Hi Steve (and others searching for jobs) I had a quick look at your portfolio site, and now I'm going to be honest (but I hope you'll take this as constructive criticism).
Let's look at it through the eyes of someone looking for a mid-level designer. My goal: I want someone who can design, for a client, today. First thing that hits me: "Painter Training in Virtual Reality Master's Thesis My Master's thesis for the HCI program at Iowa State: a VR-based spray painter training simulation " OK, he's got a master's, that's nice. But is writing a thesis the same as designing? OK, he knows about virtual reality. But I'm churning out [insert rather ordinary type of app/product here]. Does he know anything about ordinary stuff? OK, he can copy text from links to description. And now I know where he got that master's. But is that a prestigious program? Have I ever heard of it? Isn't this just adding to what he's told me? Hmm, I'm getting a bit bored now. Let's look at the text above all this: "This is actively under construction. Content and design are both evolving". Oooh. Sharp intake of breath...and not really in a good way. Steve, I'm not going to carry on like this. All I can say is: I don't think your current portfolio is doing you justice. A longer exploration of it convinced me that you've got a lot to offer. Have another go at it. Think again about your audience, do some testing of your site, use all those skills that you've got. If in doubt about what to do, buy Ginny Redish's book 'Letting go of the words' and let her guide you. And jobseekers in general might be interested in this short article, more of a rant actually: "How not to get a job in usability" http://www.usabilitynews.com/news/article1841.asp Caroline Jarrett [EMAIL PROTECTED] 01525 370379 Effortmark Ltd Usability - Forms - Content : : On 10/30/07, Steven Pautz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: : > I'm also trying to "break into" the field. I've haven't been searching : > nearly as long, but I'm having some similar experiences. : > http://stevenpautz.com/portfolio/ ________________________________________________________________ *Come to IxDA Interaction08 | Savannah* February 8-10, 2008 in Savannah, GA, USA Register today: http://interaction08.ixda.org/ ________________________________________________________________ Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ....... [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe ................ http://gamma.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines ............ http://gamma.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .................. http://gamma.ixda.org/help
