When we are in job search processes or in interviews, there is an issue that is not usually discussed and that seems very important to me: knowing who will be your boss.
It is true that there are other factors to take into account: projects, salary, conditions, perks... But the one that seems most important to me is having information about who you are going to have to report to and, above all, from whom you are going to learn.
I have had bad luck on this issue. I've had terribly bad bosses. Bad because they were mediocre, intellectually weak, and poor managers. Even bad people.
Not all of them have been like that, I've also had good ones, but the damage done by the others has had more impact in me. And that hurts. It hurts because it doesn't make you grow professionally. It hurts because on a mental level the damage is so intense that you cannot give your best. And it hurts because no one deserves to be treated like this.
A boss is not just someone to report to, he is much more than that. He has a huge responsibility with the team. He has to make you a better professional. He has to value you and treat you with respect and education. It seems obvious but it is not.
Choose well the boss with whom you want to work. You deserve it.
— W.
The links
Design Threads A collaborative report unraveling the state of design today. The state of design is impossible to define, and this report doesn’t come close. Instead, this project brings together a series of threads—interwoven questions, themes, provocations, and shared feelings—that emerged from conversations and research with and for the design community. Some are expected, others unpredictable, all evocative of what it means to be a designer today.
Whether known for a signature style or an industry-changing design, by full name or by initials, these designers have all left their mark.
How a new guard of creatives is changing the way we engage with data Data has long faced a serious PR crisis. The word alone often conjures images of dense excel spreadsheets and incomprehensible graphs and figures. That’s not to mention the looming threat of Big Data, which has quickly become public enemy number one. A new guard of creatives, however, is reexamining the potential and significance of data. Through installations, artworks, and exhibitions they are seeking to find beauty in numbers and connect with audiences on a more human level.
Tome Tome is a new storytelling format that gives your work the edge it deserves.
A master of historical styles and movements, graphic designer Seymour Chwast is known for his diverse body of work, and lasting influence on American visual culture. Cofounder of the internationally recognized and critically acclaimed Push Pin Studios, Chwast has developed and refined his innovative approach to design over the course of six decades. Personal, urgent, and obsessive, his eclectic oeuvre has delighted and guided subsequent generations, while revolutionizing the field of graphic design.
Mona & Hubot Sans Mona: A strong and versatile typeface, designed with Degarism and inspired by industrial-era grotesques. Mona Sans works well across product, web, and print.
Hubot: Mona’s robotic sidekick. More geometric accents lend a technical and idiosyncratic feel—perfect for headers and pull‑quotes.
Visual Design in UX: Study Guide Visual design goes beyond making layouts and designs look nice and aesthetically pleasing. When thoughtfully applied, it can increase usability, provoke emotion, and strengthen brand perception. Here’s a list of NN/g’s most useful articles and videos about visual design as it relates to user experience. Within each section, the resources are in recommended reading order.
Robert Beatty Is Your Favorite Artist’s Favorite Album Designer Robert Beatty is sure that at least one of his works will outlive him. His image of a silver, red-tailed orb dipping into a trippy sea of stripes graces the cover of Tame Impala’s Currents, a 2015 breakthrough for Kevin Parker and the Lexington, Kentucky-based visual artist alike. “People send me memes of that every single day; it’s never gonna stop,” Beatty says. Indeed, creative remixes of the cover abound on the internet, with Beatty’s rippling lines meeting Danny DeVito, Happy Gilmore, the Pope, and Chandler Bing.
Freunde von Freunden Mixtape #50 by Tyler Askew Atlanta GA Tyler Askew is an internationally established DJ and creative director for fashion, music, entertainment and art. In the late 90s he began working with London’s Straight No Chaser Magazine as a designer and writer of the column “Transatlantic Audio” which focused on exposing new artists and producers.
Today The perfect companion to the built-in Calendar app. Just the events for today. Click an event to show it in the Calendar app. It also gives you a quick way to directly join an upcoming video call.
The Creative Switch No idea? The basic recipe for good ideas is really simple: just create a lot of options and then pick the best one. But why is that so hard? Because for each of those two steps we need to be in a different mood.
Jean Widmer interview Jean Widmer is an acclaimed Swiss graphic designer based in France. From 1946 to 1950 he studied at the Kunstgewerbeschule (School of Arts and Crafts) of Zurich, then directed by the former Bauhaus master Johannes Itten (1888-1967). In 1953 he moved to Paris, where attended lithography courses at the École des Beaux-Arts (School of Fine Arts).
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When we are in job search processes or in interviews, there is an issue that is not usually discussed and that seems very important to me: knowing who will be your boss.
It is true that there are other factors to take into account: projects, salary, conditions, perks... But the one that seems most important to me is having information about who you are going to have to report to and, above all, from whom you are going to learn.
I have had bad luck on this issue. I've had terribly bad bosses. Bad because they were mediocre, intellectually weak, and poor managers. Even bad people.
Not all of them have been like that, I've also had good ones, but the damage done by the others has had more impact in me. And that hurts. It hurts because it doesn't make you grow professionally. It hurts because on a mental level the damage is so intense that you cannot give your best. And it hurts because no one deserves to be treated like this.
A boss is not just someone to report to, he is much more than that. He has a huge responsibility with the team. He has to make you a better professional. He has to value you and treat you with respect and education. It seems obvious but it is not.
Choose well the boss with whom you want to work. You deserve it.
— W.
The links
Design Threads
A collaborative report unraveling the state of design today. The state of design is impossible to define, and this report doesn’t come close. Instead, this project brings together a series of threads—interwoven questions, themes, provocations, and shared feelings—that emerged from conversations and research with and for the design community. Some are expected, others unpredictable, all evocative of what it means to be a designer today.
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Whether known for a signature style or an industry-changing design, by full name or by initials, these designers have all left their mark.
How a new guard of creatives is changing the way we engage with data
Data has long faced a serious PR crisis. The word alone often conjures images of dense excel spreadsheets and incomprehensible graphs and figures. That’s not to mention the looming threat of Big Data, which has quickly become public enemy number one. A new guard of creatives, however, is reexamining the potential and significance of data. Through installations, artworks, and exhibitions they are seeking to find beauty in numbers and connect with audiences on a more human level.
Tome
Tome is a new storytelling format that gives your work the edge it deserves.
Seymour Chwast archive
A master of historical styles and movements, graphic designer Seymour Chwast is known for his diverse body of work, and lasting influence on American visual culture. Cofounder of the internationally recognized and critically acclaimed Push Pin Studios, Chwast has developed and refined his innovative approach to design over the course of six decades. Personal, urgent, and obsessive, his eclectic oeuvre has delighted and guided subsequent generations, while revolutionizing the field of graphic design.
Mona & Hubot Sans
Mona: A strong and versatile typeface, designed with Degarism and inspired by industrial-era grotesques. Mona Sans works well across product, web, and print.
Hubot: Mona’s robotic sidekick. More geometric accents lend a technical and idiosyncratic feel—perfect for headers and pull‑quotes.
Visual Design in UX: Study Guide
Visual design goes beyond making layouts and designs look nice and aesthetically pleasing. When thoughtfully applied, it can increase usability, provoke emotion, and strengthen brand perception. Here’s a list of NN/g’s most useful articles and videos about visual design as it relates to user experience. Within each section, the resources are in recommended reading order.
Robert Beatty Is Your Favorite Artist’s Favorite Album Designer
Robert Beatty is sure that at least one of his works will outlive him. His image of a silver, red-tailed orb dipping into a trippy sea of stripes graces the cover of Tame Impala’s Currents, a 2015 breakthrough for Kevin Parker and the Lexington, Kentucky-based visual artist alike. “People send me memes of that every single day; it’s never gonna stop,” Beatty says. Indeed, creative remixes of the cover abound on the internet, with Beatty’s rippling lines meeting Danny DeVito, Happy Gilmore, the Pope, and Chandler Bing.
Freunde von Freunden Mixtape #50 by Tyler Askew
Atlanta GA Tyler Askew is an internationally established DJ and creative director for fashion, music, entertainment and art. In the late 90s he began working with London’s Straight No Chaser Magazine as a designer and writer of the column “Transatlantic Audio” which focused on exposing new artists and producers.
Today
The perfect companion to the built-in Calendar app. Just the events for today. Click an event to show it in the Calendar app. It also gives you a quick way to directly join an upcoming video call.
The Creative Switch
No idea? The basic recipe for good ideas is really simple: just create a lot of options and then pick the best one. But why is that so hard? Because for each of those two steps we need to be in a different mood.
Jean Widmer interview
Jean Widmer is an acclaimed Swiss graphic designer based in France.
From 1946 to 1950 he studied at the Kunstgewerbeschule (School of Arts and Crafts) of Zurich, then directed by the former Bauhaus master Johannes Itten (1888-1967). In 1953 he moved to Paris, where attended lithography courses at the École des Beaux-Arts (School of Fine Arts).
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