I had a ten year career as a Womenswear designer in the Fashion industry. It was fun, creative and well paid, but after a while I found it less rewarding due to the pressure, politics, competitiveness etc. Working in Fashion often also means location wise you're tied to capital cities for work.
Now I'm trying to switch to a new career, and considering my options. I'm leaning towards Graphic Design as I already work as a freelance Illustrator anyway, have a lot of design experience etc, and Graphics really interests me due to the range of companies/fields you can apply it to.
A lot of creative careers are either paid quite badly, or not that hands-on creative. I would love to be hands-on designing rather than managing people/overseeing things.
Anyone have success in a creative career and get a good salary? I'd love to hear what you do for work!