In reference to Bentley's program... On Jan 10, 2008, at 10:23 AM, David Malouf wrote:
> This is an academic program. There is no studio at all. How can you > have a design program w/o studios. > To me this is the bear minimum requirement. Not project work. That > is not the same as studio. Yes this is one downfall of the program. I think their attempt at addressing this is to not allow green people into the program. So, entrants into the program do have real world experience. I would agree with you, however, that this still doesn't ensure studio experience (working at/w a design studio). But it is a step in the right direction. Are there programs out there that do require studio work? I think Chris' group at GravityTank work with IIT, but I'm not sure that IIT has a requirement that you have studio work as part of your program. > Also, how can you have a course of study in Information Design > without studio work specifically in > Typography > Color > Graphic Design > Iconography > Semiotics > Symbology > etc. etc. Surprisingly, many do, which is why I think we're cranking out lots of designers who don't know the basic foundations of design—sadly. I'm currently reading 79 Short Essays on Design (Bierut) and this is one of the points highlighted in the book. Lots of designers out there, very few have any grasp of typography, color, etc. or know who greats like Rand, Eames, Olivetti, or Thomas Watson Jr. are. Sad. Very sad. Cheers! Todd Zaki Warfel President, Design Researcher Messagefirst | Designing Information. Beautifully. ---------------------------------- Contact Info Voice: (215) 825-7423 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] AIM: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Blog: http://toddwarfel.com ---------------------------------- In theory, theory and practice are the same. In practice, they are not. ________________________________________________________________ *Come to IxDA Interaction08 | Savannah* February 8-10, 2008 in Savannah, GA, USA Register today: http://interaction08.ixda.org/ ________________________________________________________________ Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ....... [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe ................ http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines ............ http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .................. http://www.ixda.org/help
