I’ve had approximately 16 interviews in my chosen field. I’ve interviewed around 20 or so graduates and juniors for various roles I’ve managed or been connected with. These experiences have left me with strong feelings on what a design related interview should entail whether I’m giving them, or going to them. The best interview I’ll ...
So last year in a bid to find like-minded online communities of people to talk to and connect with i found the SheNomads community. I Joined their slack channel and it’s been a consistent source of support and encouragement for me in so many ways. One of those ways was the amazing book club! I ...
Hi all, this is the second part of my 10 key points from my years in the in-house design field that can apply to teams and those that manage or work with them. #6 – To not feel threatened when stakeholders engage with external agencies There are times when going to external agencies just makes ...
Most of my design career has been spent in-house, and by in-house I mean working as the sole designer or with a team of designers and digital professionals, in an environment where the key product is not primarily a creative one. My experiences have varied from: Custom Printed Merchandise, Electronic Smart-Meters, Insurance, Financial liability/Diligence Software ...
I recently left my job at Confused.com of which I had been there for 3 years and 8 months. I was looking for a new job for around 4 months prior to me leaving. There are many reasons I wanted to leave Confused.com and equally many reasons I really didn’t want to leave, but this ...
“This will only ever be used on desktop, our users will never use mobile/tablet/unknown future device.” Things change. Technology advances. Society adapts and adopts complimentary behaviour. All of this is short spaces of time. Over the last 10 years laptops have become lighter, tablets and smart phones have become common place and ever more powerful. ...
I’ve been working in design for around 8 years now and that’s by no means as long a service record as most but i like to think i’ll have nice little tid-bits of info here and there. Here are 3 things that break my heart when i hear clients say. “Our users already know that ...