TLDR Tech / Design
The three thirds
A mid-career designer describes a growing identity crisis as career progression pulls them away from hands-on creative work, a shift intensified by AI and changing industry dynamics. The field appears split into three groups—those thriving, struggling, or coasting—highlighting a lack of shared direction, and while some respond by moving into strategy, diversifying careers, leaving design, or redefining work's role in life, many remain in an uncertain middle, questioning what comes next.
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