You do not necessarily need to jump into a manufacturer because graduates will possess skills that, hopefully, allow them to be well-rounded designers. You will take classes with other students who are not in the same discipline as you. For example a class like perspective will appeal to interior designers, product designers, and automotive designers. Model construction, understanding design, development of form and what have is taken by students of either transportation or product design fields. So all in all, if a person cannot seek a job within transportation he can find other jobs doing something different albeit the same.
I wanted to make another point. I notice the strong favoring of automotive design. Okay, this is CarDesignNews but going to school for transportation design is not just cars, you can do a lot more than just working for Audi or whomever interests you. There are motorcycle companies who need designs - boats, planes, and even buses. So try not to be narrow minded about the concept of design.
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"The sports car is athlete. An athlete is not a body builder. The Porsche 911 is an athlete." "Nothing in a Lamborghini interior must distract the driver. It's like listening to a great symphony" "A Lamborghini must be like a glove: the driver is the hand that sets it in motion" "We can't underestimate the evolution of techology and remain tied to the past" Luc Donkerwolke, Chief Designer, Lamborghini s.p.A.
'We don't build the GT3 for bad drivers,' Andreas Preuninger, Project Manager High Performance Cars: Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG
Luck is a big part. You hope to graduate with a relatively small class. Good job economy. Dont have to be the "best" because thats relative but standout in at least one companies eyes... Working hard, and good sketches are the easy part
