Job Surge or What?
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same, i like your input into this. if a student came in to get a job with you - what would he have to do to really impress you?
=======================If you come in for a designer position... say you really want to design. So many people come in and we ask them what they like to do and they are like. "I like to design, and code.. i even like marketing and business....I don't really have a favorite." We just want to hear that you want to be a kick ass designer plain and simple.
As for your work, We simply want to see really good design skills that are in line with todays style or even have your own style that blows us away, and that you have at least a knowledge how to design for the web. Personally If a student shows me a book of great print design and a couple websites.. that show promise.. that is good.
Of course there are some of us who came out of school with 70% web and 30% print portfolio... when we (and by we I mean interactive shop) see that and they have good design skills, that is the ideal person.
Also, one thing i try to get student to do is to show some projects that involve thinking, and not just design thinking, I am talking concepts like a commercial, or subservient chicken etc. And above all...presentation skills if you want to be an Art Director down the road.
Even though you start out as a designer, a lot of designers want to be come Art Directors. And art directors are responsible for concepts, presentation... and direct a team of designers. Some art directors are very good designers but most of those crazy good websites you see out there are by art directors who cant even draw.. they are thinkers.
So if you come out of school, have decent design skills, good idea concepts and presentation skills. You will do better than 99% of most students.
If you just want to design... then work your ass off and show me some good design and how you can apply it to the web.
Cheers