# Do you need talent?

_Published on 29 January 2020 at 7:00 AM · Updated on 1 July 2025 · Around 1 minutes to read_

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Do you need talent?

Do you need to have talent to be a designer, or is design something you can learn? Often people ask me this question when trying to decide whether a career in design would be good for them. You can learn to be a designer, but that does not mean you are a talented designer.

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