By: Rocky Alvarado
When I was 17 years old, I was obsessed with art. I was at that point in my life when college was looming and I had to figure out what I wanted to do with my life. Based on my talents I was set to be either a starving artist or homeless. Then the concept of being a graphic designer was brought up to me by my art teacher. I rolled with it since the idea of being able to take my love of art and find a way to make a living with it was pretty enticing. I enrolled at the Art Institute of Houston and began my training. My time at AIH was wonderful, and I honestly believe that it was a good decision to go there.
11 years later, I am literally one of the only people I know who actually still works in the field that they studied. So needless to say I have felt pretty good about my choice to go to a vocational school, but with my current perspective I see that the graphic design field is utterly and hopelessly over-saturated with sub-standard talent, and these schools continue pumping them out semester after semester.