Comments on: Mentoring design http://hottub.hotstudio.com/2009/11/mentoring-design/ Hot Studio's Blog Fri, 30 Jul 2010 01:04:10 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Marsha Plat http://hottub.hotstudio.com/2009/11/mentoring-design/comment-page-1/#comment-236 Marsha Plat Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:17:33 +0000 http://hottub.hotstudio.com/?p=1428#comment-236 My mentor was Nathan Shedroff. (http://www.nathan.com) He started teaching design to a group of us at vivid studios back in the day. Now he's teaching a much larger group as chair of CCA's Design Strategy MBA. Although I've been a practicing designer now since 1996 (when I happily switched from project management to design) I still refer to the core principles I learned from Nathan. One of my early favorites was the seven ways of organizing information (adapted from Richard Saul Wurman's five ways:-). My mentor was Nathan Shedroff. (http://www.nathan.com) He started teaching design to a group of us at vivid studios back in the day. Now he’s teaching a much larger group as chair of CCA’s Design Strategy MBA. Although I’ve been a practicing designer now since 1996 (when I happily switched from project management to design) I still refer to the core principles I learned from Nathan. One of my early favorites was the seven ways of organizing information (adapted from Richard Saul Wurman’s five ways:-).

]]> By: Holly Hagen http://hottub.hotstudio.com/2009/11/mentoring-design/comment-page-1/#comment-235 Holly Hagen Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:59:42 +0000 http://hottub.hotstudio.com/?p=1428#comment-235 <a href="http://www.jjtoothman.net/" rel="nofollow">JJ Toothman</a>, my old manager at NASA, really helped me become the designer (slash front-end developer) I am today. He saw the potential in hiring a designer who was trained in the world of print to bring a twist to our group's web work. I really valued his patience and how he always encouraged me to learn. First, HTML &CSS (+ a little PHP)... then that silly proprietary CMS, anything & everything about social media, and then best of all... WordPress. JJ is currently working at SF startup <a href="http://www.ticketfly.com/" rel="nofollow">Ticketfly</a> (check them out!) by adding social web features to their ticketing and events management platform and building a killer WordPress MU platform for hosting music venue websites. JJ Toothman, my old manager at NASA, really helped me become the designer (slash front-end developer) I am today.

He saw the potential in hiring a designer who was trained in the world of print to bring a twist to our group’s web work. I really valued his patience and how he always encouraged me to learn. First, HTML &CSS (+ a little PHP)… then that silly proprietary CMS, anything & everything about social media, and then best of all… WordPress.

JJ is currently working at SF startup Ticketfly (check them out!) by adding social web features to their ticketing and events management platform and building a killer WordPress MU platform for hosting music venue websites.

]]> By: Maria Giudice http://hottub.hotstudio.com/2009/11/mentoring-design/comment-page-1/#comment-227 Maria Giudice Wed, 18 Nov 2009 03:41:05 +0000 http://hottub.hotstudio.com/?p=1428#comment-227 There were a few mentors in my life who really put me on a path to where I am today. The first one was my junior high school teacher Witt Halle who got me to love books and exercise my intellectual abilities. Then there were several art teachers in high school who inspired me to push my art abilities further. And finally it was Richard Saul Wurman, my first and last boss, who taught me that the best design served people's needs, wants and desires and it was much much more than simply an aesthetic exercise. There were a few mentors in my life who really put me on a path to where I am today. The first one was my junior high school teacher Witt Halle who got me to love books and exercise my intellectual abilities. Then there were several art teachers in high school who inspired me to push my art abilities further. And finally it was Richard Saul Wurman, my first and last boss, who taught me that the best design served people’s needs, wants and desires and it was much much more than simply an aesthetic exercise.

]]> By: Courtney http://hottub.hotstudio.com/2009/11/mentoring-design/comment-page-1/#comment-226 Courtney Tue, 17 Nov 2009 23:58:26 +0000 http://hottub.hotstudio.com/?p=1428#comment-226 Interesting to think about...I've had a few mentors who were managers, some mentors (what's a better word? cowo-tor?) who were co-workers and sometimes much younger, and some completely outside our industry. Its nice to have someone light the match that ends up helping you blaze your trail. Interesting to think about…I’ve had a few mentors who were managers, some mentors (what’s a better word? cowo-tor?) who were co-workers and sometimes much younger, and some completely outside our industry. Its nice to have someone light the match that ends up helping you blaze your trail.

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