dear world. *rant*
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my experiences have been similar...
and i have expressed the same desire before, so i feel for you...
i understand the competiveness of the field, but sometimes the extent to which designers will feel diffident about sharing their knowledge out of a fear of the helpee surpassing them is just ridiculous - AS, illustration, xhtml, PS, whatever - i see them as tools to express ideas and communicate concepts effectively and refreshingly - concept has a much longer shelf life than medium, and a designer is only as good as his or her ability to use those tools to convey something of meaning - if those who've been there and done that so to speak continue to be afraid of providing a young up and comer with a bettered knowledge of the tools of the trade, well.....i think we might be swimming in a career field held back by its own paranoia
best of luck finding someone you can talk to, and bounce ideas off of -
might sound silly, but have you considered spearheading a designers group that would meet up and perhaps collaborate on projects together?