Reasons to not hire a Product Designer – Reason #1
To hire or not to hire: that is the question! Going through endless meetings with candidates, we wish there was a simple checklist that would…
Interview answers from design interns at Facebook – Interview 1
Design internship. An internship is one of the most exciting and dreaded phases for any student. All your aspirations and dreams come together at this one moment…
Sourcing a designer for your startup
The correct design strategy can make or break your startup enterprise. It is easy to source a designer using various dedicated job boards (check out…
Designing a Job Post for Designers
Effective communication is the key to success,especially when we are not acquainted with the person sitting opposite us. Words that may be common knowledge to…
Hiring good designers instead of good actors
In a personal interview, a lot depends on our assessment of the candidate. The first impression matters and even though we hate to agree, we…
Top 5 Industrial Design Jobs for June!
As June wraps up taking half of 2018 with it, here are the top 5 design jobs to get you a fresh start in July. This month’s main…
Questions to ask a product design candidate
Life is often about asking the right questions. Our first impression of a designer is gathered from their portfolio. While their work may appeal to us,…
The art of hiring a Product Designer – Part 3
Design is a highly subjective field, wherein the individual’s design sense is a high contributing factor to the final product created by the team. It is important…
The art of hiring a Product Designer – Part 2
Design and designers are the buzz words in today’s workplace environment. We know that the usual metrics of evaluation for a candidate don’t directly…
The art of hiring a Product Designer : Part One
Being a designer, the woes of going through an interview process to land that “dream job” are familiar to us. But hiring a designer is a completely…
You want them, YD’s got them!
Yanko Design was started with a simple idea: to showcase and push the best of Industrial Design at the highest platform, without distinction. Our two…