40 Very Real Designer Problems As Told By Twitter: Volume 2

Last updated: April 11, 2024 · 6 min read

Think about your day. Did you have some issues? Did things work out just fine, or did you face-palm a few times because of senseless client requests, infuriating software crashes or even a disheartening creative block? We’re willing to bet that you’ve had those moments where your forehead has slapped your desk in frustration on more than one occasion. #Designerproblems are a definitely a thing and we’ve all been there. That’s why we wrote up our first #designerproblems post back last year, and now, ~365 days later, we’ve got a whole new roundup of 40 more designers complaining about their issues. Having any funny #designerproblems yourself? You might want to tweet it, and maybe we’ll use it next time.

#designerproblems I envy mathematicians. When they say 2+2 equals 4, I’m sure their clients don’t say, “I think it looks better if 2+2=5”.
– Daniel Marsh (@Danny_Marsh96) June 4, 2016

I’ve begun to accept the fact that my profession will eventually lead to partial blindness and a hunch back. #designerproblems
– meghan (@meeeeghan) June 14, 2016

I think I designed flyers in my dreams last night… A designer’s work is never done. #designerproblems #designdreams #graphicdesign
– Emily Harris (@eharrisdesign) June 9, 2016

Adobe should add an educational feature where using the Magic Wand causes Photoshop to crash. Oh wait, it already does. #designerproblems
– Alan Sien Wei Hshieh (@chunggukpanda) June 9, 2016

Things I get asked at work: “Do we have a picture of the Hamburglar?”#DesignerProblems
– Mike Crane (@ThePsion) June 14, 2016

In a perfect world, the cmd would be the same to “place” an image in both @Illustrator and in @InDesign
â¬†ï¸cmd+P or cmd+D#designerproblems
– Kelly Milligan (@kemilligan) June 21, 2016

When a non-designer gets photoshop access. #designerproblems pic.twitter.com/8VggaG7rJL
– norviscotia. (@angelakay629) June 23, 2016

After I spend all day editing photos, when I look around I feel like I can edit things with my hands in real life. #designerproblems
– Bane&Lewis (@baneandlewis) June 21, 2016

It seems @creativecloud has its own way of saying good morning. Every. Single. Day. #designerproblems pic.twitter.com/bu0XAZ26jH
– Will Manning (@will_actual) June 24, 2016

Client: “Let’s jump right into mockups and skip wireframes completely so it’s done faster” #designerProblems #design pic.twitter.com/yOkSc86SbL
– Heather White (@KallunaLovegood) June 20, 2016

Being a designer is mostly convincing yourself you can get one more thing done before you have lunch. #graphicdesign #designerproblems
– Logan Brazeau (@LoganBrazeau) June 16, 2016

When you’re in a design review but the art director just isn’t getting your “vision”#designerproblems pic.twitter.com/sMyoZ4Qa2u
– Jonathan Shariat (@DesignUXUI) June 16, 2016

I’ve been staring at this design all day and I still have no idea what to do…. #designerproblems
– OpTic Xobe (@OpTicXobe) June 15, 2016

death by pen tool #designerproblems
– c l a u d i a (@claudbean) June 15, 2016

When you get “just a few more changes” a week after the project should have gone to print… #designerproblems pic.twitter.com/g0b7K5yxxH
– Becky Bauman (@beckybauman6) June 15, 2016

When the files aren’t uploading correctly. #freelance #designerproblems pic.twitter.com/Ud7Cq2uVKe
– Mariery Young (@marieryyoung) June 14, 2016

#designerproblems you’re tired AF ???? but you just got inspiration for a new design ????????????
– Taj Lo (@tajlo_) June 14, 2016

You know youre a designer when you try to command z your snapchat designs #designerproblems pic.twitter.com/9y0OUKfRmT
– caraudicious (@CUdicious) June 13, 2016

Why why WHY does Illustrator not automatically save?! #designerproblems
– Nicole O’Neill (@alex_andalex) June 12, 2016

You know you’re a designer when… you have to arrange your daughter bath toys in colour order! #designerproblems pic.twitter.com/pzwP4hnjXL
– Bridget Designs (@bridgetdesigns) June 12, 2016

That intense regret when you start eating at a restaurant and realize that the menu cover is in Comic Sans.#designerproblems #typography
– Alan Sien Wei Hshieh (@chunggukpanda) June 12, 2016

This (and the fact that I always want to kern the Castle title properly) is a drawback of designers watching TV. #designerproblems
– Kate Burgener (@KateBurgener) June 11, 2016

“I feel like the colors are too cheerful. It needs to look more miserable.” – Actual Client Feedback #designerproblems #adlife
– Chris Wynne (@ChrisEWynne) June 10, 2016

Sometimes I get emotional over fonts #designerproblems
– Sarah Hatzl (@anzdrea) June 11, 2016

You know your design-obsessed when you almost get into an accident trying to see the logo on the side of a truck #designerproblems
– Lael Porcelli (@LaelPorcelli) June 11, 2016

TGIF amiright?? #designerproblems pic.twitter.com/0hQJ3PCwtz
– Foerstel (@foerstel) June 10, 2016

When I leave a company all I can do is hope my successor doesn’t undo all my hard work. #dontmessupmybrand #designerproblems
– The RJH Touch (@theRJHtouch) June 10, 2016

Company asks for a playful, socialmedia-esque design and than changes everything to greyscale. #designerproblems pic.twitter.com/heukLRl3ok
– Tomek Zelmanski (@tomzel) June 10, 2016

Nothing like photo retouching to make you hate the faces of people you don’t know. #designerproblems
– Elizabeth L. Howard (@star_momma) June 9, 2016

Entering “333” in color pickers and hitting tab:
Photoshop -> “#333333”
Illustrator -> “#000333”#designerproblems
– Joshua Stevens (@jscarto) June 9, 2016

Sometimes u get clients who forget why they’re paying u… #graphicdesign #designerproblems #freelancehumor pic.twitter.com/zSulQVGYWX
– Isabel Morales (@_stylegeek) June 9, 2016

@thisisrebekah #konmari method + color gradient and values scale with prints in the middle…???? #designerproblems pic.twitter.com/4rJKHpX4vr
– Jenn Kim (@_jennk) June 9, 2016

When you have to work on someone else’s PSD file and all the layers are “Rectangle 184 copy 27” #designerproblems pic.twitter.com/wpOAGHui5H
– loft96 (@loft96studio) June 9, 2016

Stressed out cos my desktop is almost covered by .INDD and .PSD. How did I get here? #designerproblems pic.twitter.com/lkmNSam9UT
– Maria (@pseudohontas) June 8, 2016

Must resist all urges to buy 100 fonts and 100 texture and brush packs. #designerproblems
– Darian Rosebrook (@d_evyn) June 8, 2016

When client asks you to make changes which will destroy the project… #designerreactions #designerproblems pic.twitter.com/Xxs6R7M5xD
– Tomek Zelmanski (@tomzel) June 6, 2016

PSA: Copper and rose gold are not the same thing. #designerproblems
– Evan Leah Quinn (@evanleahquinn) June 3, 2016

When @Illustrator crashes twice in a matter of 20 minutes. ????#designerproblems #fml
– Natasha Gasswint (@nnatashag) June 3, 2016

Client: You know that logo we approved? Can you just redraw it like this and add…
Me: No problem *grits teeth* *facepalm*#designerproblems
– Sarah Bibby (@SarahBibby) June 3, 2016