I'm currently reading the book Designers are Wankers by Lee McCormack. He states:
"Don't be a wanker! Embrace what it means to be a professional designer. Making the transition from design student to successful creative often involves a lot of reassessment, adaptation and resignation -- just when you thought you'd cracked it and got that qualification, you realise that your actual education starts here..."
I completely agree. Who needs that qualification anyway? Surely, you learn more from experience/ on the job. Do you necessarily need 'that piece of paper' to get the job though? This brings me to my dissertation topic debate..
"One doesn't necessarily need a degree in design to be a successful graphic designer."
Agree or Disagree?
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Interesting thought, but if you yourself think you don't need a degree to be a succesful graphic designer, and a successful graphic designer is what you want to be, why are you studying graphic design? Food for thought...
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