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Read more about the article Does Formal Design Education Matter?

Aesthetic sense and talent are raw materials. They amount to nothing without discipline. Education forces you to add skill, discipline and expertise to your talent. And in order to meet project deadlines, you learn to steward your time.

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Continue ReadingDoes Formal Design Education Matter?

I am a full-time graphic designer/illustrator and part-time design educator, so design thinking is a familiar and routine part of my life.…

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Continue ReadingThe Value of Design is the Thought Behind It
Read more about the article Advice For Emerging Designers

…your process of emerging from school into the (design) profession needs to be as carefully framed and designed as any of your projects.

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Read more about the article Advice for Design Students

The computer is a tool. Use a pencil instead and you’re still a designer. Having a computer, even if it’s a Macintosh, does not make you a designer.

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