Looking into the future
If you think back to what design was just a few years ago, it dealt little with technology and more with art and graphics. There were certainly no app developers, or virtual reality design jobs to select from like there are today; which wont be around a few years in the future either. That’s because similar to the technology they create, design jobs are ever-changing and evolving.
According to Dave Miller, a recruiter at design consultancy, Artrefact, “…the next five years, design as a profession will continue to evolve into a hybrid industry that is considered as much technical as it is creative”. That means, in as little as five years, those in the design field will either be competing, applying, or watching in awe, at the new design opportunities and its accompanied technologies. Here are five design jobs that will transform how we see the industry forever.
Five design jobs that will transform the industry:
Augmented Reality Designer: We are beginning to see more and more technologies exceed current boundaries, by providing new ways for users to enjoy information layered over the physical world, a.k.a. augmented reality. As various industries push these boundaries, the demand for a designer who can deliver seamless augmented reality, becomes critical.
Avatar Programmer: Gone are the days where celebrities are only reproduced in video games and cartoons. Today they can appear in apps, games, VR, and other virtual scenarios we would have never imagined. This job will be crucial for creating the best celebrity representation, including their physical, verbal and emotional identity. And as these representations become more popular, actors will pursue more control of their image, and need the help of a specialized designer, to perfect it.
Chief Drone Experience Designer: History shows that once one major hitter perfects a particular technology, others will soon follow. The same is expected for Amazon’s use of the unmanned drone. Now that they have found a way to use it for their business, demand for such an experience will go through the roof. Ways to perfect it, leverage it, and use it to the consumer’s advantage, are all things a CDED will be necessary for.
Human Organ Designer: This particular expert will be fully capable of creating and implementing ready-to-use or custom-fit organs, as well as possess the knowledge to maneuverer the appropriate software and hardware. Their specialty should be bio-engineering and bio-electronics; and will help scientists reproduce organs, artificial limbs, and the newest development biologically fitted artificial tissues.
Synthetic Biologist/ nanotech designer: In sooner than ten years, we will start to see just how primitive our current cancer treatment is, with the development of less harmful, and less invasive treatment. We’ve already started to create customized cancer medicine, but with this job, will soon be able to design treatment that ties to the patient’s DNA. This position could not only change the way we treat cancer, but how we approach medicine entirely.
If you’re in the design industry in any capacity, you should definitely be aware of these upcoming opportunities. Some of them may be out as far as ten years, like the synthetic biologist. But, others will be in high demand a lot sooner, and are waiting for people like you to fill them!
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