design school or self-taught
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- kyl30
self medicated... wait, what was the questions?
- rosegold0
Thanks ladies and gents! I always have design questions, hope you don't get bored with 'em...
- Jaline0
don't you go to school, Alex? hahaha
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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.
konspiracy
(Nov 8 05, 13:19)I'm definitely a visual learner and hardly read any of my textbooks unless it's absolutely necessary. But I am a great notetaker (apparently) and there are tons of doodles in my notes. Plus, you pay a shitload of money to stay in university, so doodling everywhere isn't a problem (unless you plan on selling your texts to someone, but it still shouldn't be a huge deal).
- _salisae_0
who isn't a visual learner? are there seriously people who learn design more easily by listening to it?
- e-pill0
i am design school grad, but everything i do for my career i have learnt on the job in the field and from other people in my industry.
i graduated with a BFA from the Fashion Institute of Technology Major in Illustration.
:)
- ********0
I want me some lifetime placement
- ********0
BA in Art History
Associates in Communications and Broadcasting
- Jaline0
who isn't a visual learner? are there seriously people who learn design more easily by listening to it?
_salisae_
(Nov 8 05, 13:40)no, I guess not for design.
- bulletfactory0
bfa in commercial art here......
though much of it comes from peers, professionals, outside experience, late nights on meth, etc.
- kyl30
AA in film and sculpture
BFA graphic design... oh and a
AA in fire service tech
EMT
+ two years at SDSU, majoring in surfing and partying
- industry730
Western Michigan University taught me nothing
so i am self taught
- Chadwick0
Like someone else said, go to school for anything but learning the software.
I have a BFA in New Media which is basically everything media. I can say that the classes that were most worth the time and money were ones where we were taught principals, method, hands on theory and free or experimental projects. The classes I benefited from most were fine art, illustration and drawing, some studio lighting and typography.
There were plenty of classes that were based around learning the technical side of software such as Photoshop or Quark or Dreamweaver. Not only were these classes a waste of time and money, but you may as well just go to a free product demo or expo and get more out of it from a certified rep. The most frustrating thing was the person or two in each class who couldn't grasp anything which would hold up the sessions and make them even worse. image a class devoted to using a contextual menu or how to use shortcuts key combos.
Another benefit from th school is how to manage work flow, distribute your time on projects, hand things in on time, etc. At my school we had a ridiculous amount of homework in each class and if it wasn't handed in on time the following session, you could risk getting removed from that class and losing your credits. This is very similar to real life projects. When you have multiple clients and lots of work on the table, you have to get it done well and on schedule and school can sort of serve as a boot camp for dealing with these types of things. I can say it helped me in that capacity and I'm sure of that.
- kyl30
Actually had some great tools classes that taught the basics of PS illy, Quark, AE, Flash, etc. in my uni.
If you already know the progrms then they might have been a waste but for me it was good to learn the capabilities of the tools.
- mightyj0
Savannah College of Art and Design as well here.
I think school is a good place for foundations in subjects. You can never learn everything in school. You will also have really great teachrs and some not so great teachers. I do think school is a great place for research and guided help outside of books. My 2 cents.
- lvl_130
BS in design communication with emphasis on art and photography.
university of minnesota...so yeah, basically self taught : )
actually i got some really good design background as far as history and theory from school, but everything else was gained through interaction with other designers and co-workers...and of course trial and error
- horton0
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- lvl_130
haha! i love that guy! he looks like a weird steve martin
- emokid0
self taught but i suck at this design thing
- ********0
self taught #1 ichiban graphic rudebway dem seeeeeeen?
- renaphuah0
i did foundation in Graphic Design
Diploma in VIsual and Digital Arts
Learnt drawing/painting in school
Self taught in softwares
Working life taught me how to deal with real life and watch my back