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Jobs by Dustin Curtis
- ghshephard 17y agoI actually got a chill up my back reading through that page. Easily the cleanest, most effective communication I've seen since the Google Super Bowl Ad, and I don't how much longer before that. [edit: As a test, think of the last five Help Ads on the web that caught your attention. This is the only one that comes to my mind. ]
- jayair 17y agoI'll be honest with you, I stopped reading when I got to the second paragraph. Mentally I read the first bit and went "I get it". I scrolled down and the word vomit caught my eye. Then I looked at the requirements. Went back and searched for any details about the job. I am all for clear communication but the "shock and awe" portion should be short. I would prefer more details about the job. To me a job posting is a two way street; you want a top notch designer then entice me with something that would want me to drop my current projects and run to you.
- lzimm 17y agoI don't get it
- BigZaphod 17y agoDustin Curtis is the guy who complained about aa.com's site design and then published a response of one of the aa.com designers which ultimately lead to said designer being fired. But aside from that, this seems to be just a regular job posting so I don't know why it's here, either, really.
- akamaka 17y agoWhy would an amazing designer want to reply to this ad? I don't even know who Dustin Curtis is. This ad will attract people who think that they are awesome and want to tell everyone.
- blehn 17y agoThis guy's arrogance is just a little over the top.
- iheartmemcache 17y agohttp://www.spring.org.uk/2010/02/why-we-loves-narcissists-at-first.php http://www.spring.org.uk/2010/02/why-we-loves-narcissists-at...
- ScottStokes 17y agoAt the same time, his arrogance makes him the artist that he is. Not the standard bookworm grad-artist (also arrogant, oddly) we see so much of these days.
- pmichaud 17y agoThis guy is making a name for himself and he's in his early 20s. What have you done? Maybe arrogance is underrated.
- blehn 17y agoGood point. Note to self: If you want to make a name for yourself in your 20s, write several blog posts that lack substance, but use large, dramatic headlines and non-web-safe typefaces. Be sure to call yourself a "superhero" while calling others "incompetent" and suggesting that they should be fired. This will expedite the process. End Note.
- lzimm 17y agoI wish to subscribe to your magazine. (not sarcasm)
- jpwagner 17y agothis is hilarious
- endergen 17y agoI've been following Dustin for a long time, but I can't remember why. What has he done again?
- rms 17y agohttp://dustincurtis.com/ http://dustincurtis.com/ is his index of articles, some of which are really good, and all of which have a unique design. They almost all have Hacker News discussions. http://searchyc.com/submissions/dustincurtis.com?sort=by_date_r http://searchyc.com/submissions/dustincurtis.com?sort=by_dat...
- endergen 17y agoI knew all that, I meant more professionally. Hahaha, he did post this on Twitter probably not because of my comment. It's hilarious: http://twitter.com/dcurtis/status/8984936638 http://twitter.com/dcurtis/status/8984936638
- bmalicoat 17y agoI don't see how the responses to those questions could be at all helpful whereas a resume (with a portfolio link) could be. I get that he is trying to eschew normal, corporate, hiring techniques but this just comes off sounding silly.
- philk 17y agoIf he cut the first two paragraphs down to the sentence "We're looking for amazing designers" and then added a brief description of why amazing designers would want to work with him it would be a much better ad.
- dcurtis 17y agoBy the way, I'm recruiting designers for YC companies here. The tone and style is very purposeful and is yielding very good results.