It’s time for some international flavor. Being from Mexico, I’ll talk about that country and let any other foreigners talk about their respective countries.
Design in Mexico is not viewed as a great career path to follow, some people get a Bachelor’s degree in Design because it’s an easy four year program, others join because they can draw pretty pictures. And even sadder than that, a woman attending college for a Design degree is assumed to be there just killing time while she finds a suiting husband.
The good thing is that there are other people that really like design and understand what it’s all about. There are some great design firms and organizations. The biggest break we’ve had so far, for recognition, is a feature article in Communication Arts “Viva Dise�o!” A very well written and researched article that truly conveys the design scene in Mexico.
One day I’ll go back and hope to be part of the design community that is slowly, but stongly, building there. Here are some design firms: (it’s hard to find web sites, not everybody is as web happy as the US or Europe):
- Pablo Meyer (don’t get scared by the ugly site, it gets better)
Very interesting indeed. I am always interested in learning about the design communities in other countries, especially those NOT in the U.S. or Europe. I feel like we hear SO much about those two main areas of design that we miss out on some truly different and original design.
I used to work with a woman from Peru and she described the design community there as very healthy and strong. This has been a few years ago and I am curious if any of you know anything or anyone from Peru these days?
On Oct.02.2002 at 09:52 AM