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Eric Lobdell
Eric Lobdell

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Aug 24, 2016

How To Hire A Designer

By humanizing the interview process. Over the past two years I’ve interviewed with over 60 Bay Area companies. Everything from a 30 minute phone interview to an accumulative 32 hour onsite at AirBnB. Here’s what I’ve learned: They’re all the same. Recruiting is hard work; I know first-hand that it…

Hiring

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How To Hire A Designer
How To Hire A Designer
Hiring

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Jul 26, 2016

Making S#!t Ain’t Easy

Simple tricks to ship more side projects. I started 2015 by drawing letters in a notebook. I had no idea why I was doing it, or where I was going with it. I just needed to make things. Anything really, for my soul. Like Kurt Vonnegut once said: “Practicing an…

Typography

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Making S#!t Ain’t Easy
Making S#!t Ain’t Easy
Typography

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Jun 27, 2016

Is It Time To Ditch Your Portfolio?

When I first started designing I didn’t know who Paul Rand, Milton Glaser, or Massimo Vignelli were. 14 years later, I’m still not that well versed in their work; which is to say: I’m a designer heavily influenced by the internet. Circa 2002 I was drooling over the work of…

Design

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Is It Time To Ditch Your Portfolio?
Is It Time To Ditch Your Portfolio?
Design

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Apr 5, 2016

Prototype Your New Logo

The story of one startup finding its character This is a story about my new job. I was hired as a UX designer and then I was asked to design a new logo, and so it goes… I explained with hesitation and forewarning that I’m really terrible at this kind…

Design

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Prototype Your New Logo
Prototype Your New Logo
Design

5 min read

Eric Lobdell

Eric Lobdell

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Bay Area Designer (UX, UI, Systems). Really enthusiastic about coffee and type. www.lobdell.me

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