A degree isn’t necessary for good design. All it does is tell designers that they “know more” than everyone else without actually knowing more. It means that what they learned in their for-profit education center should go against what we, as regular human beings, see as pragmatic.

It’s about following bandwagon trends, not actually solving real problems.

Good design comes from experience and practicality, not theory. Bad designers don’t understand this, which is why we have so much shit design in the world.

Even if we come across a stupid design, if we don’t have a “degree,” then we immediately lose out to the retards that do, whether they’re right or wrong. We’re part of the problem, because we immediately think that because someone as a “degree” that their input on something is more valuable than everyone else’s. It’s not.

Don’t assume someone is a good designer because they have a degree. Don’t assume you’re a bad designer because you don’t.