On Oct 3, 2007, at 5:49 PM, Christina Wodtke wrote:
> This is general career advice, and I think it applies to your
> situation.
> It's always easier to change title *within* a compan, especially if
> you've built up some credibility. My advice would be to take a graphic
> design job in an interactive company, prove your chops, help out as
> often as possible, and earn your way to the interactive work. It means
> planning 2-5 years out, but if you are looking at school you've
> already
> got that mindset.
I actually disagree with this advice. Nearly every time I changed
focus in my career (which was fairly often in the 1990s), I had to
change companies to do it. Companies have a tendency to pigeonhole
you ("You can't do X, you're Y!"), whereas another company will hire
you as an X person much more easily. At least, that has always been
my experience.
And frankly, we're once again in a period where companies are so
hungry for design talent, they will take a chance on someone new. I
think in big cities especially, it is fairly easy to get IxD jobs
right now, even Jr.-level ones.
The advice I gave last year is still valid, maybe even moreso now:
<http://www.adaptivepath.com/ideas/essays/archives/000656.php>
You still need temperament, training, and experience.
Dan
Dan Saffer
Experience Design Director, Adaptive Path
http://www.adaptivepath.com
http://www.odannyboy.com
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