Career change after a layoff, where to begin?

I want to move from graphic designer to something with more stability. It has been a long 12 weeks. I have a little time and a small budget for training. Did you take a pay cut?

I took a small pay cut for a year, and it was worth it for the growth afterwards.

Thanks for writing this out. I went through something close to it 14 months ago, and it settled down once I kept a simple log of every call and form.