You have a design degree, but can you design?
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can you?
- Knuckleberry0
Lately I feel like I do not want to... the man keeps bringing me down.
- 20020
Maybe you never could and not getting the success you feel you deserve.
- dbloc0
done more programming over the years than design.
- dobre0
No degree, can design. YAY!
- Miguex0
Trick question..
Technically, if you have a degree you should not only be able to design, but you have a piece of paper that proves you have put the time and effort to be able to do it.
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being good or bad at it, is a different story.
- + learned from professions, have a strong work ethic and above all can produceteh
- bjladams0
haha, i hung mine up on the wall in my office last week. since then, the best comment so far has been:
"huh - didn't know you could get one of those"
not sure if they're referring to my ability or the actual degree in graphic design.
- monospaced0
no
- zoozoo0
my degree is in pornography
- moldero0
no and no
- autoflavour0
i have a digital media degree.. we did some design topics, but mainly it was mainly composition, color and software ..
the rest was up to us.as for if I can design.. i can definitely create.. not sure i would call myself a designer.
although my last title was motion graphic designer.
- chrisRG0
no, yes.
but doing lots of programming nowadays
- oey0
yes, two degrees.
after a break of five years, I restarted enthusiastically, re-found joy and yes, know I can design.But I'm still doing more illustration.
- i_monk0
What do you need a degree for? Does it unlock special features in Creative Suite?
- colin_s0
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3 out of 5... damn it!pango - Aren't Architects usually highly regarded?? And actually need to graduate with a MA in Architecture to be an architect.randommail
- but they put "useless" in quotes...coco_ono
- it's only useless if you suck at it.lambsy
- Architechure??????? What about Anthropology or Philosophy? Music?freshdude
- How is golf not in there?aanderton
- :(
- section_0140
Maybe. I'd say that it's one of the profession's where a degree doesn't mean shit.
- CanHasQBN0
Screw that list ^. Graphic design sells every product on every shelf. If it's a crappy design, nobody's gonna pay attention to it or they'll think it's low quality. Design keeps business running.
- tell that to the entire generic brand market... people don't just buy what they want, they buy what they can affordalbums
- oh yeah. i keep forgetting about poor people.CanHasQBN
- doesn't take a degree to write SOAP in blue with software. It might take a while but no degree neededalbums
- poor people = most peoplealbums
- Marketing sells more than design ever will.ETM
- Poor people are MORE brand conscious than the rich. Easier to control through brands as well.monospaced
- even generic brands need design.monkeyshine
- randommail0
fuck the tards on the Today Show and their vapid housewife news.
You literally can't be in the business of architecture without a degree in it and a license. WTF.- people can die in buildings because of things called building codes.albums
