I can't say one way or the other on knowing if you'll be successful, but I can give you my experience so far.
I'm just about finished with my Freshman year in the Graphic Design program at Arizona State, and they pretty much start you at ground level. I personally have been playing with web design and Photoshop since I was about 12, but there are classes you can take as part of your gen. ed to learn the programs, and we have used Illustrator and Photoshop on very basic levels.
The point of the design program here is to emphasize the fact that it is not the computer that is designing the work, it's the person behind it, and in learning the foundation by actually using tools other than a computer you are a more well-rounded designer. (Generalized a good bit, but this is my take on the program so far).
I personally decided against going to an art school specifically because I didn't want to be holed in if I decided I wanted to major in something vastly different (say... business or something), and ASU has Art programs too. It's really all in your priorities, I'm sure an Art school would be great provided you were really set on having an Art related degree, and probably wanted to go to a smaller school.. in the end I was just specifically looking for a big school somewhere warm. ASU just happens to have a pretty good design program, too.
Yeah, ASU is supposed to be a lot like my BS program (UC-DAAP). Actually... I was wondering about the College of Design's MS in Design. Do you know any grad students there or have any idea of how good the program is?
ah that is something after you mention it that I am thinking of doing, not going to an art school so if i do decided to change I won't be stuck (and its cheaper)
I'm just about finished with my Freshman year in the Graphic Design program at Arizona State, and they pretty much start you at ground level. I personally have been playing with web design and Photoshop since I was about 12, but there are classes you can take as part of your gen. ed to learn the programs, and we have used Illustrator and Photoshop on very basic levels.
The point of the design program here is to emphasize the fact that it is not the computer that is designing the work, it's the person behind it, and in learning the foundation by actually using tools other than a computer you are a more well-rounded designer. (Generalized a good bit, but this is my take on the program so far).
I personally decided against going to an art school specifically because I didn't want to be holed in if I decided I wanted to major in something vastly different (say... business or something), and ASU has Art programs too. It's really all in your priorities, I'm sure an Art school would be great provided you were really set on having an Art related degree, and probably wanted to go to a smaller school.. in the end I was just specifically looking for a big school somewhere warm. ASU just happens to have a pretty good design program, too.
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