10 Things Every Designer Should do (at least once)...

scrotum · January 24, 2013, 5:24am

rkuchinsky:

Been thinking lately about what life experiences would make the best designer (skills aside).

A not too serious list, for discussion (in no particular order)-

Make/Fix something for your own use

Get fired

Bring a product to market, with your own money

Start your own consultancy

Pitch/sell an idea to investors

Work corporate

Work in a consultancy

Live/Work in a different country

Teach

Work on a royalty or equity basis

Thoughts? These are just off the top of my head, nothing too serious or meant to be all encompassing. I can’t say I’ve done all myself, and not sure how many designers have, but think at the very least it’s an interesting thought experiment and maybe a start of a life guide for designers to consider how those experiences other than the usual skills/jobs can affect a designer’s outlook.

R

I got fired at least ten times, does that make up for the other nine things?

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