For some reason - this discussion brought me back to thinking about Strategic Design and Designing thinking - in this way: just like design happens whether a designer is in the room or not (thanks Todd); curriculum development is going to happen with or without us (the community of IxDA) - so we can either lead, follow, or shut the F*** up.
We can and should try to influence what recruiters and hiring managers look for as prereqs for IxD folks. We can and should offer to advise schools creating programs on what is needed in the industry for real practitioners. We can and should get more involved. Otherwise - it's just discussions on the list which amounts to pedantic intellectual onanism - and that really doesn't move us forward, Ne trouvez-vous pas? - W On Sat, Jun 21, 2008 at 9:24 AM, Dan Saffer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Jun 21, 2008, at 5:33 AM, Todd Zaki Warfel wrote: > > School teaches you primarily theory, while field work teaches you >> primarily practical experience. The best designers will be the ones that are >> equipped with both. >> > > Good schools teach both. I not only learned theory in grad school, but also > typography, sketching, modeling, programming, info viz, etc. > > > This discussion reminds me of two proverbs: > > "At the base of the mountain, there are many paths. But there is only one > summit." > > and > > "For the beginner, there are many options. For the advanced, few." > > > > Dan > > ________________________________________________________________ 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
