Design is one of
those talent which one is good at naturally. It cannot be taught. The problem
in India is that the government has been looking at it from a very theoretical
perspective. You cannot really generate a curriculum around it. The design
industry is ever changing and is highly competitive in terms of creativity and
originality.
So here, by
design education we mean educating about design in a way that it inspires
people. Design can be taught only when you make the student think. The best design institutes in Delhi follow the same concept and that how the course
offered in places like The Design Village (TDV) work!
What happens in
today’s education is that, the students are prepared based on preaching of
theoretical application and functionality of a design. Due to such a
structuring among the students, they often fail when it comes to working in the
industry.
So the top
design institutes in India like The Design Village are structuring their
teaching methods in such a way that it focuses more on guiding the student and
exposing them with real time field experience in order to fully prepare the
student. But beyond that it is the responsibility of the individual to take it
forward and make the best of the education.
Design today is
more social, more human and technologically centered. Design has a very
subjective and personal attachment to it. Therefore, we cannot simply apply the
basic rules of education for the same. In order for the best design courses to succeed,
grow, achieve its potential, and proper training for future leaders and a new
curriculum should be formulated. These new programs like the ones offered by
The Design Village combines learning the art and craft of beautiful, pleasurable
well-crafted design with the understanding of experimental methods and rigorous
reasoning.
