> “…I didn't spend 6 years at design school for a sociologist or historian
> to come along and call themselves a designer.”
>
I can't resist.
What a weird statement, obviously from an insecure person.
I always thought education was for the person. It educates the person. How
well one person is educated -- and how well one person performs at their
job -- says nothing at all about how well another person is educated and
how well they do at their jobs.
I decide whether or not someone is a designer by the quality of their work.
The only reason I might care about their education is if I am hiring a
person for their first job, where I have nothing else to judge them by.
In the world of ideas and professions, some of the best people in any
discipline were not trained in that discipline. When
Design training is very narrow (actually, all disciplinary training is very
narrow). Having people with other training and other experiences engter
design adds to our breadth and depth. After all, if we design cities and
organizations, transportation systems and complex technologies, we need
sociologists and historians.
Let us judge people by their contributions, not by their credentials.
Don
(Am I a designer? I was trained in engineering and psychology. My goal in
life is to have fun and to make a difference. Who cares what label is
assigned to my activities. Certainly not me.)
--
Don Norman
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