Graphic design might have to be a subset of your professional career. Take it from others who have also studied it and are thriving— it’s just one small tool in their toolbox.
Imagine you’re a swimmer that cant tread water? That’s how I view design, having a 4 year BDes in GD. Very critical skill that enables me to do everything else plus gives provides me with validation+proof for clients.
I get the comments about AI but people also misunderstand or overestimate many clients capacity to well, do any work, let alone do it well. I’ve run a digital product agency for close to 10 years now and initially we were ‘hand code’ every site, then eventually wordpress/webflow. Even though we explicitly map out and prep modules to show clients how to manage all this themselves, they’re simply too busy or its over their head.
Also with all due respect to Indian designers, the education system there seems to teach them to copy and not create. Which may work for IT or positions where they simply need to memorize… hasnt worked out well for creative. I’d say 1/100 are absolutely great, 99 are well… not even good. Whereas school systems in Mexico or Thailand seem to be much more open to cultivating creativity in their population (I hire designers from both).
Hey man, in a world where business owners and design language has steadily gone up, being cheap isn’t good enough. If you are cheap but aren’t decent, no one is going to take that risk. I say this as someone who has scaled and operated two different design agencies. I can see your work is nowhere near ‘hirable’ and as someone already noted, likely a beginner. Add in the fact that you have just a few pieces, it definitely is a red flag.
Right now your focus should be filling your folio with work, improving not just technically but conceptually and strategically. Anyone can be a pixel pusher but to conceive an idea is much harder and takes much more effort. Good luck man!
Tell you story, in a positive way and continue to tell it over and over. What is a day normally like? What arent we, in the big city seeing? Because I’m sure even if we don’t like it, we’ll at least be away and understand. I’d focus on showing that side, even if you might think it is boring, there is someone who will undoubtedly find it fascinating and some will enjoy it enough to book a visit.
Isnt this why ADPList exists?