Graphic Design
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- tehgee0
no my mom said not to study sociology - so i went to artskool
- mattyd0
what was cool was they didnt teach you the programs either, they just taught you what you needed to know in typography, GD, et al. i learned a lot, it just doesnt translate well because the projects we did werent geared towards the 'real world' in terms of design. we just learned good, solid design and typography. which, in the long run, i think will benefit me grately.
a distinguished alum of NU's GD program would be patrick sundqvist of supershapes...
his site screams my Tom Starr, my typography teacher. whenever i look at his site i am reminded of my Type 1 & 2 classes.
- jevad0
When I was halfway through my history major I 'found' design and the Internets. At that time there were no 'new media' classes. I read as many books as I could on graphic design and spent many a late night dissecting the popular websites of the time and hacking my way through notepad.
When the first 'interactive designing' course opened at my Uni, I knew more that the teacher did...
- jaylarson0
I went to Brown Institute in Minneosta. A weak program. I recommend doing research on design schools if you really want to get something out of your education and money!
- ravi0
practise at your own time, buy couple of copic markers,, pencils, fineliners, and some paint set and a good 300page sketch book. this will improve your skills immensely, just dont rip out the ones you dont like, leave it in. later go aback to it and improve it =D
- studderine0
Arizona State isn't really shitty, I know many people see it as a party school, but if you really look its one of the better public institutions.
- studderine0
Plus Arizona State's art school is one of the best in the nation, I find that many places like "collins college" are just degree mills, handing one out to whoever will pay their stupid tution.
- artgod330
MASS ART is a state school and it is one of the top design schools in the country.
I got my undergrad from a state school too. They had a great art department... You have to go in and do your research.
I got my first job as I was graduating a Community College with my Associates... It's all about what you do with it.
But i agree with the notion that you should NOT go to a "tech" school i.e. Gibbs, Art Institue INternational... anything that changes its name every 2 months...
They suck!