"Keep your head up."

I think self-doubt is something that we all have at one time or another. A lot of times when one of my designs gets rejected the first thing I do is try to get as much information about why someone does not like it. This helps me to understand what the problem may be. We as designers have to keep our ears and minds open at all times. Clients sometimes give you information and ounce they see it they realize their vision was not what they wanted. Design is not a black and white science. It has a lot of grey between the brainstorming and the final product. Even the best award winning designs could have been done in a totally different way that could be just as effective. You have to remember that everyone has an opinion and different taste. It is up to us as designers to take a lot of information in and come out with an effective piece. This very rarely happens the first go around.

We as designers have to be very confident in our abilities because rejection comes our way all the time. Rejection can be a good thing sometimes because it makes you dig deeper into your creative bag. Just because you may miss the mark the first or second time does not mean the final piece want be great. Don’t let self-doubt hold you back.

As Tupac once said, “Keep our head up.”