When Heidi came to our theory class today to talk about RGD Ontario I found it really interesting how the organization worked. They are a great resource for anyone from design students, all they way up to graphic designers with decades of experience. I ended up filling out the form to be part of RGD because of the great amount of resources that it includes and all the different connections which are affiliated with the organization. When next year comes around, I will definently look through the job listings on their website as well as all the different connections I have made to find a future job in my specific field of graphic design. I hope to get involved with some of the events going on around Toronto which are hosted by RGD such as the Head Start event which is being held next month.
One of my biggest concerns and pet peeves is the whole area of the graphic design field where technically anyone can pick up a copy of adobe's products and start working as a "graphic designer". It was interesting how the RGD is trying to work with this exact same problem which I find makes up a large part of the graphic design community. The idea of doing "spec work" for people, although it may seem harmless, really can hurt the field of graphic designers who have actually been educated in the subject. I can definently admit that I have already done some spec work in the past with some organization's and company brochures etc. but now that I am more clear about the problem people have with that form of work, I'll make sure to only accept pro bono or free lance jobs as a graphic designer.
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