15 graphic design interview tips | David Airey : Graphic Design : Logo Design The following interview advice for graphic designers was written by Lee Newham of Good People, former design director at London-based Davies Hall. 15 graphic design interview tips When you arrive in the interview give us your business card. It should be well designed, memorable, simple and hopefully have a great idea. Update: 08 June 2010 Lee left a comment to expand upon his last tip. Further resources: Image via Thinkstock
The Ultimate Code Kata As I was paging through Steve Yegge's voluminous body of work recently, I was struck by a 2005 entry on practicing programming: Contrary to what you might believe, merely doing your job every day doesn't qualify as real practice. Going to meetings isn't practicing your people skills, and replying to mail isn't practicing your typing. It's an important distinction. The answer lies in the Scientific American article The Expert Mind: Ericsson argues that what matters is not experience per se but "effortful study," which entails continually tackling challenges that lie just beyond one's competence. Effortful study means constantly tackling problems at the very edge of your ability. Those challenges can sometimes be found on the job, but they don't have to be. If you're looking for some examples of code kata -- ways to practice effortful study and hone your programming skills -- Steve's article has some excellent starting points. Write your resume. Talk to other programmers. Write a blog.
Terminally Incoherent » Blog Archive » What does your browser reveal about you? I often tend to judge people based on the type of browser they use. Believe it or not, the choice of your favorite browser reveals a lot about your personality. You only use your computer for IM, email and Myspace. You probably don’t know what a “browser” is and you think Internet is IE. You consider yourself to be on the cutting edge of technology. Firefox 1.x: You are most likely a little bit geeky and proud of it. Firefox 2.0 Beta: You are a developer by day and open source developer by night. Mozilla: You have been with Mozilla since the begging. Opera: You really don’t care for they Firefox hype. Netscape 8.x: You are a senior citizen, who just recently got a new computer. Netscape 7 and below: See IE 5.0. AOL Explorer: Ever since you installed new AIM client this thing became your default browser. AOL Suite: You most likely either still use AOL as your dialup ISP. Safari: Congratulations! Konqueror: You are a linux user, and a geek at heart. Lynx: You are a liar. Flock: Epiphany: Sea Monkey: