{"id":470,"date":"2014-06-30T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2014-06-30T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/inthefold\/2014\/06\/30\/on-the-road-to-explore-design-related-careers\/"},"modified":"2014-06-30T08:00:00","modified_gmt":"2014-06-30T08:00:00","slug":"on-the-road-to-explore-design-related-careers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/inthefold\/on-the-road-to-explore-design-related-careers\/","title":{"rendered":"On the Road to Explore Design-Related Careers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When did you decide what you wanted to do when you grew up?<\/p>\n<p>Autodesk and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.roadtripnation.com\">Roadtrip Nation<\/a>, a career exploration organization, are <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/rtndesignpressrelease\">working together<\/a> to introduce young job-seekers to the vast range of career pathways in design and sustainability.<\/p>\n<p>How you ask? Through the best vehicle for discovery: a road trip!<\/p>\n<p>Three young aspiring designers, <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.roadtripnation.com\/2014\/04\/14\/meet-design-roadtrippers\/\">Sofaya, Martha and Ben<\/a>, will travel around the U.S. in Roadtrip Nation\u2019s iconic Green RV to learn about the breadth of career opportunities in design \u2013 from architecture to engineering, manufacturing, media, arts, and beyond.<\/p>\n<p>They\u2019ll also interview pioneers and innovators from the design and maker industries about how they figured out what they wanted to do with their lives, and how they overcame life\u2019s challenges to achieve their goals.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYoung people often aren\u2019t aware of vocational opportunities that align with their passions and skills. Exposure is critical in opening their minds, expanding their potential, and increasing their engagement with their futures. We\u2019re proud to work with Autodesk to connect youth with design leaders, showcase how successful people &#160;got to where they are today, and introduce &#160;young people to pathways in design that they may not have even known existed,\u201d said Mike Marriner, co-founder of Roadtrip Nation.<\/p>\n<p>Sofaya, Martha and Ben\u2019s adventure will also be documented for Roadtrip Nation\u2019s annual public television series on PBS stations across the U.S. which reaches over 60 million viewers.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a class=\"asset-img-link\" href=\"http:\/\/inthefold.autodesk.com\/.a\/6a017c3334c51a970b01a511d634c8970c-pi\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"1\" border=\"0\" class=\"asset  asset-image at-xid-6a017c3334c51a970b01a511d634c8970c image-full img-responsive\" src=\"http:\/\/inthefold.autodesk.com\/.a\/6a017c3334c51a970b01a511d634c8970c-800wi\" title=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>To kick off the San Francisco leg of the trip, Autodesk and Roadtrip Nation hosted an interactive event called, \u201cDesign Your Summer\u201d at the Exploratorium on June 23<sup>rd<\/sup>, 2014.<\/p>\n<p>The evening event was open to the public and celebrated the culture of making and the opportunity to expand young people\u2019s vision of the possibilities in design.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a class=\"asset-img-link\" href=\"http:\/\/inthefold.autodesk.com\/.a\/6a017c3334c51a970b01a73de18c8e970d-pi\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"2\" border=\"0\" class=\"asset  asset-image at-xid-6a017c3334c51a970b01a73de18c8e970d image-full img-responsive\" src=\"http:\/\/inthefold.autodesk.com\/.a\/6a017c3334c51a970b01a73de18c8e970d-800wi\" title=\"2\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a class=\"asset-img-link\" href=\"http:\/\/inthefold.autodesk.com\/.a\/6a017c3334c51a970b01a511d63743970c-pi\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"3\" border=\"0\" class=\"asset  asset-image at-xid-6a017c3334c51a970b01a511d63743970c image-full img-responsive\" src=\"http:\/\/inthefold.autodesk.com\/.a\/6a017c3334c51a970b01a511d63743970c-800wi\" title=\"3\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"asset-img-link\" href=\"http:\/\/inthefold.autodesk.com\/.a\/6a017c3334c51a970b01a511d6374c970c-pi\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"4\" border=\"0\" class=\"asset  asset-image at-xid-6a017c3334c51a970b01a511d6374c970c image-full img-responsive\" src=\"http:\/\/inthefold.autodesk.com\/.a\/6a017c3334c51a970b01a511d6374c970c-800wi\" title=\"4\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a class=\"asset-img-link\" href=\"http:\/\/inthefold.autodesk.com\/.a\/6a017c3334c51a970b01a3fd26b01d970b-pi\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"5\" border=\"0\" class=\"asset  asset-image at-xid-6a017c3334c51a970b01a3fd26b01d970b image-full img-responsive\" src=\"http:\/\/inthefold.autodesk.com\/.a\/6a017c3334c51a970b01a3fd26b01d970b-800wi\" title=\"5\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cA design-led revolution is underway, and today\u2019s youth will be the ones to solve tomorrow\u2019s challenges. That\u2019s why we\u2019re working to give tomorrow\u2019s creative leaders free access to Autodesk design tools, and collaborating with organizations like Roadtrip Nation to expose youth to rewarding career possibilities around their design interests,\u201d said Peggy&#160;Snyder, Director of Education, Autodesk.<\/p>\n<p>Follow the journey at <a href=\"http:\/\/roadtripnation.com\/roadtrip\/design-roadtrip\">http:\/\/roadtripnation.com\/roadtrip\/design-roadtrip<\/a>, and catch the upcoming season of Roadtrip Nation when it airs on PBS stations in the U.S. in the fall of 2015. You can also follow the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Autodeskedcommunity\">Autodesk Student Facebook<\/a> page for exclusive footage from the series.<\/p>\n<p><em>Photos courtesy of Roadtrip Nation, Autodesk and <\/em><em>Beatrice Katcher<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When did you decide what you wanted to do when you grew up?<\/p>\n<p>Autodesk and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.roadtripnation.com\">Roadtrip Nation<\/a>, a career exploration organization, are <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/rtndesignpressrelease\">working together<\/a> to introduce young job-seekers to the vast range of career pathways in design and sustainability.<\/p>\n<p>How you ask?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":287,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[128],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-470","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-education"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - 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