I'm fresh out of school, and was sick of doing chemistry and physics, so I canned engineering and decided my calling was coming from the creative industries. I applied at Griffith to do animation, they accepted my folio, but I switched back to design at the last minute. I guess I figured I'd prefer a more general line of work. If you can call design general :P.
I've been interested in drawing and design for awhile now, and have recently done some 3-d work as well. But most of my knowledge comes from tutorials, books and what I could figure out on my own, and I was really interested in getting a more rounded set of skills from people who have actually worked in the industry. The people at Griffith are really inspiring, so thats also a bonus!
Enough waffling - how about you? Whats your background? How did you get into design? Do you work in a studio, or freelance? And what does it take for somebody get a design job in this town? Especially for a first year student looking for experience!