better designers in europe?
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- gramme0
Weten hoe de Nederlandse taal maakt van een ontwerp van het werk 50% beter.
- SeriousFreelancing0
First of all, "better" is rather subjective...
But, is their architecture better... I feel yes.
Industrial design better... I feel so.
Fashion... obviously, hell yes.
Graphic design... I'd say so.Switzerland is a very small, small country for starters. Their culture is all about being clean, and organized, timely...
If people believe that cultural differences create the same person then they've never traveled... and worked with people of other cultures.
I think it's ok to have an opinion on what's "better" based on what you like, but I don't think anyone can dispute the fact that people are shaped by their culture, environment and education... I mean nobody can argue that their best work was when they first learned how to design... at least I hope.
- OSFA0
I still blame fuckin' ignorant tasteless tacky-ass clients....
- sorry... just venting...OSFA
- so then you blame the cultureSeriousFreelancing
- not blame it... but definitely a huge factor. And yes, European culture has proven to be 'better'.OSFA
- d_rek0
I think culture has a large part to do with it - business in the US does not embrace design/art in the same way most European countries do. Meaning that most companies in the US view graphic design services as a line-item on an invoice and not an integral part of their business strategy whereas in EU there is a very pervasive culture of art+design which is injected into many facets of society, least of which is business.
- bjladams0
i went to school out in the midwest for a couple years, then transferred to nz to finish out. I know it's not Europe, but a big difference I noticed on US education was that it was focused more on moving people thru the system and showing what others have done as opposed to the nz school experience, which was much more about pushing people to explore their talents and cultivating what they they do well.
- they theybjladams
- outside of Cranbrook and a few others, that probably rings true...SeriousFreelancing
- this explains why kiwis are so whiny //
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- fresnobob0
You just don't know about the shitty ones because they're in a different country and not cool enough for their influence to reach you...
- pinkfloyd0
Europe definetly has better fashion.
- OSFA0
I think you guys are taking his question/statement too literally. I get the point, and in part agree. There's a reason why clients and marketing idiots always mention european brands and design... and Apple's website of course.
- kona0
Nigeria has the best designers.
- SeriousFreelancing0
I also heard that Europeans don't suffer from Pedestrian Agressiveness Syndrome...
- BonSeff0
It probably has something to do with everyone in europe having sex in the butthole.
- Me and my buddy Sven, do it all the time ja.Hombre_Lobo
- compare to "all the time" in texas.akrok
- Hombre_Lobo0
Swiss miss comments on growing up in Switzerland in one her presentations.
She talks about how good design is everywhere, gives examples of milk cartons exhibiting excellent layout and balance, bin bags having helvetica on them etc
they have artists on money. It's a culture where design and art is taken more seriously (ought oh I feel a ken Robinson talk coming on). Clean, minimal, function culture will naturally effect individuals in their capacity to produce visual work. Being able to think more freely/creatively in a cleaner environment is generally an appected truth.
So in short, yes, becuase the culture facilitates an environment more beneficial to design and visual works.
- some countries, yes. design is like a national priority to them. sweden was like that.doesnotexist
- france had the worst attention to detail i have ever seen.doesnotexist
- worse than Spain?SeriousFreelancing
- gramme0
Europe certainly has the best graphic design magazine: Eye.
- raf0
Europe is over 30 countries, it's as if you were talking about American design referring to both American continents at once.
- Yeah, some people are offended that you say American design when solely referring to the US.SeriousFreelancing
- Only people in Latin AmericaqTime
- digdre0
ecal sure is the best school
- qoob0
- Llyod0
Three words: 2a
- animatedgif0
NEVER FORGET
- Llyod0
Looks like the SDF-1 from robotech
