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Emelyn Baker
Design @ Bloc Joined almost 10 years ago Emelyn has invited Ehsan Noursalehi
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- We launched a bootcamp to create the next generation of product designers. (bloc.io)
- Be the first designer at a start-up. (medium.com)
- What's in a name? Job titles in the design community. (medium.com)
- Building your design portfolio? Here are 8 things I wish I’d known. (medium.com)
- The Impostor Syndrome — Julie Zhuo (medium.com)
- Slides from Mark Geyer's Interface Animations Workshop (using AE, CSS, or JS) (markgeyer.com)
- Comcastify.js — "Sometimes images just load too damned fast. (theonion.github.io)
- Somebody: A messaging service by Miranda July (somebodyapp.com)
- Comparing Price, Length, and Workload of Learn to Code Courses (bloc.io)
- Breakdown of the US Postal Service Redesign (underconsideration.com)
Posted to Advice for a young designer joining a start-up as the only designer, Jul 26, 2016 Posted to Designer Fund raises over $20M to invest in great design, tech and community, May 03, 2016 Congrats Enrique and Ben! Y'all have done great work with Bridge, and I'm excited to see where you take DF in the next few years.
Posted to We launched a bootcamp to create the next generation of product designers., Apr 21, 2016 Hey DN! We launched our Product Design Track this week. Combines frontend development skills with holistic product design skills to create some killer outcomes. Any thoughts, feedback, comments? Would be happy to talk :)
Posted to Be the first designer at a start-up., in reply to Folake Knudsen , Apr 14, 2016 Whoa surreal! Hi fellow alum!
Posted to Be the first designer at a start-up., in reply to Laura McGuigan , Apr 14, 2016 Oh sick, I love your retrospective on Medium. I've had a hard time making myself more available. It feels like I'm reducing my amount of time being productive, but being open to those one-off "Hey, do you have a second...?" comments is incredibly productive in its own way.
Posted to Be the first designer at a start-up., Apr 14, 2016 Hey DN! I wrote a little bit about what it's like being the first designer at a start-up.
If any of y'all are in a similar position — maybe founders, or solo designers — I'd love to hear if this resonates with you at all!
Posted to Building your design portfolio? Here are 8 things I wish I’d known., in reply to Mason Lawlor , Jun 12, 2015 Thanks dude — I appreciate the kind words!
I agree — having the option to read case studies is nice. When you're skimming 20 portfolios in a sitting, you won't read every single case study with depth. But when you find a portfolio that stands out, you can delve deeper and find out if that designer might be a great fit for your company/project.
Posted to Building your design portfolio? Here are 8 things I wish I’d known., in reply to Mike Wilson , Jun 12, 2015 Great point. It can be incredibly tedious to read through dozens of case studies when you're in the thick of reviewing resumes. And often, it's difficult to get the full context of a process from just a photo.
I think Mason Lawlor makes a great point: presenting the information gives the user (the interviewer, hiring manager, etc) the option to dig deeper.
Posted to Building your design portfolio? Here are 8 things I wish I’d known., Jun 12, 2015 Hey DN! I've been talking with students that're building their portfolios and compiling advice. What've you guys learned over the years about building portfolios?
Posted to <blink> may be gone, but rejoice!, Jun 04, 2015 I can't hate on anything that's this ridiculous. Thanks for bringing more fun into our life, Googs.
- Coding Bootcamp Cost Calculator (bloc.io)
- Pixate has joined Google
- Is System Design Something You Can do on Purpose? (5by5.tv)
- My client hurt my feelings... (I bet it happened to you too) (thenuschool.com)
- Nordstrom: Relationships or Retail? (beliefagency.com)
- GDI Launches Design Bootcamp Scholarship for Women
- Announcing Bridge 4 from Designer Fund - Apply Now (designerfund.com)
- Design control with regular expressions in Mapbox Studio (mapbox.com)
- Work Life Imbalance (alistapart.com)
- Molly Crabapple on The Great Discontent (thegreatdiscontent.com)
I did this! I recommend it, and wrote about what I'd wish I knew before I started: https://medium.com/@extremelyn/be-the-first-designer-at-a-start-up-60b0984b1e5d#.ksvofvk1h
tl;dr you'll learn a lot, but you if you prefer guidance to thrive or dislike uncertainty, don't do it!