Haha.
Just read this thread. Really can relate. I know if coming into the conversation late, but I had to give my 2c.
Being a lone designer is tough, especially when you are the only designer of any sort in the organisation. On top of all the ID, I do 50% of the graphic design here (our marketing co-ordinator does the rest), as well as engineering (if you want to call it that… we don’t have an engineer).
It’s lonely being the only one. I agree that it means more projects and responsibility, which can be great, but imagine having 2 or 3 other designers to bounce problems off. That would be amazing…
I’m in my second job as the only designer. Hopefully that will change at some point.