bmwcyle ~
...designers are not trained well in school any more. SoCal Pubbie ~ I have been an industrial designer for over thirty years, so I was trained a long time ago. I am curious on what basis you make the statement above?
If I may?
The standard have fallen for ALL fields, not just yours.
I did not dispute the contention. I've taught design at the university level, and had to deal with recent graduates. I was just tying to understand if it was a generalization or based on something more specific.