Students across the US are leaving college with huge debt. And that means design graduates too. What does that mean for LA’s young talent that hopes to make their mark on the world? Alissa Walker talks to graphic design graduates at one of LA’s premier schools, CalArts, and found that debt is real but it doesn’t always cramp designers’ style. Plus, Aerotropolis author Greg Lindsay talks about creating creativity through “engineering serendipity.”
Does Debt Shrink Designers’ Dreams?: A Report from CalArts; Plus, “Engineering Serendipity”
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