design school or self-taught
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- _salisae_0
lifetime placement means whenever i am in need of a job i can rely on the human resources department of the circus to act as my agent in getting a job .. in whatever city i am living in (u.s. of course)
they forward my mini book .. set up interviews .. let me know who is hiring .. give me inside information on what it is like to work for different companies b/c past students report back and let them know their experiences.
- Jaline0
nice!
- mattyd0
BA in GD from Northeastern University in Boston.
But, I taught myself all the programs and that shit. School was useful for learning the proper way of design so you could totally disregard it later on.
Though, learning how to properly use the grid was the best thing that came out of school. That and the crazy college girls and late night partying.
- megatron51500
I went to Brooks College in Long Beach, studied Multimedia, about half my teachers were good. A lot of my knowledge is self-taught, but I did learn some of the principals. I think you get back what you put into it. Was a business major before that.
- gruntt0
both - raised by 2 graphic designers and spent much time in their studio + associate degree.
- obey460
a Business Communication class is definately helpful
- Jaline0
Haha, it's true. You don't learn much, but what you do learn is worth it. I'm not sure if it's worth the money....but...I won't know unti after I graduate.
- rob10
Both. School can only teach you so much...the rest you have to learn along the way.
- MLP0
education should be there to help shape and guide your ideas how what you want to make... learning programs first only makes you think backwards - what can i do with this program,.
- radar0
I think some people pick stuff up quick, but it can't hurt to have principles and knowledge of design as a solid base to grow from.
- Jaline0
didn't get into design till i was 3/4 of the way through my history degree.
jevad
(Nov 8 05, 12:48)so, did you continue, or go into design? I know someone who changed their degree when they were almost done the four years. I think I'd have to finish it if I were in that position.
- _salisae_0
a lot of people study advertising or design in a university and get a job but can only advance so far .. usually their employer suggests they go to a finishing school or grad program to get the position they want.
at least around these parts that is the way it is.
but i am unsure about the ways of 'new media'.
- ********0
yeah you dont learn too much at art college or a design school if you have the talent already.
if you dont have the talent already then the tutors will spend the time with you rather than the talented ones to help you out.
my dad has been a graphic designer all his life so its kind of in my blood and i spent a lot of time fannying about in the office while growing up.
i trusted his opinion more on the work i was doing at art college rather than the tutors. they were mostly old school typographers etc so its fine if you're into that sort of thing. but art college is a time for experimenting, not following rules.
i was really into Tomato, anti-rom and Attik stuff and that was kinda shocking to the tutors.The guy we had teaching us multimedia was shit hot - i knew him from years back as he used to be an illustrator at my dads work. in fact, many of you will have seen his stuff - http://www.xl5design.com/ and Rustboy stuff http://www.rustboy.com/
heh really inspired me to get into multimedia more.
i had the net at home and taught myself basic html and got a portfolio site up. something all my classmates werent doing.The secret to a good portfolio is to do stuff outside college too, stuff you are interested in and stuff that will grab 'cool employers' attention and put your work above your peers.
I got a job at blackid.com (now non existant) before i'd even got my honours degree.
That was about the bext job i couldve got in scotland and i was working with some amazingly talented guys including limmy (limmy.com) and hoss (h69.net). they got me into using flash as i was designing stuff for them to build and i was fascinated by what it could do and HAD to get into it.
so they taught me the basics and from there is was eally just self R&D.You could get a good job without going to artschool if you have the talent and an impressive portfolio. but art college does teach you certain disciplines and also teaches you to take criticism about your work. something that you DO need when you're out in the real world as clients are usually a nightmare! hehe.
Another tip for learning is to get a job at a good place if you can where there are a lot of other talented individuals that you can learn from and bounce stuff off.
I'll always be thankful to the people who have inspired me and worked with me as I might not be in the position i am today.
if they ever stumble across this, this is a little thankyou to them as well as advice for the original poster of this thread.
- Jaline0
With design, it comes down to your portfolio and experience. How you get there, I don't know. Probably a mixture of school (if possibly) and personal work.
- LooseSphinctee0
EVERYTING I EVER NEEDED TO KNOW I LEARNED IN KINDERGARDEN
- Jaline0
*if possible
- mg330
I was in architecture school for 2 1/2 years before I nearly self destructed. It gets tough after a while. Didn't like all the math.
But design principles like color theory, grids, attention to detail, proportions, etc. - all those little things that seem second nature now came from studying architecture.
The switch to advertising was cool, and I was still doing architecture stuff to finish my minor.
- dirtydesign0
I was always a visual person, never learned from text books.
Used to get in trouble for drawing in my books.
Learned the fundamentals in college and even more from my colleagues...
- ********0
same as dirtydesign.
books dont interest me and never have. im more visual.
i used to get in trouble for my school textbooks being full of doodles too hehe. happydays.
- canuck0
fuck school.