Where do you study?
#1
Posted 31 August 2006 - 05:33 PM
#2
Posted 05 September 2006 - 10:14 PM
I feel this venue, Design Contest is incredible for all to grow as a designer, more so than what you leave with from college.....
#3
Posted 06 September 2006 - 08:42 PM
#5
Posted 07 September 2006 - 05:18 AM
I have found DC very educational for me. I love to look at the work of more talented people and find inspiration.
#6
Posted 09 September 2006 - 12:52 AM
Going to wrote a few lines.
Since childhood I have a passion for logos, I guess it was the logo of the milk bottle (?) or the Lego blocks that started it.

I went studying in the area of architecture/design/arts, yes, at that time I was determined (sort of...) to be an architect, but then I had to quit due to life's turnarounds.
More then 10 years later, meaning now... I'm finishing school (at night) still in the art/design area and I'm aiming to go to University. Could be difficult to achieve because I have my own family (I'm a father of a beautiful 4 1/2 years old daughter) and I'll see what happens and/or what are the best chances to stay near base and try to not alter things.
I found out the design boards (DC.net included)more than a year ago and I'm loving this side of things...
Well, you can saythat I'm a student but with no degree (yet?) but fully passioned by the magic of the logos.
I'm loving this community everyday and now I can say that DC.net is helping me with the growing of myself as graphic designer.
Oh... you guys and girls are all asleep?

Ok... I guess it enough.

#7
Posted 09 September 2006 - 01:32 AM
I know you are looking for feedback on this, so I thought I would provide some.
I am not going to tell you where I am studying, as I know for a fact that my instructors would not feel comfortable being contacted by a contest-based or related website. Many of the high-end schools and instructors think very highly of our profession, and believe that contests (such as the ones here and on other sites) make our profession washed-out and cheap. I ran into alot of industry people who gave me trouble about contests while promoting a certain site of mine -- and they did not think highly of me.
This isn't to say that some schools won't support the idea. I believe that contests are a great way to build up a portfolio, get experience in the industry and learn a thing or two along the way. You may be opening a can of worms by contacting professionals from higher education.
I think your best bet (and a great option) is to contact High Schools that have good art or design based programs. It is a great way to get younger people involved, and I believe their teachers would be more supportive of the idea.
Hope that helps some!
John
#8
Posted 09 September 2006 - 01:56 AM
Neupix said
John, thank you very much for the feedback, it really is appreciated. And you are absolutely right, I know what you talking about. The attitude of some people in the industry is ideed inedequately supercilious towards the contests and designers who take part in them. But I guess part of our message will be about trying to change this kind of attitude. There are some serious points those people are missing.Sergey,
I know you are looking for feedback on this, so I thought I would provide some.
I am not going to tell you where I am studying, as I know for a fact that my instructors would not feel comfortable being contacted by a contest-based or related website. Many of the high-end schools and instructors think very highly of our profession, and believe that contests (such as the ones here and on other sites) make our profession washed-out and cheap. I ran into alot of industry people who gave me trouble about contests while promoting a certain site of mine -- and they did not think highly of me.
This isn't to say that some schools won't support the idea. I believe that contests are a great way to build up a portfolio, get experience in the industry and learn a thing or two along the way. You may be opening a can of worms by contacting professionals from higher education.
I think your best bet (and a great option) is to contact High Schools that have good art or design based programs. It is a great way to get younger people involved, and I believe their teachers would be more supportive of the idea.
Hope that helps some!
John
#12
Posted 16 September 2006 - 08:33 AM
resurepus said
John, thank you very much for the feedback, it really is appreciated. And you are absolutely right, I know what you talking about. The attitude of some people in the industry is ideed inedequately supercilious towards the contests and designers who take part in them. But I guess part of our message will be about trying to change this kind of attitude. There are some serious points those people are missing.
I will have to agree 100%.
12 years ago when I was looking for a graphic design college I came to the exact same conclusion: Some people educated in graphics decades ago had the attitude of superiority versus all newbies or wannabes. The internet graphics-related companies werent exist yet (at least not in Greece, where I live). So all the graphics industry values originated from the conservative classic print-only art houses and schools. I remember when I had contact with a well-known art school in Athens. They asked for a small fortune for studies fees.. When I asked if computers and electronic design process were among classes they felt offended!!.
Nowadays internet is a reality and nobody feels that way anymore. BUT what will remain the same is that everything out of their formality is a non-go.
Guetizo, we have something in common. We could be both architects and designing buildings instead of logos

#13
Posted 20 September 2006 - 06:59 AM
Personally, I had arts classes when I was younger in the US, but here in the Czech Rep. my highschool didn't offer anything close to arts (they barely offered PCs - Pentium 166Mhz five years ago

This lead me to take private graph. des. classes and I also learned lots and lots myself, especially web programming.
The fact that angers me is that their is an enclosed "community" of designers, which don't accept newbies and like Oxygen says "out of their formality is a non-go". The worst thing is that their criticism isn't constructive, they just tell you "it's terrible".
But me and a friend cooperate together, teaching one another new things, filling each other in, helping out. This has proven to be very constructive indeed.
#14
Posted 04 October 2006 - 11:03 AM
With that said I believe this site is a very important aspect in gaining knowledge in various fields of digital media to beginners and expert designers.
#15
Posted 11 October 2006 - 05:08 AM
Havn't decided which course to take, I have a tour of the school comming up at the end of the year though so I can see the classes in person. I might even pick an entirely different school.
Choosing a school is hard work when you live in the boon-docks lol.
Now-a-days, you almost have to have a degree for a good position in the industry in the Tech Age
#16
Posted 11 October 2006 - 09:41 PM
It is not that I haven't learned anything usefull during my studies, but it is I didn't learn all I think I was supposed to learn. ((Of course, my country can not really boast with quality of schooling system.)) So, I could say that I have learned most of the stuff on my own and through internet.
#17
Posted 18 October 2006 - 10:21 AM
#18
Posted 23 October 2006 - 08:20 AM
right now, im back to doing architecture, without a license though. my partner handles that aspect.
as for design competitions, where i come from it's encouraged. especially at the college level. once you get into the professional circuit, it's pretty much a closed door in that aspect, as a majority of the competitions are rigged (or so we are made to believe). a friend of mine runs this design competition forum, where all he does is update people on compettions around the world that students/ young professionals can participate in.
#19
Posted 07 November 2006 - 09:19 PM
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