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Originally posted by machinegunkelly
You're buddies either got talent or he doesn't .. tell him to open photoshop and find out , start his own sites , test them etc
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Yup. That's pretty much it. School, or anyone for that matter, can't teach you how to design. Look at the groups of designers:
1. Those who just know how to do it and do it well.
2. Those who think they know what they're doing and create shit.
3. Those who hack designs from those in group 1.
4. Those who know they know nothing of design and will hire out of groups 1-3 to get the job done.
The only thing school has done for these people is:
For group 1, just reaffirm that they are good designers.
For group 2, give them wrong acclaim and support to keep trying.
For group 3, teach them copyright laws so they can change a design just enough that it's not stealing.
Group 4 are people who might have been in group 2, except they can see through the bullshit support and realized they're better off delegating the design work.