design schools
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- usrper
i just read the ocad thread and couldnt help but think of what o, at..
i went to ocad for 1st year and thought its not that great, so i made the descision to go to new york.. and ended up in parsons.
some of you will imediately think im rich and spolit and cant design. but the truth is im totally not getting it.
loads of dollars, all you do in class is critique. nothing but critique. just talk casually about how you did on your stupid cd jacket.
- usrper0
i feel totally lost. although ill graduate in one year, i feel like i wanna get out of it. the school is a huge rip off from rich kid's parents. the New School took all our money to work on their own campus constructions, and we are stuck with a crap building.
whats wrong with the design education scene? i feel like its super corrupted. i feel like these so called design teachers laugh their asses off when theyre with their friends saying how easy it is to teach design. no test preparation, no exam prep, no need to worry about a lecture, since its improv everyday..
sorry if im insulting anyone thats in the field, but ive yet to meet a "design teacher" that actually does it..
- zephyr_now0
i felt even i would do a better job teaching... and if we are already paying that much money "learning" design in school, why in the hell we intern for.... just another excuse to rip designers off. designers rip off designers... I realized alotta designers are cheap!
- unknown0
education should be free, well or for a reasonable fee at least so if you want rock solid education go to europe, where education really counts
- hUtCh0
No, don't come to Europe, there's nothing here.... We all..... errr...... sank into the sea......there's no one left!
- unknown0
yeh! Bugger orft!
- Mathias0
Well, what makes it so much better in Europe ... I mean don't get me wrong I would love to there ... no matter what you 'buggers' say .. haha!
It just seems expensive no matter how I look at it .... and a ton of work to simply get there and visa and what not too.
I mean really I here you on the crititque thing but on the other hand I think its amazing how conversation can change your perspective and shift your ideas.
- usrper0
parsons school of DESIGN is a bag of crap
- freshmeat0
I have to admit that parsons charges a SHITLOAD of $hing $hing, and the housing sucks. But I think it has pretty good connections with the industry, although I have to admit that standards are dropping, and the senior show for Communication Design is appalling. The product design senior show has some interesting projects though.
- ape0
I'm at York/Sheridan and its not the best. But the some teachers DO know what they're talking about. We just got some good courses(design for public awarness, self society and design...)
And I pay the same tuition(6600 CND) to go study at the Bauhaus in Germany for a year.
- table0
does anyone know anything about Emily Carr's industial design program?
How does it compare to OCAD's industrial design program?
- usrper0
i will be part of next year's senior show. and from the experience this year, its not going to be any better, in terms of the presentation. since we have more students this year than any other year, and its rising. and most of the stuff they paid for last year i think theyre gona use it again. so..
i feel bad talking behind my own school, but i am figuring out ways to let other people konw about the problems and start to do soemthing about it.
- usrper0
and actually im only talking about the communication design program. i have seen nice work done from other departments.
but still very expensive indeed.
- freshmeat0
well..tell me about it..i'm going to be in CD next year LOL. Rising sophomore but taking some junior classes. So usrper, are you doing print or interactive? i'm taking motion graphics next sem with noel..i dunno if he's good
- auricom0
hell i'm still debating which school to go to. probably a university with an MFA program rather then just a design school. so far:
VCU- too damn expensive
WVU- too redneckish(no offense)
NotreDame - hmmm..maybe
and......well that's it, guess i have to decide where i want to live first. damn these life decisions, damn them.