Alvin Martinez
Sep 6, 2018 · 1 min read

I don’t see this article as minimizing design education as Patrick Aievoli alluded to. Education comes in various forms these days where technologically-based learning formats are alongside and compliment more formalized settings. The high cost of education has made it less accessible as opposed to years past so other avenues are a necessity, especially with the current rate of career change. It is correct that a good design teacher can help a student’s career efforts. But so can a good relationship with a mentor outside of a school environment. What I interpreted from the article is that learning about design is more democratic now than ever before. A formalized design education doesn’t guarantee good design chops more or less than other methods of education if the effort or desire put forth is not there to begin with.

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