No surprise that many designers are unemployed rn
Everyday on this subreddit I see so many people whining about not able to find jobs, and how design is a “dying field”. And while I agree, many companies do not value their design team and are constantly trying to cut costs and use AI instead, which has definitely worsened the market for entry level roles.
But at the same time, I see so many people who have 1+ years of experience and their portfolio is mid level at best. Visual skills are severely lacking, spacing and alignment are a joke, and basic fundamentals are not clear.
These days every XYZ person with no background wants to be a “UI/UX Designer” ONLY because it pays well with no understanding of it. Such people have oversaturated the field and then complain about it dying. They take up severely underpaid work because their skill level is worth that only, which in end brings the market rate down, and then they also do fear mongering that UX is dead.
Design is not dead and never will be, it has just adapted to a different network now. People need to really introspect their design level first, instead of complaining.