How to Gain Design Experience (Without Being Taken Advantage Of)

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6 Responses to “How to Gain Design Experience (Without Being Taken Advantage Of)”

  1. Marko Novak

    Hehe I like the quote too. You’ve pointed some very useful tips here.

  2. Anthony Baggett

    This is a good resource list! I once made the mistake of doing “spec” work…..not good. People will not hesitate to take advantage of you if you let them.

  3. Theresa

    If you are interested in a mentor for User Experience/User Interafce Design, I may be looking for someone who wants to learn more about application (not web site) design, and work with me on future projects.

    A great fit would be someone who has some technical understanding (Flex, Ajax, rich internet applications vs. HTML page based applications) and a good sense of design (balance, flow, patterns). theresaneil@gmail.com

  4. Aaron

    There are some good tips here for gaining experience. I have seen a few elsewhere but the mentor suggestion is a good one. Those are more valuable and can provide a great deal of knowledge when learned from someone who has mastered their craft.

    In regard to that, Theresa, I am just starting to transition over to interface/icon design from a general design background and would love to collaborate on application projects!

    Please contact me at aarlof[at]gmail[.]com if you are interested or visit my site at http://arlof.com/

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