Comments on: Removal of design from school curriculum is "insanity" - Neville Brody

By: Chris

Chris — Wed, 02 Jan 2013 23:01:00 +0000

I believe that it’s a bad idea to remove any subjects from school education, as in my mind everything in this life is linked together. In the early days before science and maths was common knowledge, it was creativity and experimentation that discovered fact, and I believe that if we link the sciences and the arts we’ll discover much more.

This will also lead to us solving many of the world’s problems. Creatives, scientists and mathematicians all have unique skills that together are very powerful. I feel we’re loosing a lot of this magic as education allegedly “progresses’” Life and the world isn’t as simple as STEM – that isn’t the big picture.

By: babby sans

babby sans — Sat, 08 Dec 2012 10:55:00 +0000

I agree. Creativity is something that should be built in and around this. Also, to say English as a subject is not creative is lunacy. As we all know many of the best designers rely on this key skill in creatively justifying their ‘creative output’.

Cynicism aside I have found English a far more valuable subject than art was in influencing firstly, how I think and secondly how I design.

By: Loiz

Loiz — Thu, 06 Dec 2012 02:48:00 +0000

Encourage Rudolf Steiner Schools all over the world. They are stress free, soul enriching and creativity is the core of their curriculum.

By: @tanyavaughanltd

@tanyavaughanltd — Wed, 05 Dec 2012 10:32:28 +0000

Sad and shortsighted proposals. It's not grading the arts that's important, it's exposure to them in the first place. Will our artists, musicians, writers and actors all come from top schools with extensive arts curriculums or families who can afford the extra activities? How on earth can state schools be expected to plug the gap?

By: Adam

Adam — Tue, 04 Dec 2012 22:34:00 +0000

As a designer, I am proud of my well rounded education. I had to drop my design and art subjects in order to pursue subjects that would scale higher, ironically gaining me entry into the design program I completed at uni.

I think removing art and design subjects from the recognised list of academic units is a grave mistake, although it is important young students also receive a diverse education, equipping them for the real world.

English and mathematics are fundamental to my career as a designer.