What makes a great designer?

When you envision a “great designer,” you might picture someone flanked by super models, dressed head to toe in black, wearing sunglasses while flashes pop off around them. Does this sound like anyone you know? Me neither. Realistically, the majority of exhibit designers driving the creative solutions of our industry are grinding it out in relative anonymity.
If you ask around “What makes a great designer?” your answer will vary depending on whom you ask. While this debate makes for great conversation, let’s explore what makes a great designer for the purpose of working with or hiring. Like any profession, the attributes of the successful are elusive, but there are a few common threads among great designers.

Education:
Education seems like a fair starting point. Unlike a lot of other professions, the university attended is not necessarily the best indicator of how good a designer will be. Most exhibit designers will have some kind of degree. Industrial design, architecture, or theatrical design all produce great designers due to their well-rounded 3D-orientated design curriculum.

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