Talent or Education?
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- ortablaze
I believe success largely rely on ones drive, passion, and ability.
Is education really essential to make it in the design field. Are the chances of a talented/self-taught individual with no degree not as good as one with?
How does design firms condsider this matter? Please share your views, thanks.
- toulouz0
education is not essential imo.
with on-line learning resources, drive and passion there is no reason, providing you have the flair, why you cannot become a good designer.
life needs a bit of luck, you just need to be in the right place at the right time sometimes.
and have a good on-line portfolio.
- solmo0
No education. It took me 15 years to get where i want. With education maybe 5 years.
- Bitlounge0
If you don't have the talent, the education won't make you a good designer.
If you don't have the education, the talent and self-taught knowledge can make you a good designer.
If you have both talent and education than you can definetely make a good designer.
At least, this is what I think.
- patt0
lucky me then
- ********0
some people are "successful" (that is, financially) without either
- rasp0
what bitlounge said
- welded0
Education is in no way a replacement for talent, but I do think that it bolsters it. I'm sure many folks have done very well for themselves by just teaching themselves, and that's great. If that's a journey you want to undertake, I think it will be difficult and I think you'll have to be lucky, but go for it.
- ribit0
I'm talking mainly about automotive design here... in that field most larger companies wont consider someone who hasnt been through a design school simply because they havent been immersed in the common culture that helps designers work as a team and draw methodically on the heritage an dprinciples of the design profession... probably less applicable for graphic design, product design, fine arts etc.... but why not take your talent and add to it with formal education, hone your skills and its usually fun too!
- scarabin0
don't kid yourself. you need an education.
there are things you'll learn that you won't even think of teaching yourself, things that are essential to success as a designer.
i was one of those education-less self-taught types and i thought i could survive on talent alone.
i went and got into a good school and have almost finished the program, and let me tell you, a good school with take you talent and shape it into something way stronger.
a lot of people won't even look at you if you don't have a degree anyway.
- sauceruney0
never overestimate the value of either.
never underestimate the value of both.
- pr20
i had to go to college to realise that it's BS. that said i "HAD" to go to college to realise that.without teh college experience i would be lieing to myself .
- ozhanlion0
never overestimate the value of either.
never underestimate the value of both.
sauceruney
(jul 4 04, 14:36)nice werds.
- ********0
education is nessesary
college/uni experience makes u a better man, a better designer... widout a doubt...
a good school can make a WHOLE lot of differance to ur resume, to the attitude the interviewer is gonna give to u.
and if uve luck and talent then... education will make it twice as good...education/schooling will always help u, it'll never pull u down...
- ortablaze0
Thanks for all the feedback. As a former student, I've been debating wheather to go back or not to school. Through experience I've realized that I'm learning more on my own than school, but then again, I wouldn't know since i did not give education a chance. So I'm stuck in the situation of deciding wheather to go back or not. Plus, having teachers that sucked as designer was just unmoving for me. But yes, I will definately consider alternatives and education due to your helpful feedbacks, thanks.