Which degree???

[Daithi]

I just wanted to make a comment on graphic design. My ex owns a printing shop, and she has always had a graphic designer on staff. She could give a flip about where someone went to school or even if they had a degree. She wants to see a person's portfolio. She wants someone who can prove they know the Adobe product line inside and out --- Photoshop, Illustrator, and Indesign. She wants someone who has experience working with her equipment (huge digital printers with prepress computers). She wants someone who is dependable. These are all things she values way more than a degree.

This guy has great advice for aspiring artist -- Don't Go To Art School.

My advice for anyone considering a career in the arts is to get a college degree. The degree will do two things. One is that it will help show you are dependable -- at least dependable enough to get a degree. It might help you get that first job if you also have a great portfolio with lots of projects done in Photoshop and Illustrator. Two, it will serve as a backup plan if the arts career doesn't work out.