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| Taken from: www.sabs.co.za |
As I was surffing through the internet, I came across the SABS website and discovered that not only do they test and accredit final product design, but they participate in building the future of proudly made South African designs and designers. Design leadership, promoting design as a career and most importantly nurturing it, is the main focus of the SABS Design Institute. This is just an initiative that creates opportunities for young designers in order to take part in the pivotal moments of shaping the future and showcasing that South Africa is a greatly talented nation with limitless potential. I for one believe in such programs like the Design Achievers Awards scheme through which the future designers are exposed to the different design fields.
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| Taken from: www.biodx.co.za |
There is some truth in a meaning, “Design is an intellectually demanding activity and is the meeting point between technology and the arts “.
Well I say “Design is 10% talent and 90% hard work”. There are of self-taught designers (Andrew Footit, Catherine Christie, etc.) whom they did not get where they are by having a piece of paper that took them 3-4 years to add another line on their CV’s! Granted that education is a starting point where training can prepare one with relevant skills/techniques and latest trends, but one has to take initiative and be proactive for their future. The ability to initiate, adapt and modify are a few of endlessly important aspects of design that will assist in solving agendas such as unemployment, underdevelopment, environmental issues and poverty. In all essence, a Design Culture must just be as relevant to a country’s socio-economic problems.
