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Re: I wanna work at Instagram

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Post by johns »

kmfrk wrote: post #121
r00fus wrote: post #97

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Her article/resume is her "show" not "tell". The medium is the message... that's UX.

But what can she contribute to the Instagram team? Is their UX in dire need of a UX designer? It's fine as a resumé and general job application for everyone who reads the story, but she directs her application to Instagram - but it might as well not have been. It's not a lack of display of talent that I think is what she misses (although she tells a lot of things about herself that she doesn't show); it's that she do…

Except she doesn't have web sites for all the other startups. Registering the domain and dedicating the site to them is enough to show me that she really cares about working there specifically.

As far as demonstrate a problem that needs to be solved and how you can solve it...that would be a lot harder to do without risking sounding elitist and condescending. Maybe they don't have a problem that needs to be solved, they just need to do more of what they're doing. If she's a fit, they'll recognize that she can do that for them based on this site.

Re: I wanna work at Instagram

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Post by crasshopper »

kmfrk wrote: post #121
r00fus wrote: post #97

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Her article/resume is her "show" not "tell". The medium is the message... that's UX.

But what can she contribute to the Instagram team? Is their UX in dire need of a UX designer? It's fine as a resumé and general job application for everyone who reads the story, but she directs her application to Instagram - but it might as well not have been. It's not a lack of display of talent that I think is what she misses (although she tells a lot of things about herself that she doesn't show); it's that she do…

Is their UX in dire need of a UX designer?

http://instagr.am/about/jobs/ | Design Candidates | We believe that design isn't just about pretty pixels – it's a full understanding of how the products we build interact with the people that use them. An ideal design candidate will have a deep portfolio of top-notch design projects. Design at Instagram is a combination of the following:

Re: I wanna work at Instagram

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Post by xpaulbettsx »

Tycho wrote: post #65
apl wrote: post #13

At this point, there's nothing innovative or quirky about "active applications." Especially if they're rather mediocre. EDIT: After looking through the whole thing, I have to revise my opinion. It doesn't even qualify as mediocre -- copy and design are surprisingly awful. Large quantities of pseudo-charming nonsense ("I'm vehement about creating kick-ass interactions", "i can write a mean agile spec, and i’m comforta…

The design is surprisingly awful? What? I can only assume you're talking about the graphics and layout (unless we talk about 'attitude design' now or something). I thought that part of the site was excellent (original and pretty), although I didn't care for the content admittedly (except the word 'vehement' cracked me up, and 'LOL - I'm Funny').

I think it shows off her design skills and her lack of ability to write good copy, but I would've put the portfolio bit far higher up. - "here's my 1-paragraph spiel about me, here's what I've done, and at the end, put all the cutesy bits"

Re: I wanna work at Instagram

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Post by tsuipen »

bmelton wrote: post #15
jewgonewild wrote: post #7

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I disagree sir. Pure ambition right there.

That doesn't dispute his points even remotely. As for 'poorly typeset', I have no choice to agree, if only because her portfolio page implies that her name is "Netta & Design". Her customer work looks good though, so if, as I assume, she's seeking a design-oriented role, she'd likely do well in a team (where somebody else can say 'Hey, what's up with this bolding?') The fonts in her personality chart are barely there…

>I'm always wary of people who tell me how funny they are. If you're funny, I'll almost certainly figure that out organically.

Even if they're German?

Re: I wanna work at Instagram

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Post by kmfrk »

ianhawes wrote: post #53
dchest wrote: post #40

Don't want to sound rude, but the lens ("I made this") has pretty bad type work. Kerning is off, the curve is not right ( http://i.imgur.com/tpDqv.png ). The drop shadow is also strange. Overall, there's not enough attention to detail.

I would never want to work with someone as negative as you.

He prefaces it by saying that there is no offence intended. Even if it may come across as negative, it's clearly in the best interest based on the preface.

Re: I wanna work at Instagram

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Post by dr_ »

Might be a good idea to create some filter effects on your own and apply them to your photos - giving a sample of the original and your various filters applied to it. Just a thought. Good luck.

Re: I wanna work at Instagram

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Post by kmfrk »

crasshopper wrote: post #132
kmfrk wrote: post #121

Earlier quoted context omitted.

But what can she contribute to the Instagram team? Is their UX in dire need of a UX designer? It's fine as a resumé and general job application for everyone who reads the story, but she directs her application to Instagram - but it might as well not have been. It's not a lack of display of talent that I think is what she misses (although she tells a lot of things about herself that she doesn't show); it's that she do…

Is their UX in dire need of a UX designer? http://instagr.am/about/jobs/ | Design Candidates | We believe that design isn't just about pretty pixels – it's a full understanding of how the products we build interact with the people that use them. An ideal design candidate will have a deep portfolio of top-notch design projects. Design at Instagram is a combination of the following:

Thanks for that. This puts her application in a more sensible light.

Re: I wanna work at Instagram

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Post by cancelbubble »

Didn't read every comment here, but took a quick peak at the source code on the home page. Don't know if anyone else caught this:

http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.4.0/jquery.min... type="text/javascript">

She's loading jQuery twice, the second is the older 1.2.3.

Re: I wanna work at Instagram

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Post by Samuel_Michon »

dchest wrote: post #40

Don't want to sound rude, but the lens ("I made this") has pretty bad type work. Kerning is off, the curve is not right ( http://i.imgur.com/tpDqv.png ). The drop shadow is also strange. Overall, there's not enough attention to detail.

I’m disappointed by her use of straight apostrophes (') in contractions and straight quotes ("") around quotations. Using typographic apostrophes, typographic quotation marks, and em dashes in the right places makes all the difference, especially in headlines.

Nowadays, web designers have so many typographic tools to work with, like @font-face and lettering.js, but basic punctuation and formatting don’t get enough love.

It’s an oldie, but I think everyone working with web type should read Robin Williams’ The Mac is not a typewriter [0]. It’s just as relevant to modern web type as it was to early desktop publishing.

[0] http://www.amazon.com/Mac-not-typewriter-Robin-Williams/dp/0...

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