On May 17, 2009, at 10:05 PM, Joshua Muskovitz wrote:
So who am I? And how do I find opportunities which actually make sense?
Let me give you a serious answer (versus the snarky one from a few days ago).
Let's assume you are as good as you say you are in both IxD and implementation. That's a killer combination.
Any manager who hires you gets two major skills for the price of one. And, if you are hired primarily to fill a design hole, your skills in talking to the other developers will be invaluable. And, if they want you to focus on implementation, your skills to appreciate and understand design are going to pay off big.
I think this is really the way of the future. The best teams are not focusing so much on roles as they are on skills. The more skills available across the team the better.
A team made up of an army of designer slash implementors would knock of more projects faster, getting higher quality results into production.
My recommendation: Don't worry too much on what you call yourself. Seek out projects that intrigue you. Find managers who can appreciate broad skills and aren't fixated on roles. And find a team where you can learn while your working.
(Ok, one snarky answer: http://www.designerslashmodel.com/ ) Hope that helps, Jared Jared M. Spool User Interface Engineering 510 Turnpike St., Suite 102, North Andover, MA 01845 e: [email protected] p: +1 978 327 5561 http://uie.com Blog: http://uie.com/brainsparks Twitter: @jmspool UIE Roadshow: Seattle, Denver, DC in June: http://is.gd/gxwe ________________________________________________________________ Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ....... [email protected] Unsubscribe ................ http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines ............ http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .................. http://www.ixda.org/help
