Hi Mitchell,
Thank you for initiating this conversation, I feel it is imperative for us
to guide the young designers in such testing times. I recently found two
articles, written from the perspective of architecture, but a lot of the
aspects covered can also resonate with designers. They are both addressed
to young architects graduating or trying to find internships during the
COVID situation.
“A Great Leap” by Ming Thompson https://link.medium.com/r43fuNQVu8
“How to Walk During an Earthquake” by Bryan Boyer
https://link.medium.com/btd08r2Vu8
Hope your find these relevant to the question you asked.
Best,
Manahil
On Tue, 28 Jul 2020, 10:07 pm Mitchell Sipus, <[log in to unmask]>
wrote:
> 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 jobs have been revoked not just for her, but for nearly all her peers.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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