The prevailing mood amongst product designers right now is
- Annoyed
- Bored
- Considering leaving the profession
The current mood is putting off a lot of young designers from entering the industry and pushing existing designers out.
What do we do?
Product designers don’t need to do anything.
It’s okay to explore what’s best for our futures. The industry is becoming a competitive black hole, taking time out of people’s lives to be “strong and flexible”. When there are just too many people asking for validation…