What would qualify someone as a junior UX designer, apart from years of professional experience?
At 37signals, we don’t have “UX” positions but we do hire UI designers.
I look for three key things (besides good character, the most important):
- You are very comfortable with HTML/CSS (at minimum) and you can build your ideas.
- You can write well.
- You have good taste and intuition about what matters in a design.
A selection of sample projects (personal/hobby projects) will demonstrate #1 and #2.
For #3, people can develop skill but they don’t develop taste. It’s there or it’s not. When your taste is higher than your current skill level, you can bridge the gap by talking about who you love, who’s work you look up to, and what gets you excited.
OK for dropdown button to be on the left?
Perhaps a minor point, but I thought I’d ask anyway…Normally, the button to drop a dropdown display is to the right of the display area, but I have the option to put it on either side, like so:
Q1: First, the convention …
OK for dropdown button to be on the left?
Perhaps a minor point, but I thought I’d ask anyway…Normally, the button to drop a dropdown display is to the right of the display area, but I have the option to put it on either side, like so:
Q1: First, the convention …
Is there a Windows 8 desktop UI Guideline or HIG anywhere in the world? [duplicate]
This question already has an answer here:
Windows 8 Metro Design Examples / Guidelines [duplicate]
2 answers
And I don’t mean…
How to add products in this point-of-sale system?
I was wondering which is the best way to choose products from a desktop Point-of-Sale (POS) application using a touch screen.
Method 1
This application has categories at right top buttons and products at right bottom butt…
Should survey for canceling subscription be before or after the subscription is canceled?
We want to collect data about why our users cancel our product subscription.
Should we put the survey form on the same page? Since it might be more likely that they will fill it in, but probably at the expense of distractin…
What is the best way to map content to your information architecture deliverables?
I usually create a site map and wireframes as delivery but what is the best way to add info about what content (text, forms, images, videos etc) that should be included on the individual pages?
Do you do individual wireframe…
What is the best way to map content to your information architecture deliverables?
I usually create a site map and wireframes as delivery but what is the best way to add info about what content (text, forms, images, videos etc) that should be included on the individual pages?
Do you do individual wireframe…
What are some recent advances in UI design and better interfaces?
Recently (Jan 2012) came across a couple of innovative UI’s on the mobile front:
1. Clear for iPhone: http://vimeo.com/35693267
2. Scorekeeper XL:
http://www.youtube.com/wa
Update: There’s a similar Quora question with some great examples of leading UI over time: What are examples of innovative UI design?
iOS Settings Standards: Using Checkbox Rather Than Switch
If you are familiar with iOS devices, you know that the settings application uses the UISwitch control to show that a parameter is enabled or disabled. This control appears as a toggle switch and even has an animated switch m…