Elegance and Design, go together like Cheese and Wine.

After trolling the internet for days, the people at the headquarters of wtforftw.com have found an interesting website than combines intriguing content with tasty design. Dustin Curtis describes himself in one line at the bottom of his site “My name is Dustin Curtis. I make user interfaces.” Being someone who has limited experience with topography, I’m easily pleased with his designs. (This is where someone might make a joke about the font Papyrus) His color choices and user experience on his website is generally spot on. I find browsing the content to be a swift and enlightening affair. Take the design captured above. You would think it’s a desktop on a sleek macbook pro, but in reality it is a cleverly designed webpage.

This particular page discusses the hiring process of most start-up companies. He goes into great detail how hiring low-level positions first often dooms a company to be poorly managed and ultimately fail. It’s an interesting paradox, Do I need a senior advisor or an entry-level designer first? Does talent or experience matter more?

In reading the comment section of his webpage, I gathered a few intelligent responses about the subject matter.

Technology is dominated by two types of people: those who understand what they do not manage, and those who manage what they do not understand.
- Putt’s Law

Does this apply to other industries? Is it merely a joke referring to the rapid pace of technology development and the ability for the young, plastic mind to overtake experience?

Perhaps this post asks too many questions?  At the end of the day, you should check out Dustin Curtis’s page in its entirety.

DustinCurtis.com

Tags: design, FTW!, hiring, internet, user experience, website