The media are not toys… they can be entrusted only to new artists, because they are art forms.
(McLuhan, 1954)
Applied Without Thinking, Now I’m Thinking Too Much
Jun 2, 2025
I saw a post in Casmo yesterday looking for a graphic designer to make a poster for a café. I wasn’t interested at the time, but while taking a walk this morning, I suddenly felt like applying. I sent my portfolio, including a poster I made back in Korea and a few I designed last month for my general graphic design portfolio. The whole application took only about 20 minutes, including gathering the files and sending the email.
I’m not very serious about it, but I figured it was worth the short amount of time it took. I’m unlikely to get the job, but I started to feel a bit anxious about the possibility that I do. Like—how much should I charge? Should I just provide the file, or also print the poster for them? If so, which print shop should I use?
Now I’m even wondering whether applying was the right move, since it’s made me start worrying about all of this.
Jun 2, 2025
I’m not very serious about it, but I figured it was worth the short amount of time it took. I’m unlikely to get the job, but I started to feel a bit anxious about the possibility that I do. Like—how much should I charge? Should I just provide the file, or also print the poster for them? If so, which print shop should I use?
Now I’m even wondering whether applying was the right move, since it’s made me start worrying about all of this.