Gem Barton

Too often a design or architecture degree is seen as a means to an end (a job in an established practice). But imagine for one moment that there are no employers, no firms to send your CV to, no interviews to be had – what would you do? How would you forge your own path after graduation? The current economic climate has seen many graduates chasing a finite number of positions. The most ingenious and driven designers have found weird and wonderful ways of making opportunities for themselves, often by applying their skills across the creative disciplines of art, design, architecture and interiors. Knowing what you want from your design career and being able to adapt your strategy to suit is basic and vital – just like in the wild, designers need to evolve. The book celebrates the various strategies that students and graduates are taking to gain exposure, while also including interviews and inspirational advice from those who are now enjoying success as a result of their creative approach to employment.

Don't Get a Job...Make a Job

"Too often a design or architecture degree is seen as a means to an end (a job in an established practice). But imagine for one moment that there are no employers, no firms to send your resumé to, no interviews to be had--what would you do? How would you forge your own path after graduation? The current economic climate has seen many graduates chasing a finite number of positions. The most ingenious and driven designers have found weird and wonderful ways of making opportunities for themselves, often by applying their skills across the creative disciplines of art, design, architecture, and interiors. Knowing what you want from your design career and being able to adapt your strategy to suit is basic and vital--just like in the wild, designers need to evolve. The book celebrates the various strategies that students and graduates are taking to gain exposure, while also including interviews and inspirational advice from those who are now enjoying success as a result of their creative approach to employment."--

How to Make it as a Creative Graduate

Don't Get a Job... Make a Job

Too often a design or architecture degree is seen as a means to an end (a job in an established practice). But imagine for one moment that there are no employers, no firms to send your CV to, no interviews to be had. How would you forge your own path after graduation? Perhaps you are not a graduate at all. The most ingenious and driven designers have found ways of making opportunities for themselves across the creative disciplines - ways you can learn from too. Don't Get a Job celebrates the various strategies that the next generation of creatives are taking to gain exposure, while also including interviews and inspirational advice from those who are now enjoying success. Following the success of the first edition, this revised edition includes six new case studies and a new chapter on making a difference.

Inventive Career Models for Next-Gen Creatives

Don't Get a Job... Make a Job New Edition

The experimental realism provides architects with a vital means to test ideas and the untried. By injecting the experimental with a new realism, however, speculative design has the potential to advance new inclusive, equitable and desirable futures. Showcasing cutting-edge insight, the book advocates for the inclusion of speculative spatial design in architectural development. It explores the real-word application of nearfuture fantastical storytelling and the power of imagination. Discover plural design reactions in response to real possible situations.

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