Design as a Career?
Design as a Career?
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- jagara0
Funny question. If you go to (design) school and work your ass off, you'll become a designer. Of course you can do it. Everybody can. It's just that some people are naturally talented, and have "an eye" or "flair" for design. Those people usually make more interesting (some would argue better -) designers. But anybody of reasonable intelligence can become a designer.
If you're already a decent photographer means you already have a sense of composition, color, and aestetics in general, and already there you have something to build on.
You'll learn at least basic drawing skills atdesign school. But you don't have to be able to draw to be a designer. You do, however need to be able to at least jot down an idea on paper, somehow. Á la below:
