In a Folding Pattern | Metropolis Magazine « fibertext: education, practice & theory

In a Folding Pattern | Metropolis Magazine

October 10, 2006 at 8:26 am | In Uncategorized | 1 Comment

In a Folding Pattern | Metropolis Magazine

When London designer Eva Menz, 29, posted a wanted ad for unpaid design assistants, she was shocked by the overwhelming response….
Menz believes her program can remedy the gap between design education and the profession and she hopes other designers will follow her example. “The industry needs to take responsibility for itself and support and educate the youngsters,” she says.

What internships or experiences have you been involved with? Any experiences that you would like to share in terms of professional development?

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Even though I support the idea of internships and giving students just out of school the chance to gain experience in the work force, I feel like this article is encouraging free labor and shows how easy it is to get “desperate” students just out of school to work for free. I believe students should be paid something, even if it is nominal. They do have 4 years of education, after all….and most of them have student loans to pay off.

Comment by akeck — October 18, 2006 #