On Jun 21, 2008, at 9:24 AM, Dan Saffer 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.
Which is why I said primarily. Another way to look at it is that
academia is often weighted towards theory, even those that teach you
practical techniques, while the field is often weighted towards
practical application.
While I valued my undergrad and graduate work (at Cornell), only half
of what I learned applies to what I do in reality. I still value the
ability to understand theory, apply critical thinking, and develop
theory — all of which I learned from school.
Cheers!
Todd Zaki Warfel
President, Design Researcher
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