Article: Open Letter to Design Students Everywhere
Author: Jessica Helfand
Who is Jessica Helfand?
She is an author, columnist, and lecturer on graphic design. Helfand is also the partner of William Drenttel of Winterhouse Design Studios, Winterhouse Editions, and Winterhouse Institute in Falls Village, Connecticut. Winterhouse concentrates its work in editorial design and new design models for the changing media. She is also the founding writer for the Design Observer weblog and a critic in graphic design for Yale University.
Article Summary
Jessica wrote this article concerning students the design field. It covers many stages in a design student's life, from starting out in school to the first career interview, and offers helpful advice in every situation she describes. She answers some popular life questions that design students face throughout their career and provides tips to stimulating creativity and improving design method.
Important Points
- Put yourself out there in any way possible. Use the web, it is growing as a useful tool for such the occasion.
- Network. Meet people, listen to their advice, learn about the interviewers choices and how they choose.
- Be prepared. Arrange interviews and confirm beforehand, and afterwards send a thank-you note.
- Travel and explore. Get outside the comfort zone and keep a notebook handy. Record thoughts or drawings, use observations as the basis for inspiration.
- Simplify. Try not to get complicated, strive for emphasis on the important material and keep it clarified. Less is more.
- Be free to think. You can be structured, but don't let structure stop you from thinking, asking questions, exploring new ideas. Don't be afraid to start small, because big results can come out of it.
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