The document discusses the skills and tools needed to be a successful designer. It states that anyone can become a successful graphic, UI, UX, web, or motion designer if they have the right skills and tools. However, many designers suffer from "imposter syndrome" and do not believe in their own abilities. The document then discusses technical skills like Photoshop, Illustrator, and coding as well as soft skills like communication, teamwork, and adaptability that are important for designers. It concludes by noting the importance of having both hard technical skills and soft people skills to get and keep a job as technology and design trends continue to change and evolve.
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It’s estimated that 70%* of millennials have “imposter syndrome” at work.
*International Journal of Behavioral Science
An inability to internalize accomplishments
and a persistent fear of being exposed as a "fraud".
Take the test: http://paulineroseclance.com/pdf/IPscoringtest.pdf
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“I am not a writer. I’ve been fooling myself
and other people,” John Steinbeck
“I always feel like something of an
impostor. I don’t know what I’m doing.”
Jodie Foster
"I have written 11 books but each time I think 'Uh-oh,
they're going to find out now,'" Maya Angelou
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Worry more if someone
tells you they've never felt
like a fraud. Ultra-confident
people may simply be too
incompetent to realize how
incompetent they are.
DUNNING-KRUGER EFFECT
8. YOU PROBABLY HAVE THE SKILLS YOU NEED
Even though you might not think you do
11. WEB DESIGN
Photoshop and/or Illustrator and/or Sketch
Understanding of JavaScript + frameworks etc.
Proficient in HTML + CSS
Responsive design
Familiar with new apps
12. MOTION DESIGN
Photoshop + Illustrator
After Effects
Premiere Pro
Optional: 3D software
Design Skills
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57% Embellished skill set
55% Embellished responsibilities
42% Dates of employment
34% Job title
33% Academic degree
26% Companies worked for
18% Accolades/awards
58% OF EMPLOYERS HAVE CAUGHT A LIE ON A RESUME
The other 42% weren’t caught
CareerBuilder.com
15. "If you sell your expertise you have a limited repertoire. If you sell your
ignorance, you have an unlimited repertoire. He was selling his
ignorance and his desire to learn about a subject. The journey of him
going from not knowing to knowing was his work.”
Richard Saul Wurman, founder of TED, about Charles Eames’ approach to life
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Don’t use too many typefaces.
Don't pair fonts from the same font classes.
Use all caps sparingly.
Watch out widows & rivers.
San serif fonts generally do better for web reads.
No more than 65 characters for paragraph text.
No more than 35 characters for paragraph text for mobile.
Use hanging quotes.
Use size, weight, color, contrast and position for hierarchy
Don’t use crazy themed fonts
Don’t distort a font from it's natural from
Careful when using gradients for the color of the font
Avoid justified paragraph text
Be careful when using small text for web, add good letter-spacing
Use good contrast for legibility
Give good white space and don't clutter content
Writing should focus on what the user can do with the application.
Use "we" to represent the system, it's more personable and human
Write in the present and not the no past tense, ex: message sent
For ui, use numbers in sentences over words.
The purpose of typography
is to convey information in writing.
Typography
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There is a gap in workforce skills
That gap is soft skills
44% lack of soft skills
22% lack of technical skills
14% lack of leadership skills
14% lack of computer skills
https://www.adeccousa.com/about-adecco-staffing/newsroom/press-releases%20/lack-of-soft-skills-2013/
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An Overwhelming Majority of Companies Say Soft Skills
http://www.careerbuilder.com/share/aboutus/pressreleasesdetail.aspx?sd=4/10/2014&id=pr817&ed=12/31/2014
Are Just as Important as Hard Skills
If Not More Important
56% Soft Skills 44% Technical Skills
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The problem is, the importance of these soft skills is often
undervalued, and there is far less training provided for them
than hard skills. For some reason, organizations seem to expect
people know how to behave on the job. They tend to assume
that everyone knows and understands the importance of
being on time, taking initiative, being friendly, and producing
high quality work.
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Hybrid Designer Sara Shields
Print/Brand/Web/Mobile/Social Media/UI Designer
Patrick Washington
UI/UX Designer
Sandy Harris
Print/Web/Social Media
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“Researchers from the University of
Oxford are claiming that approximately
47% of all currently existing jobs have a
high chance of being taken over by
machines within the next 20 years”
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“Engineers are efficient problem solvers. Business people think short
term. Designers want things to be elegant and beautiful. All three need
to create and collaborate in harmony, and honor the value each other
brings. There needs to be a new kind of ‘multi-dimensional’ approach
to design that is yet to be invented.” Linda Holliday @lmholliday
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CONCLUSION
Have the hard skills to get your foot in the door.
The soft skills to get the job.
And understand design and technology
trends to keep that job well into the future.