the good/ bad old days

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  • johndiggity0

    two things:

    as brains alluded to, being a designer 30-40 years ago meant having to work with pretty unforgiving machines to actually produce work. it was much more of a craft. the learning curve was steeper. the profession was more exclusive.

    the other point as horp touched on is what our idea of a designer is today. is a designer anyone with photoshop? does it come with a degree? is it a self imposed title?

    i think if we can come to a consensus on just what a designer is today (and i know for a fact we won't, not on this forum anyway), then evan, you might be able to frame your argument better. seeing as that is a pretty certain impossibility i think you can throw in all sorts of historical references and at the end of the day it is still all conjecture.

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