[IxDA Discuss] d schools

[Chris Borokowski]

Most people hire by degree now anyway, so view it as a business
decision and go for it. You'll add a fifth of your salary again and get
first place in the cheese line at company parties.

--- Dan Saffer <dan at odannyboy.com> wrote:

> 
> On Oct 8, 2007, at 1:01 PM, Wesley Hall wrote:
> 
> > If you're an "old guard" designer with 10 years experience but no
> > formal design training, is it worth it to attend d.school?
> >
> > I'm confident in my "design thinking" at this point.
> >
> > But I'd like to:
> > A. Brush up on core design visual design skills
> > B. Play with technologies I don't have to design for in my job
> > C. Interact collaboratively with lots of bright folks who don't
> work
> > for my company
> > D. Get a graduate degree so that I stay competitive in my field
> >
> > Is that a match of d.school or not?
> 
> These are nearly the exact reasons I went back to graduate school  
> after working in the field for ~8 years. Look at the core curriculum 
> 
> at any graduate design school and see if it matches what you want to 
> 
> get out of it. Ask where their graduates go to work after school.  
> Talk to not just professors there but also to current students and  
> alumni. Students and alumni will likely give you the straight dope on
>  
> what the school actually trains you to do.
> 
> That in mind, a school with "design thinking" and a business/strategy
>  
> focus is probably going to give you lots of C and D. Probably less of
>  
> A and B.
> 
> Good luck!
> 
> Dan
> 
> 
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