Some Web Design Firms Just Don’t Get It
Congratulations, you are a successful up and coming design firm. You’re stylish, trendy, and looking for new hires because business is good.
However:
High-energy branding/design firm seeks a talented, creative Web designer proficient in Flash, Illustrator, Photoshop and other Web design programs. Kamper is a fun, dynamic and growing company with a lot of opportunities for hard working designers. Must enjoy working to a variety of music genres, including 80’s rock. Please send hard copies of portfolios. No e-mail applications accepted. No phone calls.
Some how this shocks me, how do you expect a web focused designer to “wow” you with their flash skills if you can’t go online to view it.
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The more things change, the more they stay the same in this industry…
A ‘web firm’ that only accepts ‘print portfolios’ is not really a ‘web firm’.
A ‘web firm’ that only accepts ‘print portfolios’ really isn’t a ‘web firm’.
Reminds me the days of building web sites than being asked to ‘can you print out the entire site so we can courier it over to the client for review?’
Sigh.
Maybe print is the new web.
Maybe print is the new web. I guess if all else fails I can always send them a spoken portfolio recoreded on an 8 track.
If someone sends me a physical portolio, I question their status as a web designer. I think someone sent me one last week. It’s still on the bottom of a very big pile on my desk.
I actually had someone refuse to send me one online. They demanded that they be able to send a CD or printed copy of their work. Needless to say, I suggested they talk to other firms.
I should clarify that they are a branding company, but they are wanting to hire a web designer.
I’d say it’s still limiting your selection of good hires.
I’m sure they’ll get exactly what they are asking for.
I was quite interested when I saw this ad — I graduated in May and know a few people who have worked there. Every time I got ready to apply there it kind of turned me off that I had to print a bunch of stuff that’s not meant to be printed, so I never did. Interesting, because (I assume) I’m close to what they’re looking for.
I know a person who is forced to work with this company (or I should say, one guy and a revolving door of employees) and I would stay away… IMHO.
lol….how would you expect a web designer to show his portfolio printed?