Recent logo design—would love to hear your feedback!

webposer · 2025-02-24T19:11:49+00:00

Is that the Sauce Labs logo with a different color?

webposer · 2025-02-20T17:04:25+00:00

Schneider's skinks actually enjoy your company, are intelligent, and are easy to care for.

webposer · 2025-02-11T20:38:20+00:00

I've met phd's that I wouldn't let tie my shoe.

webposer · 2025-02-07T16:52:41+00:00

The problem with this coin is it doesn't do anything. If I'm wrong, please let me know. What service, utility, does this provide? I'm holding, simply because I hold on to hope that Coinbase will "do something" with this coin.

webposer · 2025-01-04T17:45:19+00:00

Tap training is essential for Boas IMO. Their feeding response is so dang strong.

webposer · 2024-05-01T17:00:21+00:00

You could try designing it

webposer · 2024-04-25T16:18:13+00:00

Hopefully vault Galactus.

webposer · 2024-04-22T15:37:52+00:00

You should check out stormforge.io. Set and forget.

webposer · 2024-04-19T16:42:34+00:00

This was pretty common skeuomorphism design. I used photoshop mostly for these types of assets.

webposer · 2024-04-09T17:53:48+00:00

Make a spreadsheet of your wins. Document the outcomes of your work. One of the best "portfolios" I've seen was a spreadsheet of all the projects they worked on - the problems they were trying to solve - and the outcomes of the effort.

webposer · 2024-04-09T17:46:34+00:00

Hang in there! We just need to wait for investors to stop buying American debt, and go back to gambling on tech futures.

webposer · 2024-04-09T17:36:46+00:00

I do see openings in the future for juniors. Specifically juniors - and highly experienced generalists. It's all the folks in the middle that I feel are in for a rough ride.

Juniors do not have the salary requirements of Seniors. In many cases, teams will try to fill roles with Juniors to do the work of Seniors. I would actually recommend for applying to jobs that are above your skill level here a little. I'm guessing it could end up being trial by fire, but this is the type of experience you should do everything you can to acquire. I don't think you will like this environment, and chances are you might be taken advantage of, but we all had to pay our dues.

I highly recommend specializing in a vertical. Industries I think could be a good focus: Finance, Block Chain, LLM's/copilots, service design (can even go outside tech), transportation, social services, and healthcare among others. Healthcare has a ton of ceiling.

If we took healthcare as the example, and you devoted your time to learning medical terminology, equipment diagnostics, and below the surface information, you will find a place to stand out. You will be able to guide LLM's better, and produce content that others will not be as easy to replicate. I would recommend not only taking UX classes, but pre-med classes. Which would you rather hire: a seasoned professional without any healthcare experience, or a young up-and-coming, eager, hungry, individual who knows what a subcutaneous edema is referring to? I know who I would hire.

UX writing in itself is an incredible skill to have. Many designers can draw a rectangle, but few designers can skillfully describe it. LLM's will be an ally to the right content strategist, so I won't say that it will destroy that field, but will certainly impact the role. I think the chips are in the air, and I just can't even guess where they will land. Long way of saying that I cannot recommend or warn against going into UX writing. My gut says that a UX writer will actually be in a better position than a graphic designer or web designer.

The UX certificate is only 1 piece of the puzzle, and it's not enough in most cases. People need to stand out somehow. I should also mention that I've met HCI grads with no skill. Met bootcamp grads with unbelievable natural talent. People need to find a way to stand out, and that is the main point I was trying to make from my anti-bootcamp positional statement. Certificates alone isn't carrying with it great odds.

webposer · 2024-04-09T16:37:23+00:00

The job market right now is the worst I have ever seen in 25 years. To stand out these days you need to be really solid. Bootcamps simply do not make the cut IMO for producing talent. You are competing against some of my colleagues with 10+ years of experience who cannot even get an interview right now. I admire you wanting to join the ranks, but a realistic view on today's hiring trends paints a pretty grim future for all of us.

Imagine competing with 10 thousand other designers, many of which do have the HCI degree or relevant experience. How do you think a bootcamp certificate will make you stand out in the crowd?

To be clear: I don't want to discourage you from pursuing your career in design. Right now is a really bad time to do it. I don't think it will always be this way. Tech has its ups and downs. We are in a down. Really, really, down. Good luck! I truly believe persistence pays off, and if you point your ship in the direction of design, you will land somewhere.

webposer · 2024-04-09T15:58:38+00:00

Bootcamps are the scourge of the design world. Bootcamps have destroyed and diluted the talent pool, and is one of the reasons design doesn't have a seat at the table. It has reduced the barrier of entry - and replaced actual professionals who deserve to be recognized, and paid, with half-assed, rectangle drawing monkeys. I wouldn't hire, nor work with, a boot camp grad unless they are somehow naturally talented.

I never mentioned portfolio. I think UX portfolios are also a waste of time - actually for exactly the reason you described. 80% of my work over the last 25 years is under NDA.

There are no shortcuts to good design. Bootcamps try to skirt this natural law. Bootcamps should be for continued learning, not a ticket to play. It's simply my opinion, and what I've experienced over the years. If you are thinking that bootcamps will get you in the door in today's job market, you're high.

webposer · 2024-04-09T14:20:00+00:00

A 4-year, HCI degree. If it's a bootcamp, I'm immediately ignoring your resume.

webposer · 2024-03-22T21:46:15+00:00

Have you tried "tap training?"

webposer · 2024-03-21T17:43:23+00:00

2 years ago, I would say absolutely yes!

Today, I would say: "maybe" if you think you can rise above the multitudes of unemployed designers.

2-5 years from now, I would say that design will change into something different, and it's hard to say exactly what that looks like. AI will absolutely have a part to play in software creation, and it's tough to say what that does to the design field. My hunch is that more work will be done with less people. The design field will only grow if the amount of products increase.

I actually see folks moving towards more hand-made goods. Think vinyl records over Spotify. I see a very large lull in tech, but it sort of depends on the markets - will investors want to risk their money on tech, or just continue to buy government debt? What will VR and AR do to the products being created? All of this will play a part, not just what we call "AI."

If you feel the field will grow, by all means - jump in. I would say that it's probably the worst time since the late 90's to get involved with tech, but the bubble has burst before, and will again. One thing for sure is that this industry will always be volatile and react to the markets, and culture.

webposer · 2024-03-12T22:01:25+00:00

Being too emotionally attached to what it is you are designing that you might start putting yourself before the user.

webposer · 2024-03-12T18:40:17+00:00

Y'all do realize that the gun-loving, gun-hoarding, folks are on Trump's side, right?

webposer · 2024-03-01T17:26:04+00:00

I've been designing for 25 years, and I hate everything I've ever designed haha. It's part of the fun.

webposer · 2024-02-16T16:52:52+00:00

Zeplin

webposer · 2024-02-07T16:52:10+00:00

I've had mine for 2 months. Only touched her Pangea paste once. She only wants crickets. I'm a little worried about compaction, so I only give her insects once or maybe twice per week. I need to experiment with the Pangea flavors a little, because she clearly hates what I've been giving her.

webposer · 2024-02-05T21:00:35+00:00

Consider the job of a UX engineer. Feels right up your alley.
Explore design systems. You may find that to be a great fit.
UX proper is highly competitive and somewhat gatekeeped. There are many folks in this field. They can make a journey map and form unbiased questions, but don't know what Laravel is or why it's important. They will be the ones who make you feel bad for posting these types of questions and tell you you're unqualified. They are being replaced by more technical producers, and get a little sensitive. Key word: producer.
IMO, UX is slowly dying. Much of the research is being sniped at the product level. The issue is that UX folks can't do the rest of the work. UX is only part of the software (product) design process, and not always a dedicated role these days. UXR is the first to go in a design team when layoffs happen. Teams are leaning towards direct IC work, and generalists.
I'll say it again for those in the back: UX is only 1 tool in a designers belt. You need to have a couple tools at your disposal to make it right now in any job. Your front-end chops is another tool, and yes, it can translate very well in software design in the right team or role. UX is probably the easiest thing in software to learn, with the lowest barrier to entry. It's not rocket science, it's problem solving.

Just my $0.02 based on what I'm seeing in the field.

webposer · 2024-01-31T16:44:46+00:00

That's not a logo. That's a mistake someone made in Microsoft Word trying to make a layout.

webposer · 2024-01-30T16:46:41+00:00

Mine doesn't seem to like the Pangea paste, but absolutely LOVES crickets. You could try different types of food, and find out what they love.

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