[IxDA Discuss] So you want to be an IxD - education

[mark Schraad]

I would contend, that 2 year junior colleges typically serve well as craft based trade schools for the design profession and can produce quality graphic artists and production (print or web) people. 

Undergraduate programs should be focused on design fundamentals. Many undergrads leave a four year program woefully under educated in design principles, design theory and design history. 

Graduate school, is then where a designer picks a specific discipline... whether it be graphics, industrial, interiors, interactive, architecture, design management, etc. 

Unfortunately, few of the fine arts programs, particularly in public university systems are willing to make this move. Under graduate graphic design programs, in particular, are cash cows fo rthe universities.

My 2 cents worth.

Mark




On Wednesday, September 06, 2006, at 11:25AM, Adrian Chong <chongadrian at gmail.com> wrote:

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>Good read, thanks for sharing!
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>Just wanted to add an undergraduate IxD program would be at Simon
>Fraser University's Surrey Campus in British Columbia, Canada. They
>have an Interaction Design major in their School of Interactive Arts
>and Technology.
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>On 9/5/06, Gregory Petroff <greg.petroff at gmail.com> wrote:
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>> Nice blog entry by IxDA board member Dan Safer on "So You Want to Be an
>> Interaction Designer 2006". Worth sharing with those who don't know what we
>> do.
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>> http://www.adaptivepath.com/publications/essays/archives/000656.php
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