DESIGN HAS OUTGROWN THE TRADITIONAL DESIGNER

Summary from the TLDR Design newsletter

Design programs still recruit artistically inclined students, but the profession now demands research, systems thinking, ethics, and product strategy alongside visual craft. US labor projections show graphic design employment falling 2 percent through 2035 while web and digital interface roles grow 6 percent. Admissions and teaching should therefore weigh reasoning and defensible decisions, not portfolios alone.