talent vs ability

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• d_rek0

  Tough call. Ideally one would possess both...

  My take is that technique and ability can be taught while talent is a rather innate thing one either possesses or doesn't, and it can't be taught.

  The 'capable' designer you mention sounds a lot like someone I used to work with. At that point, if a person needs content so they can put something together they are no longer a designer, they are merely a decorator - someone who has no responsibility or emotional investment in the creation of a thing, and often lacks the 'talent' to produce unique and interesting visual artifacts.

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  • yep. finding that 'ideal' options are hard to come by :-)bjladams

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