How come most designers suck?
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If schools are churning out shit students I think part of it has to do with the overwhelming range of subjects/skills you can learn in this space.
Let's say I'm a young wannabe designer entering school in 2010. In my 4 years of design education (keeping in mind that in this country at least 60% of my time will be spent taking generic liberal arts classes), do I focus on:
-Graphic design fundamentals (form, layout etc)
-Design history
-Typography
-Print production techiques
-HCI/ Usability
-HTML/ CSS/ JS
-Flash animation and/or application development
-Illustration
-Photography
-Video production
-3DWhile obviously not everyone needs to know all of that, those are all skills that are considered part of our profession. Has a school even come up with a curriculum that successfully integrates these skills in a way that makes sense? I think that's why you'll find most people who are successful in this field have learned a lot of what they know on their own.