Books for NID/NIFT CEED preparation, Part – 2

There are some great products/ideas/rules/techniques which we don’t know about in the beginning of our career and it really helps if someone can tell us about the right things at the right time. there are thing we explore/discover/realise during our journey and wish if we had that knowledge earlier in life and we would have

6 Great books for Design Managers, SDM students and product design graduates

Hooked: How to Build Habit-Forming Products In Hooked, Nir Eyal reveals how successful companies create products people can’t put down – and how you can too Winner of best Marketing book in 800-CEO-READ Business Book Awards 2014 Why do some products capture our attention while others flop? What makes us engage with certain things out

What is design management and how do you plan your career once you’re 3-4 years into a UX design career?

Design management is basically understanding the business side of design which includes things like investment of time and money on project, quality of resources, materials, marketing budget, technology, platform etc and its ROI (return on investment) Once you know how to design an app ( UI/UX part of it), finding how to build it, market

What are examples of good UI with bad UX and bad UI with good UX?

This is all about overall buying, delivery n return experience and not just web or mobile. Best example for 1st case is FLIPKART Flipkart actually tricks customers by reducing prices and increasing delivery charges. best example for 2nd case is AMAZON

Should I join some coaching Institute for the CEED/NID/NIFT entrance exam preparation or do self study ?

Its upto you, actually there is no need, coaching institutes are not encouraged by design colleges like NID/NIFT and IITs. Specially when there are so many online resources available these days, you can prepare for free and use that money to buy stationery, tools and good books. here are the materials you need to start

How is life at NID?

For me life at NID was a big time eye-opener. there were thousands of “Achha aisa bhi hota hai duniya main” moments. few things you will understand and most things you will wonder, so it will be full of ” why, why, why not” and less of “OK”. Overall, a curious and sensitive mind will

How is the ISDI Parsons Mumbai as a design institute?

The institution is founded by Radha Kapoor, 31 year old daughter of yes bank MD, in 2013. She also runs other start ups apart from this design school. Now the question is, are you ok with spending 10+ lacs on a college /STARTUP run by a 31 year old? in a campus that looks like

What is the best way to get started with UI (user interface) design?

Ui is basically graphic design for digital products so i would suggest you to read best books on graphic design and simultaneously practice on photoshop and other tools to learn hands on skills. Go step by step and dont jump directly to youtube tutorials, learn the basics first from some good authors and industry leaders

Can I become a self-made graphic designer and earn a living?

Yes startups generally hire self taught designers. sure you can study graphic design on your own but plz read quality books and have some mentors. Don’t just start with random graphic design tutorials on YouTube. READ QUALITY TEXT BOOKS at start and build a good fundamental understanding before you jump to Internet. SHARE YOUR WORK

What are the interview questions for NID?

NID generally ask you very simple and obvious questions in the interview, mostly based on your work that you show in your portfolio so it’s like why you made this and why not that? what was your method? what all ideas did you try apart from this 1 idea? why you want to join NID?