haque :: design + research

haque :: design + research

somewhere i read

Expect to work hard, expect to fail a few times, and expect to be rejected.
No matter how cool your computer rendering is, no matter how brilliant your essay is, no matter how fabulous your whatever is, if you can’t output it, distribute it, and make it known, it basically doesn’t exist. Orient yourself to output. Schedule output. Output, output, output. Show Me The Output.

life is too short for the wrong job

some genius ads.

radiator water wear rubber - amazing ad

Improve your flexibility.
Not as thick. Just as warm. All the rubber you need.

Caroline's Corner: How not to get a Job

A very nice article of a conversation between an employee and employer.
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http://www.usabilitynews.com/news/article1841.asp

creating the portfolio for the graduates

A key part of our field is understanding the audience, understanding the user. When you design your portfolio - it is not for your friends. Look at the types of places you really want to work - and mimic the tone, design, language. Create your portfolio for the place you want to work. I once really wanted a job as an IxD for a company in town. I redesigned their entire site, with critique, and sent it with my resume and a cover letter describing what I had done, and why I wanted to work with them.

By Dan Saffer
Sure, you need to have enthusiasm, smarts, and be able to talk about your work. You need to be a personality fit for our company. You need to have the temperament of a designer. You need to have some experience (school or professional). You need to have something interesting about you.

I want to hire people more talented than me, with better ideas than I have. I am a person with good ideas and skills you can use. I'd rather you present one mind-blowing project than two
mediocre ones. Ok, TWO mind-blowing projects (to make sure the first isn't a fluke). :)