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Transition from CVS Store Associate to Staples Retail Print Specialist

There’s a job opening at my nearest Staples for a Retail Print Associate, I’ve been working at CVS part-time for the last 3 years and want to try something else.

I have a Bachelor’s in Graphic Design but never was able to land any of the graphic design jobs I applied for. Having experience in print seems to be a common requirement for graphic design jobs so I feel like this should be the next stop naturally. But I’m not entirely sure what I’m getting into and wanted to know if anyone could shed some light on what to expect as a Retail Print Specialist. Also, how my experience as a Sales Associate at CVS can benefit me.

Should I apply? Or keep looking?

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u/marty1985mcfIy — 11 days ago

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I spent 7 days getting my design brain back — here's where I landed

I've been getting back into graphic design after being away from it for a while, so I gave myself a 7-day challenge.

I didn't want to make seven polished “portfolio pieces.” I wanted to experiment with different areas of design and see what still felt natural to me.

Day 7 became a visual study around typography × image × space.

The idea was to make typography behave like part of the environment rather than simply sitting on top of an image.

These are the four final experiments.

I'd genuinely like feedback from other designers — especially on the typography, composition and whether the four pieces feel like one coherent body of work.

u/angelwithbaskets — 12 days ago