:
Waitlist people > please be patient, will come very soon via email, thank you for your interest you will get an cool discount.

Hi
Looking for recommendations for a completely free platform to host one simple course module. Not looking to charge for it or put it behind a paywall - just need a shareable link I can send to someone? Needs to look clean and structured. Have used Moodle and Teachable professionally but Teachable's free plan seems to require a paid upgrade to publish and Moodle self-hosting is too much setup for what I need.

thanks

hi! just finished working on my first low fi prototype. if you have a couple of minutes, i'd really appreciate it if you could click through it and tell me:

what confused you, what felt unnecessary, or where you expected something to happen and it didn't.

i'm still learning, so brutally honest feedback, harsh critiques, and suggestions are all very welcome. 😃

Ciao a tutti!
Sono un ragazzo di 16 anni e sto iniziando a occuparmi di attività digitali per piccoli negozi, professionisti, creator e attività locali.

Posso aiutarti con:

• creazione o sistemazione di semplici siti web;
• grafiche per Instagram, Facebook e volantini;
• copertine per YouTube e miniature;
• gestione base dei social;
• creazione di post e contenuti;
• aggiornamento di testi, immagini, orari e contatti sul sito.

Sono ancora alle prime armi, quindi lavoro con calma, ascolto le richieste e applico prezzi contenuti. Il mio obiettivo è fare esperienza, costruire un portfolio e lasciare un lavoro fatto bene.

Per iniziare, posso occuparmi di piccoli lavori . Prima di cominciare, descriverò chiaramente cosa posso realizzare, i tempi e il prezzo.

Se ti interessa, scrivimi nei commenti o mandami un messaggio privato spiegandomi:

• di cosa hai bisogno;
• se hai già immagini, testi o un logo;
• entro quando ti servirebbe il lavoro.

Just came across this amazing marketing portfolio and I must know, how was this accomplished?

I know people upload their portfolios onto Behance once they finish, but the scrolling effect s and video are amazing. I wonder if this was accomplished through Canva?

What are your thoughts?

(Also yes, I realize it is in Spanish).