Patrick Llewellyn is CEO of 99designs by Vista, the global creative platform that makes it easy for small businesses to work with professional freelance designers around the world. 99designs has paid out more than US$400m to its creative community to date, working across brand and logo design, packaging, web design and more.
Graphic DesignHere's something that might surprise you: more than a third of professional designers don't have a formal design degree. Yep, you read that right., even though they have thriving design careers and regular clients. Even better? Two-thirds of these self-made creatives said that they’ve never experienced any negative reactions from either clients or employers as a result.
Art schools and universities will give you access to expensive software and equipment you probably can't afford yet. Want to try that $5,000 3D printer? It's sitting right there in the lab for you. By the time you graduate, some of what you learned might already be outdated. Design tools evolve faster than curriculum committees meet, especially given the rapid rise of AI tools, models and features.
It can be lonely. Without classmates you have to be a lot more intentional about building your network and peer support group, which will take a bit more effort if you’re driving your own learning.
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