w_i_l_l
November 30, 2012, 2:12am
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experiMental:
There is a different mentality towards product design in the US. And I think that comes from a bigger scene and more opportunities. The UK scene is a bit desperate and tends to be split 2 ways… mega play… as in RCA borderline art projects and virtually no play… ‘agencies’ as they call themselves designing the bare minimum to get by… ‘get the job out the door’ and get paid. And with a massive lack of interest in good design or skillsets, other than ‘can you use Solidworks?’. The UK angers me. The US… I can’t get a visa for, but have spent some time there.
I never thought it was this bad, but I can see where you’re coming from. My question is: if you’re stuck in a company that doesn’t value concept work, is a potential solution to this problem a challenging personal project that could also benefit your company?
Will: why can’t you get a visa to the US? Is it because you have an ID education and the US govt. doesn’t offer work visas to foreign ID professionals who haven’t got a formal job offer from US?
I was often wondering about studio culture like in some US companies, but can’t that get a bit stifling after a while? Does it actually confine you more to that studio than anywhere else? If you’re working with the same people all the time, doesn’t it get a bit too predictable, because you’d expect a certain remark from them?
I just think that getting a visa for anyone outside of the US is difficult or costly unless you know the loopholes, which I dont. Or you could be sponsored but then you’d have to be better than virtually everyone to justify it, which I’m definitely not as there’re a lot of good desigers and a strong product culture there.