| ive said this a bunch here, but i'll say it again, since i wish someone had told me this when i was applying to schools for graphic design.
research what type of graphic design they teach. not all graphic design is created equal.
some schools focus moreso on commerical/advertising based design. some are more experimental, some are also more vocational and really only teach technique versus concept and some do all.
to comment on what that person above said about art center, - that school for example is known for being very good, but very commerical.
versus its counterpart only 15 miles away, Calarts, which is the opposite and is known as very experimental.
i'm biased though as i am a student at calarts, and a transfer here [ i did 2 years elsewhere. ] and i love this school. its VERY DIFFICULT. but worth it. Taxguy says its not known for design, but it is. its just a very small selective department and is just as much a graduate department as it is undergrad. probably less than 100 people total in the department and its split between the two degree levels. also like art center, the average age is older [ probably around 21-22 ] so most people here are more serious about their craft. you're pretty much not expected to have a life outside of school here, while studying here, because its insane to manage. you spend all your time in studio. the faculty is crazy, most are somehow associated with emigre, or just generally known for pushing boundries of design. its pretty nice.
anyway, just seriously beaware of what kind of design you want to pursue. if you want to do more commerical stuff, risd and art center are probably a better bet.
on a comment on cinncinati, a friend of mine went there, did his undergrad at daap in the design dept, and didn't make it through his first year of grad school at calarts. he wasn't prepared enough. |