March 2009 • Features
The New Reality: Graduating Class
By Kristi Cameron, Caroline Cole, Tscharner Hunter & Suzanne LaBarre
Given the dismal state of the economy, we decided to ask students completing ten top industrial-design programs (both bachelor’s and master’s) about their career plans. There’s certainly no lack of problems to tackle—environmental, social, or otherwise—but there will likely be fewer jobs to fill, at least for now. Click on the photos to see what some young creative minds have to say about their prospects.
Good Is Sustainable
Good Is Accessible
Good Is Functional
Good Is Well Made
Good Is Emotionally Resonant
Good Is Enduring
Good Is Socially Beneficial
Good Is Beautiful
Good Is Ergonomic
Good Is Affordable
The New Reality
Motor City Blues
Graduating Class
Surviving the Storm
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