I don’t think it matters what school you go to for design. As long as there is a decent design program with teachers that teach design fundamentals while also encouraging student to push themselves to produce better work.
I learned a great deal while I was in school but I also learned a whole lot about design during my first few years working. What i learned during those years could not be taught in class and I was lucky enough to have an art director with a shit load of experience ( including working at Pentagram) that was cool enough to teach me a few of his tricks. I owe all my corporates design knowledge to Mark!
After a few years of working i began to notice my designs getting stale. This is when i took it upon myself to continue my design education on my own. By researching, networking and staying connected to as many talented folk as possible, i was able to land some design projects that challenged and made me rethink my design philosophy in a way that corporate designs could not.
shit i wasn’t planing to write this much. this gets more random as i go but ill keep adding to this when i can organize it better.