That means participants have to communicate with each other. Software and web design is as collaborative as theater. Or a shrug and “I can change it.” He didn’t have a view, and if he did he couldn’t express it.If, in the interview, you feel like you are working too hard to get a conversation going, then imagine if every single day was like working with a sullen teenager.”What did you design today honey?””Nuthin’.” I worked with a designer who I called “themute” because when I asked him about any of his thinking, be it color choice or flow logic, he replied with a shrug. So how do I vet designers, if not by their paperwork? And honestly, I would hire someone if they did wireframes even though I hate the darn things. ![]() I don’t care if you use keynote, Powerpoint or Illustrator. I really don’t care if you never do personas, or if you make them up from a guy you talked to in the grocery story. Here’s why I wouldn’t hire someone based on wireframes, Powerpoint and persons: it’s not because these are necessarily bad (well, except the wireframes, which are so 2001 that they are the mullet of deliverables, and like the mullet I cannot wait until they are finally gone and I’m not asked to stare at them any longer.) I was bummed because these are merely artifacts and not necessarily the vital critical thinking skills you need to find in a decent designer. ![]() And it’s hard to clarify in 140 characters what teed me off about the original article. I tweeted that’s why I wouldn’t hire a designer, which caused some kerfuffle with my followers. I do remember it said things like “look at their presentation skills”, “see if their personas are based on research” and something about their wireframes. Oh, maybe it was How to Hire a User Experience Professional, or Interaction Designer or Information Architect, or whatever.
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