The value of experience
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- uberdesigner0
I didn't go to school and look at me today.
- holger0
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- monkeyshine0
talent + experience + inquisitive mind > formal education
...I think the most successful designers are those who are inquisitive and make learning a part of their everyday process, regardless of their degree level.
- kelpie0
I can honestly say that in teh last 6 months to a year, I have had a suddenly higher level of understanding of my profession, and much improved capacity to see the bigger picture and navigate through projects from pre-brief to conclusion following a common thread.
I think it took me ten years and its been quite a noticable change.
10'000 hours innit?
- juhls0
A formal education usually don't hurt.
- *doesn'tjuhls
- I definitely learned how to spell.juhls
- Your formal education obviously did you well!Nightshade
- I already made that joke.juhls
- uberdesigner0
I used to wish I had gone to school for design. That way I could have scored some major tail.
- this is every man's dream.monNom
- I would have been swimming in ituberdesigner
- Better yet, a Japanese universityPeter
- winnie_the_shit0
the more I got paid, and the more time I had, the better my work got
- seansuth0
I went to school and opted to drop out several credits shy of an Assoc. degree. I landed an internship several months later and the rest is history. I had goals set in my mind of exactly what I wanted to do right out of high school. I have busted my ass to get where I am at today.
Now, after working for about 2.5 - 3 years, I'm a Senior designer. In my mind, I would've liked to have have been at this level a couple years down the road, but I have enough confidence and ambition in myself and my capabilities to know that I can execute work at this level.
At the end of the day, some people ask how I have worked with such clients and they say that I must have some great talent. Do I agree? Yes, but, it is also how driven and open I am as an individual to learn and grow with my career...
(end preach)
- dirtydesign0
neither. its the work.
- styleplus0
fuck experience.
fuck education.It's all about SKILL.
- with experience comes skill. especially in the interactive realm.uberdesigner
- Sooo... let me make a crazy shot-in-the-dark guess here... you don't have much education or experience?NotByHand
- NORAD!Fariska
- DUDE, U R AWESUM!magnificent_ruin
- or a bit of a twat, can't decide whichmagnificent_ruin
- ok, twat it ismagnificent_ruin
- JerseyRaindog0
I would say 10 years is a fair response.
- rupedixon0
Depends how good you feel you can be - I was working with some dudes recently who span some bullshit about work/life balances and always left work at 5:30 on the dot. Personally I like to stay til I'm happy, consequently these dude's work was shit, and I always feel like mine has room for improvement.
I didn't have formal training/degree and learnt on the job, I've been at it nearly 10 years now and still get blown away by other peoples work. Initially I regretted not being trained because I felt it was a hinderance, but after a succession of great creative directors, and working with some immensely talented people I've learnt that it is irrelevant, and about what you want out of it.
- powertoni0
oh style_plus....you never fail to disappoint.
- fate_0
rupedixon, sounds like you're just insecure.
- ha haa! strangely I'm one of the most confident people I know, but I'm humble too.rupedixon
- i don't agree with fate's commentLIoyd
- nor do i :)rupedixon
- nor do IcoolhipNgroovy
- nicole_marie0
I feel like you have to use your job to fill in the gaps where your school did not. I went to a very design oriented school, did not teach technical related classes or such, so I felt it would be best for me to find jobs that would allow me to grow in those areas.
All in the effort to be a well rounded designer that doesn't just "make things pretty".
- zarkonite0
I think experience is what really counts and that if you take full advantage of everything a good design school has to offer you will gain a lot of valid experience that way.
You can have access to a lot of opportunities and challenges in school where as on the job you might be stuck producing banners or some other remedial task for a long time, not having the opportunity to learn anything.
You need to be part of a talented creative team to learn on the job, school's more flexible because it is a learning environment. You won't get to learn about most of the "harsh" realities of the work place, but that's ok, you're getting paid for that now =)