Graphic Design is dying
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Graphic design isn't dying, it's just evolving. Yes, technology has played a part...computers in general have changed the profession since the 80s. Back then graphic design was a pretty particular set of skills (to quote Liam Neeson), now I think there are more media to design within and you need to have a much more diverse set of skills to do that effectively.
More importantly you need to understand how all the different media we have now are integrated and inter-related so you can think of good ideas that work across the board. I'm a firm believer that designers are primarily employed to have good ideas first, and to carry those ideas our second.
I have a print/typography background, then got into branding and have gradually evolved into a designer who specialises in experience design and innovation in general. Along the way I've picked up skills in web/UI/motion/environmental design amongst other things.
One thing I've observed is that standing still is a surefire way to make yourself obsolete. Move with the times, keep learning, keep being curious, keep having great ideas that work for the times we live in.
If you think of yourself as a pair of hands for hire, you will be replaceable. A good creative brain is less replaceable.
- wow, our design history is very similar, from print/type to experience/environme... heremonospaced
- Where do you work now mono? I've been on here on and off since 2003!BaskerviIle
- in-house at a large corporate joint in NYCmonospaced