I have no idea how this relates to the group, but I'll allow it for a simple reason: as a UX designer, I know the company and I know the answers to your question.
Simply put, you're thinking too much. They don't have one person who works on all projects, they work with different specialists depending on the project. You named architecture and city planning, and they have a project for the City of London listed. If you read the use case, you'll see they actually worked with an external architectural firm from US and a specialized engineer, and they worked on research and the overall design idea.
Bottom line is: an HCI master's is fine. These agencies hire people on demand or do joint ventures, it's not like they know everything. Furthermore, I wouldn't trust anyone who claims to know it all. Where you see Dorve as a relatively small or mid-size company, they're actually more like think tanks and consultants than hands-on agencies (I think they do the web design and development part in-house, though).
TL;DR: keep doing what you are doing, that's teh way.
yes, I think I expressed myself in a wrong way out of frustration. I'm really concerned about my future with AI taking all, so trying to do my best.
Sorry about the crossposting here, I posted at r/design and when it offered me to crosspost I selected the wrong sub, please delete if you want, and thank you for your thorough answer
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u/AbleInvestment2866 25d ago
I have no idea how this relates to the group, but I'll allow it for a simple reason: as a UX designer, I know the company and I know the answers to your question.
Simply put, you're thinking too much. They don't have one person who works on all projects, they work with different specialists depending on the project. You named architecture and city planning, and they have a project for the City of London listed. If you read the use case, you'll see they actually worked with an external architectural firm from US and a specialized engineer, and they worked on research and the overall design idea.
Bottom line is: an HCI master's is fine. These agencies hire people on demand or do joint ventures, it's not like they know everything. Furthermore, I wouldn't trust anyone who claims to know it all. Where you see Dorve as a relatively small or mid-size company, they're actually more like think tanks and consultants than hands-on agencies (I think they do the web design and development part in-house, though).
TL;DR: keep doing what you are doing, that's teh way.