Nicole Roberts MFA Thesis Visual Component Artwork - Savannah ...
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EXPECTATION 5 | multi-disciplinary approach<br />
EXPECtAtiON 5<br />
multi<br />
disciplinary<br />
approach<br />
Amongst the design professionals surveyed, multidisciplinary<br />
design is the second most prevalent industry<br />
trend today, after digital media. More professionals now<br />
expect new graduates entering into their design studio to<br />
possess a collective cognizance of other relevant disciplines,<br />
not just that of graphic design. Tim Brown, ceo of ideo<br />
is avidly acclaimed for his multi-disciplinary expectations<br />
with the creation of the term t-shaped people. His definition<br />
encapsulates what leading professionals will be seeking in<br />
new graduates in the future, “We look for people who are<br />
so inquisitive about the world that they’re willing to try to<br />
do what you do. We call them t-shaped people. They have<br />
a principal skill that describes the vertical leg of the t. But<br />
they are so empathetic that they can branch out into other<br />
skills, and do them as well. They are able to explore insights<br />
from many different perspectives and recognize patterns of<br />
behavior that point to a universal human need.” 15<br />
15 Tim Brown, “Strategy by Design,”<br />
Fast Company, June 1, 2005, from<br />
Issue 95, http://www.fastcompany.<br />
com/magazine/95/design-strategy.<br />
html (accessed February 5, 2010).<br />
I foresee students having the necessity<br />
of being more diversified in the<br />
knowledge of mediums. To be able<br />
to communicate amongst multiple<br />
disciplines is becoming a necessity.<br />
yolonda Baker, Senior Designer<br />
Deloitte<br />
Atlanta, Georgia<br />
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