Future-proofing your creative skill-set

With degree-show season underway, graduating design students enter the unknown - looking for their first job.

attitude is key - it can seem like an impossible hill to climb, and there are certainly more graduates looking for the same jobs than ever before. but there are some real positives as well.

take automotive + transport design as an example.

the proliferation of mobility solutions: years ago the pool of talented graduating students was small, and equally the number of design jobs was tiny. now, there are many more mobility companies, start-ups and consultancies looking for innovation and talent. in addition there are job roles and titles that simply didn’t exist 10-15 years ago, and they offer many new and different routes into the industry.

new tools - ai and vr: ai is worth it’s own post but it’s a key example of an emerging specialism that is finding relevance in the industry.

Similarly vr - its use is growing, and companies expect designers at least to have a working knowledge of it as a key 3d-ideation tool. it’s a disruptive tool that challenges a traditional workflow. (Source: Ford + gravitysketch)

but as the headsets improve and the tools are refined, its use will continue to grow. if you build excellent skills in vr creation, you’ll stand out as a strong candidate for your first design role.

if you’re curious to learn more, get in touch and we can help you with flexible, certified online training packages to suit your skill level.

Mixed-reality sketch-modelling

An example using gravitysketch in a mixed-reality scenario. this method allows designers to build wireframe and surface data over a physical asset or model.

use cases; comparing initial design iterations at full-scale before transitioning to surface refinement and model-build.