A complete guide to getting a Design job in 2030
It doesn't matter where or what you study. Just go. This might seem head-slappingly obvious—except that, for some people, it isn't. No design leader Co.Design spoke with advocated dropping out of college. Design has always drawn on a range of subjects, from art to literature to science—and that will be true 15 years down the line. A traditional liberal arts education will not become obsolete.
As for where you attend college, Dave Miller, a recruiter at Artefact, put together a short list of American schools from which he always sees standout recruits. While by no means exhaustive, it provides a good sense of the schools that are training for the design challenges of the future:
- University of Washington
- California College of Arts
- Art Center
- University of Cincinnati
- Carnegie Mellon University
- College of Creative Studies (CCS)
- Rhode Island School of Design
- Western Washington University
- School of Visual Arts
- Parsons School of Design
For most jobs, of course, it doesn't matter where you go to school. "At the end of the day, it’s the quality of the work in your portfolio that gets you hired, not the school you go to," Miller says.