: How to think of a great design I'm 16, from India and I really want to be a web/graphic designer.I'm good with coding, Illustrator, Photoshop etc. Problem is, I only KNOW how to do stuff,

@Barnes313

People always comment not good enough, not what we are looking for etc
etc.


I think you are looking at this wrongly.. Don't look at this as negativity look at it as inspiration or a learning tool on what they are saying and ask why..


Should I just quit because I can't think anything, I can just copy
things. Should I just go back into trying to be a lame engineer as my
parents want?


Not trying to be rude but fact is quitting will never get you anywhere in life. That said I think you may be looking at it too hard and you may want to re-consider your thought process. Example: Look at something and ask yourself how I can do it my way, unique, or try creating spin-offs/interpretations of work which would help in your techniques and could leave in being more creative.

Some possible ideas that come in mind from what you say you are good with:


Take a static site and add your interpretation of it being dynamic
which could help your coding skills and you could possibly pitch it to the client.
Same above with it not being responsive.
Look at a site and think what I would do differently.


Surely you have an idea on what you want and how you want it.. You're young and youthful. You could even be burning yourself out over complicating things. Just try and look at things differently your way because the design world is not a textbook area.

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