Explaining three designer career paths from @annakahoelkstudio

Name: Explaining three designer career paths from @annakahoelkstudio
Uploaded: 2025-11-22T16:30:00.000Z
Channel: annakahoelkstudio
Description: The creator, an industrial designer, breaks down the three main ways designers make money. She explains the pros and cons of working in-house for a company, licensing designs to brands for royalties, and starting your own business to design, manufacture, and sell your own products, using her own studio as an example of the third path.

The creator, an industrial designer, breaks down the three main ways designers make money. She explains the pros and cons of working in-house for a company, licensing designs to brands for royalties, and starting your own business to design, manufacture, and sell your own products, using her own studio as an example of the third path.

Creator: @annakahoelkstudio on Instagram

Transcript

How the f do designers make money? This is the video I wish I had in design school. For context, I have a degree in industrial design and now have a studio slash business where I design home goods, decor, furniture, etcetera out of Vancouver, Canada. But that's definitely not the only route to take as a designer. I would say very broadly speaking, there are three categories of ways to make money if you want to design products, furniture, home goods, or lighting. The first and most risk averse is

Topics: Design, Career Advice, Business

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