First of all, let me just say that the title above, which is not mine, is brilliant! It comes from the latest screenprint by husband and wife design team, The Design Bureau of Amerika. Entitled, “A Day in the Life of a Graphic Designer – Another Day Another Drop Shadow,” it sums up how many graphic designers spend their days. Buy it for all of your designer friends here.

Here’s what the designer, Keith and Jenn Bowman, have to say about it:

“The dream of a graphic designer is to create meaningful designs that communicate on a visual, intellectual and emotional level. It is the joy of being creative and having someone pay you to do it. But the reality of that dream is that it often comes with the heavy price on the creative soul. There are endless meetings, client revisions, committee-mandated direction, project managers who are frustrated art directors, long hours and often little recognition. These are the daily and universal struggles of a graphic designer and this is my loving tribute to those in the design trenches. May the creative concept never be forgotten and the good fight always be fought.”

I have to admit that my days are not exactly like this (a day in the life of the designer/mom brings some additional challenges), but much of it rings pretty true. Hilarious + brilliant!

Surely with a start like this, it’s going to be a great week!

[via HOW Magazine Blog]