Re:Desktop Neo – rethinking the desktop interface for produc...
by FLUX-YOU on Tuesday January 19, 2016 @03:11PM
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If he's in charge of some super high level design boutique charging millions to customers that everyone is murdering kittens to get into, then I can understand his position.
4 critiques is not bad for a student/internship piece. Most students simultaneously do not have deep knowledge of prior work and are also (one of) strong designer or prototyper or researcher because those things simply take time/experience to get.
His bar to me seems like "entry-level position, 12 years JavaScript experience required" but for UX/UI
Re:Desktop Neo – rethinking the desktop interface for produc...
by true_religion on Tuesday January 19, 2016 @07:19PM
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I think he's qualified to be an intern, I don't think he's strong in any particular area.
However that's not an issue, since he's a student. Experience, and further learning will make him absolutely exception in a single area or multiple ones.
However that's speaking in comparison to everyone else in the world.
In comparison to other students, he's done a fairly good job.
I'm not a graphic designer nor do I hire them, but your conclusion seems overly dramatic. Perhaps this prototype does not meet your high bar, but that does not mean that the candidate overall is not qualified. It just means that this particular work did not demonstrate these skills to your satisfaction. The candidate might have these skills and dismissing them after one prototype seems to be setting yourself up for many false negatives.