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Modern designers are shit these days and they have degrees to blame. (lemmings.world)
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A degree isn't necessary for good design. All it does is tell designers that they "know more" than everyone else without actually knowing more. It means that what they learned in their for-profit education center should go against what we, as regular human beings, see as pragmatic.

It's about following bandwagon trends, not actually solving real problems.

Good design comes from experience and practicality, not theory. Bad designers don't understand this, which is why we have so much shit design in the world.

Even if we come across a stupid design, if we don't have a "degree," then we immediately lose out to the retards that do, whether they're right or wrong. We're part of the problem, because we immediately think that because someone as a "degree" that their input on something is more valuable than everyone else's. It's not.

Don't assume someone is a good designer because they have a degree. Don't assume you're a bad designer because you don't.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 32 minutes ago

They do learn a bit with their degrees or similar qualifications. For example, they learn about fonts, readability, drafting and prototyping. The question is: Will they be able to make use of it?

[–] [email protected] -3 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

I immediately think less of anyone with a design degree. Odds are they are making the world a worse place and are too stupid, ignorant, greedy, or complacent to realize it.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 9 hours ago

I have to really disagree. Someone went to school to do this; that's cool. It is the companies that hire them that push stuff in this direction.