On Oct 8, 2007, at 1:01 PM, Wesley Hall wrote: > If you're an "old guard" designer with 10 years experience but no > formal design training, is it worth it to attend d.school? > > I'm confident in my "design thinking" at this point. > > But I'd like to: > A. Brush up on core design visual design skills > B. Play with technologies I don't have to design for in my job > C. Interact collaboratively with lots of bright folks who don't work > for my company > D. Get a graduate degree so that I stay competitive in my field > > Is that a match of d.school or not?
These are nearly the exact reasons I went back to graduate school after working in the field for ~8 years. Look at the core curriculum at any graduate design school and see if it matches what you want to get out of it. Ask where their graduates go to work after school. Talk to not just professors there but also to current students and alumni. Students and alumni will likely give you the straight dope on what the school actually trains you to do. That in mind, a school with "design thinking" and a business/strategy focus is probably going to give you lots of C and D. Probably less of A and B. Good luck! Dan ________________________________________________________________ Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ....... [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe ................ http://gamma.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines ............ http://gamma.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .................. http://gamma.ixda.org/help
