Why Design Education is Important?

What is Design Education?

Design is the process of using creativity to solve problems and envision the plans, concepts, or specification for an object, product, system, buildings and vehicles. It involves a thoughtful and intentional process to solve problems, meet needs, and enhance the human experience. Design concept vary from one field to another but it’s generally user – centered and creating solutions.

Design education is the study and application of design principles across different disciplines such as Fashion Design, Interior Design, Jewelry Design, Visual communication, Lingerie Design, Graphic Design, Landscape Architecture and User Interface Design. Design Education is crucial for designers to develop skills in creativity, critical thinking, and problem solving. A good design education helps designers understand how to create visually appealing designs, communicate clearly, and empathize with users.

Benefits of Design Education:

• Creativity and Critical Thinking: Design education fosters creativity, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills, which are essential for designers to develop innovative solutions. It also enables designers to think outside the box and come up with unique ideas.
• Technical Skills: Designers learn technical skills, such as proficiency in design software and tools like Adobe Creative Suite, Sketch, and Figma.
• Research Skills: Design education teaches designers how to conduct user research and usability testing to inform design decisions.
• Empathy and Communication: Designers learn to empathise with users and communicate design ideas and concepts effectively to team members and stakeholders.
• Collaboration: Designers learn to collaborate with different stakeholders and departments such as management, marketing, and development.
• User-Centered Design: Design education teaches designers to create user-friendly and aesthetically pleasing interfaces, focussing on user needs and expectations.

Education Qualification Requirements: Depending on the course and college, the application process require minimum of 10th or 12th garde completion. Few colleges conducts entrance exams while there are exams such as UCEET, CEED, NID DAT, NIFT, IIAT, MIT.

There are many schools of design and institutes of fashion technology across India that offer programs related to design. JD School of Design, powered by JD Institute of Fashion Technology, is one of the prominent design institutes that provides various design programs in India that foster innovative and creative materials, focusing on a sustainable future for the design aspirants.

A few of the programs offered at JD Institute are bachelor and masters, specifically BSc in fashion & apparel design, BSc in interior design, BSc in jewellery design, Bdes in Visual communication, Bdes in fashion design, Bdes in Interior design, Bdes in Jewellery design, Mdes in fashion, Mdes in Interior design, Mdes in Visual communication, Msc in fashion design, and Msc in interior design.

Scope of Design Education in the Industry

Design education is vast and diverse, encompassing various fields and applications. Here are some of the areas where design education plays a vital role in Fashion & Textiles, Interior Design, Product Design, User Experience (UX) Design, User Interface (UI) Design, Graphic Design, Sustainable Design, Digital Media Branding, Marketing and Emerging Technologies as AI, AR, VR etc.

Profession after design education: Designer, Creative Director, Design Consultant, UX Researcher, Product Manager, Design Educator, Content Journalist, and Entrepreneurs.

Recruiters: Career opportunities for design aspiration as nike, adidas, calvin klein, tommy hilfiger, Uniqlo, homelane, IKEA, WeWork, facebook, Instagram, IBM, adobe, canva, bluestone, caratlane, malabar, and orra are the renowned brands hiring designers across.

Conclusion: Design education is one of the most exciting courses where creativity meets innovative ideas for adding colour to consumers and industry. JD Institute scholars are breaking the ice by choosing creative courses and navigating a life that is fun-filled and experimental in all the right elements. With the right mentorship, infrastructure, and exposure design aspirants are changing the entire idea of futuristic design well-being.

Note: The views expressed in this article are that of JD School of Design (Powered by JD Institute) and do not reflect/represent those of Shiksha