I graduated from nafa, i'd surely say nafa's better. lasalle
grads will probably tell you lasalle is better, so asking which
school is better will get you no where.
but ok all that aside, what exactly do you wish to know? it's
more of what happens after you graduate, where you go after you get
that piece of paper, that determines which major you choose, not
the school.
i'm gonna give you some harsh and honest words, from someone
who's been in the design industry for long enough. advertising is a
tough industry, and the market here in sg is so small, so only the
best get to continue fighting in the ad industry. I have friends
who are working in ad agencies and have quit and joined the graphic
design industry because they can't handle the critique and the
stress. it's not easy. art directors and creative directors aren't
nice if you give up crappy ideas/work, and hours are long. your
english needs to be relatively good, or else you will struggle, for
sure. if you like drawing, and you can draw well, illustration is
probably better for you. there won't be much of a language problem
in illustration, and honestly, the graphic design industry needs
illustrators and peope who can draw. (if you end up choosing nafa,
further advice from me: don't choose illustration as a major,
choose graphic design as a major because you'll have more freedom
on your final year project. don't worry, because every one in nafa
has to go through foundation year and from there you will get to
try all the different aspects of design and you can decide from
there, what exactly you want to do. because you might be surprised,
you might end up liking fine arts in the end?)
Anything else just ask, but like I said, it doesn't matter which
school you go to, your passion needs to be there and you have to
love it, and you're willing to sacrifice hours of work (whether in
school or in a design company). If you're going because you think
design is cool and glamorous, it's time to think of a back up plan
or another path.
