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Originally Posted by the gorbott
i would have to agree with michael. design is more than pretty pictures or creative ideas. if the pretty pictures don't translate, almost immediately, into communicable ideas, it doesn't matter how progressive or original your ideas are. no one looking for design will want it. in my opinion, however, that can be learned without formal education, but it is much more difficult to come by. having well trained professionals/professors critique you work and teach from first hand experience is a much more straightforward method of learning. albeit much more expensive sometimes.
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I agree with you and there are times that a designer can get involved in a community online that can in fact help them mature. I mean it would have to be the right person who would in fact take the person under their wing. I admit I was pretty lucky early on and joining some really solid user groups. Many of them encouraged me to go to school however. I believe it is a toss up those who have had a formal education in design find it invaluable and those that haven't in most cases see no need. Certainly this is a matter of preference and money or cost is a factor.