In 20 years?
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- monospaced0
I'm just glad I don't work in a field tied to a particularly niche technology (websites, flash, etc). Design, fortunately, isn't going anywhere, so hopefully in 20 years I'll just be doing more design, the only difference being that I'll be paid more and I'd be my own boss.
- brand/identity, print/packaging, environmental/experi...monospaced
- moldero0
i will be 60 with still no retirement in sight, still creating crap on my mac pro 4000 and Google 4-D 12k 10 googlebite micro video camera.
- twokids0
It's funny because I AM over 45 and what I do now I did 20 years ago - Motion design. It hasn't changed that much, really. More polygons is all, more realistic rendering tools because of cpu power. But I think Motion Design and the 3D toolset may be pretty much the same, but with more polygons and maybe distributed differently. Maybe with tools like Oculus Rift we will be creating design for 3D environments that people interact with more easily.
Thing is, imagery, content, stories.....that shit still needs to get made by someone.
- vaxorcist0
who knows... in the 90's, I went to film school, and people there thought that interactive web-like film-like stuff would replace "conventional films" as we know them, but people still flock to movie theatres, where it seems the technology has gone into special effects, not into changing the ideas of film storytelling, like closups, wide shots, establishing shots, narrative suspense,etc...
- Hombre_Lobo0
I assume advertising and interfaces will still need to be designed and built, so maybe we will be doing similar things.
And while software and technology could advance so much that making websites/interfaces/apps could be so easy anyone can do it, there will still always be a need for specialists who can make bespoke custom versions that are ahead of the average guy.
But who knows, probably be enslaved by an alien race by then.
- utopian0
In 20+ years humanity will be fighting for it's survival.
- Climate change?omahadesigns
- Welcome to the thunder dome!Hombre_Lobo
- Climate, water, fossil fuel, food, etc... It's already in motion!utopian
- haven't we been doing that for +10,000 yrsdoesnotexist
- < "the earth is only 7000 years old" - bible thumpermoldero
- Alarmist much?marychain
- Fighting for its survival...with nanochips!ukit2
- doesnotexist0
i always think of that quote
if you can design one thing, you can design everything
and try not to worry. the job always seems to be changing in small ways, solving different problems
- Agree with you dude, but I'm not a fan of that quote, its kinda of arrogant. (not a dig at you dude, just the quote :))Hombre_Lobo
- Who here can design a car?freedom
- Airplane?freedom
- why think you're unable?doesnotexist
- Don't confuse designing a car with engineering a car.hereswhatidid
- ok, i will not confuse the two. ever.doesnotexist
- fyoucher10
All the time. Think I'll eventually just be shifting to a new technology. There will always be advertising, perhaps just in a different form or another.
I don't think there will be websites come 2034. Probably just nanochips embedded into our brain and under our skin and whatever we think, the info just appears in our eyes view. Or not.
- omahadesigns
I was wondering this today. A lot of you are web people, others are designers or photographers.
Do you think you'll just be doing the 2034 equivalent of what you do now in 20 years, be a creative director / boss, or have a different career?
Granted you're not over 45+ now.
Do you think about things like that?