response to 'Digital Designers Rediscover Their Hands'

This article greatly interested me because I feel like I fall into this category of designers. I have always been fond of designing art on the computer but I enjoy working with my hands also. I feel this experience offers the chance for artists to have the best of both worlds and not only make use of their hands just to maneuver a computer mouse. I think creating things with your hands can make you a more creative and well-rounded individual because you can learn a great deal concerning material usage and the way objects work together that you cannot learn from the computer. I like the quote "You learn by your hands" said by Mr. Burnett because I feel it's so true. You can learn such different things by working physically with your hands instead of solely on design software. Plus the chance for designs to become safer and longer-lasting makes these hands-on workshops worthwhile. I hope I get the chance to do this if I end up choosing Graphic Design for my major because it is something I have always liked doing. I have been afraid of choosing the computer as my main form of art and losing the ability to make art directly from my own hands, but these guys showed it's possible to do both, which I'm all for.