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Re: I wanna work at Instagram

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Post by apl »

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.

Some people don't enjoy working in pseudo-positive and falsely encouraging environments that give second-rate work an undeserved pass. There's something motivating about standards and demands.

Re: I wanna work at Instagram

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Post by fara »

Lewisham wrote: post #39
fara wrote: post #26

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Is the lack of a working maximize button good UX?

I don't see how the constraints of one system, whether they are right or wrong, really affects the ability of a UX designer to recognize and work within those constraints.

It doesn't mean she is not aware of the issue, she might have prioritized other things and make it "good enough" for other resolutions (even the ipad has a 1024px browser). Apple must know this issue and it's site also ads a scrollbar when the window is less than 1024px...

Re: I wanna work at Instagram

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Post by faramarz »

Mystalic wrote: post #30

Anything that makes you stand above the crowd of job seekers and get noticed is (almost) always a smart move. Do you think Instagram is thinking "no, this girl is clearly an idiot?" No, they're clearly going to notice her and give her consideration that she wouldn't otherwise get. They're probably thinking "nice initiative" even if they've seen this type of application before. I think a few of you are being too cynic…

Was that your first thought? I really like your objectivity and thoughtfulness. Well said.

Re: I wanna work at Instagram

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Post by Tycho »

fara wrote: post #26
Lewisham wrote: post #9

While I like the initiative, I'm a little worried that someone who says she's a UX designer wouldn't have considered that most Mac users do not run their browsers full-screen, so there's a horizontal scroll bar for anything less than a 1024 width (I think it's 1024). That's not a good UX!

Is the lack of a working maximize button good UX?

I'd say the maximize button is in itself a bad design idea. Hit the green button on the browser window and it will expand to the width (or height) whereby scroll bars are no longer necessary. This 'maximizes' your screen real estate, rather than blowing it all on one window/app like a Windows maximize button. Also, while it's not a bad idea to keep page widths in the 750-1050ish range, No True Mac User would object to using their UI controls to optimize their viewing. I mean that's why they're there.

Re: I wanna work at Instagram

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Post by ScottBev »

I just finished interviewing 12 grad students from the same school. I wish someone would have come in and given me such a clear reason to place them above the rest.

Very nice idea with great execution surely that is worth something.

Re: I wanna work at Instagram

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Post by blhack »

alex_carlill wrote: post #43
blhack wrote: post #38

Earlier quoted context omitted.

...why on earth would you do that? This person wants to work at instagram, if she gets the job, she'll be absolutely floored about coming in to work every day. This is exactly the type of employee I would think everybody would want. Why would you want something else?

because I'd quite like my designers to be capable of creativity, whereas this Instagram application is derivative in every single way.

Alright fine, but you're not allowed to say that and not include some ways that she could make it better.

So what would you do to improve this?

Re: I wanna work at Instagram

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Post by zecho »

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.

The critique might have been harsh, but it was also constructive. It's not like he came out and called her work crap. He gave useful feedback on the design.
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