A degree isn’t necessary for good design. All it does is tell designers that they “know more” than everyone else without actually knowing more. It means that what they learned in their for-profit education center should go against what we, as regular human beings, see as pragmatic.
It’s about following bandwagon trends, not actually solving real problems.
Good design comes from experience and practicality, not theory. Bad designers don’t understand this, which is why we have so much shit design in the world.
lurch@sh.itjust.works 1 year ago
They do learn a bit with their degrees or similar qualifications. For example, they learn about fonts, readability, drafting and prototyping. The question is: Will they be able to make use of it?