Hello Everyone,
Many of us on this list have been working in the world of design, or in
parallel, for decades - or at least for a considerable chunk of years. We
are at this point generally removed from the challenges faced by the new
designers, freshly graduated from their bachelors programs, as they try to
figure out a sense of personal practice, identity, and their careers.
Within the context of Covid, much of the advice we might typically give is
less effective.
I wonder, if we were to all place upon a single thread our own collective
advice, resources, or/and guidance to these new graduates, would it offer
them something of value? Ideally, can we build a resource in this single
thread to be shared off-list? I believe many of us have former students
facing challenges, and they might benefit from such a thing.
I ask this from a personal place. As my sister, Kennedy
<https://www.kennedycastelli.com/>, just recently graduated from SCAD with
an industrial design degree. She is deeply passionate to do impactful work
in the domain of sustainable design. She works very hard and is very
talented, yet graduating in the Covid Era, she is adrift. Internships and
jobs have been revoked not just for her, but for nearly all her peers.
Through Kennedy,I have come to understand that thousands of young emerging
designers have been thrust in the world for which they were not prepared.
Traditional words of wisdom on seeking employment are of limited value.
There may, however, be something to say about the creation of an individual
practice, about entrepreneurship, or about sharing resources or setting
goals.
So I ask this list, *what insights or resources can we offer the new
designers, and what can they do for themselves*? A diversity of
perspectives is appreciated.
Mitchell
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