The Space Jockeys

came by this inspiring chunck of text while surfing through this online collaborative project

Well, I know a lot of designers who never had a formal design education and they're doing wonderful things, I also know designers who are college educated designers who do less than wonderful things. Its all about what you want to do, and how far you are willing to go educating yourself. You also read stories everywhere of recent graduates who can't get a foot in the door in the industry because, great designers they may be, they lack the understanding of working for a client or working in a studio environment.... Personally I value a design education because it gives you time to think and experiment at will before you (inevitably) will have to conform to certain rules in the real world.

heres the link to the website: http://thespacejockeys.com/