What to learn in Graphic Design College

Day 1

Leaving the stereotyping chair behind and walking into the new playground where “Fantasy” is the game and “Ego” is the spirit. As you enter into the design college door, I greet you...

“ Welcome to the design school!”

Sigh! I am not ready yet......... I use to follow what my teachers commands and now here... I get more questions in return from my question, Mr Martin thanks.
“ My ex-students.”

Yes!......... but........... eerrrrr.......ok, I will change the layout. Yes sir!
“Not my ex-students”

After 12 years in teaching design, I found out many students still cling to their “stereotyping world system”. They are not to be blame as some system still practice “plastic moulding” in teaching. Too much of plastic is no good to our environment ha... ha...

What should we learn in Design College?

1) Learn to ask question
2) Learn, how to learn
3) Learn how to “Fight” back, ha ha.. I mean voice out your ideas.

Sound basic yea! But surprisingly not many students love to ask question because theirs’ egos’ kicking in each time the intention arise, it is better to ask friends later.

“Kids are not suppose to ask question!” yes another typical Asian culture.

Walking into lecture hall and start smashing people heads with 100tons hammer of new design cultures is beyond words. Some lecturers even believe students need some “Born Talent” in them in order to be excel, how could they?

If you don’t believe in your students, who will?

“Belief” is a magic word that lecturers should have before walking into any lecture hall.

I am always right attitude are the most common profound attitude among many leaders including lecturers.

“Boss you are not always right!” nothing wrong to accept people ideas. Stubborn are only meant to be obsolete.

We evolve that’s why me are not monkey today ha.. ha... unless you are running a monkey business.

Dear, colleagues please put down you weapon and lets meditate ha.. ha... yes I am serious. Why serious can’t be happy or funny? Oh no, you still stay in the BOX...

Cracking their head to release them from the past stereotyping system is a great challenge went come to train new breed of designers, not forgetting by the minute I share my thought of idea, it is already a history in future. Our knowledge do have expire date also (check the date before consume... ha ha).

To educators I advice them not to mould their students and to students I advice them learn to follow then learn not to later.

Too be continue ........