Formal Degrees vs. Natural Talent: What does it take to have a successful career in design?

Jennifer Aldrich
Sep 5, 2018 · 5 min read

I’ve been chatting with members of the community over the course of the last few months, and have found it pretty fascinating that people are so polarized on their belief that natural skill is, or is not, required to have a successful career in design.

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