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Originally Posted by psili
You're fucking kidding right?
$75 / hour for someone pushing pixels around in Photoshop with their mouse?
Fuck.
I hope no one's taking that article seriously.
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Thats like saying : Nuclear Physists don't deserve such a high salary, they're just pushing atoms around.
Good designers are rare. Not anybody can do a good design job.
Personnally I'm no designer, but a video editor. I see alot of people that can cut up clips, but don't have the extra artistic flair or technical know-how or marketing edge to bring that clip to a whole new level.
I on the other hand have been working in mainstream for years and have thoroughly studied the subject and mastered the craft.
Everytime I hear some twat tell me : "Wow, you're too expensive. I know guys in india that can do your job for 3-4$ an hour", I laugh cause I know that they wouldn't recognize Quality if Quality took their 2 remaining IQ points, rubbed them together and tried to start a fire! If you can't recognize good work, chances are, you can't recognize the shittiness of your own work.
So before you belittle another person's craft, ask yourself first : Could I do the same?
Then ask yourself : Why would they ask for such a salary?
Well... same reason top athletes get paid millions, same reason why Mercedes cost so much : They are at the top of their game and can perform better than anyone else. Therefore they are a rare commodity. And what makes a rare commodity cost more than the average commodity?
Business 101 : Fucking supply and demand.