15个基本的平面设计面试问题 *

有数百种出版物涵盖了设计行业, 从印刷杂志到博客再到其他在线出版物. 设计师 who are passionate about the industry probably have a handful of sources they turn to regularly to stay up to date on what’s happening in the world of graphic design.

对于面试官来说，查看设计师提到的资源是有益的. 回顾这些内容能够帮助你了解设计师所拥有的技能水平, 他们的风格, 以及他们对整个行业的看法. 在理想的情况下, a designer will have a well-rounded catalog of sources that give them insight into numerous aspects of the industry.

每个设计师对这个问题的回答可能会因细节而异. 有些设计师可能会把所有的重点放在最终用户的感受上. Other 设计师 might put their focus on how happy the client or other stakeholders are with the project. 其他人可能会将成功定义为他们引以为傲的设计, 或者按时在预算之内完成工作.

设计师如何回答是很重要的, 他们对成功的定义与雇佣他们的公司是一致的. 没有正确答案, 但设计师的定义需要与雇主的公司文化相吻合.

如果工作的重点是包装设计, 平面设计师受访者表达了对海报设计的热情, 这并不一定意味着他们不适合. 毕竟, just because a designer expresses a preference for one type of project over others doesn’t mean they don’t have the technical or creative chops to handle whatever comes their way. But finding a designer who’s passionate about the projects they’ll be working on is a distinct advantage.

One of the biggest things to watch out for is a designer who doesn’t seem to have any preferences and states that they love all types of design. 虽然这可能是真的，但他们几乎肯定有自己喜欢的特定项目. 在某些情况下，他们只是简单地说出他们认为面试官想听的话.

所有设计师都有影响力. 它可能不是一个特定的设计师，而是一个特定品牌的设计团队. 或者他可能不是一个平面设计师，而是一个网页设计师, 产品设计师, 甚至是工业设计师或建筑师.

了解被采访者欣赏的人可以洞察他们的风格, 或者至少是他们渴望培养的风格. 有些设计师有多种影响，这可能是他们努力适应的一个好迹象. But 设计师 who seem to idolize 设计师 from a single style or design movement can still have diverse skill sets.

每个设计师在他们的职业生涯中都会遇到创意障碍. 这可能是因为一个项目没有激励他们, 他们收到了一些令人沮丧的反馈, 或者他们只是被困住了，不知道为什么.

Seasoned 设计师 have strategies for dealing with creative blocks because they know they’ll encounter them sooner or later. These strategies might include anything from taking a walk to seeking out new sources of inspiration to chatting with other 设计师. The key answer to look for is that they have a proactive strategy and don’t just wait for inspiration to strike again.

每个人都会犯错. A designer that can admit to their mistakes and has shown that they know how to proactively fix those mistakes or otherwise make things right for their client shows a level of professionalism that not all 设计师 possess.

设计师的回答应该是坦诚的，而不是过于自嘲. They should be able to discuss the mistake objectively and explain why it happened and what they did to learn from that mistake and avoid repeating it. 他们还应该说明他们当时为解决问题所做的工作.

平面设计师应该对他们所做的工作充满激情. Many 设计师 st艺术ed with an interest in 艺术 and found graphic design to be a viable career path that fosters that interest.

在理想的情况下, 平面设计师应该谈论他们的背景和教育, 包括最初是什么激发了他们对设计的兴趣. 对这个职业的热情应该在他们的回答中显而易见, 还有一条进入这个行业的道路，似乎是经过深思熟虑的.

有些创意人员无法按时完成任务，而另一些人则在压力下茁壮成长. 平面设计师应该知道他们在这个范围内的位置, and they should have developed systems to handle their workflow based on how they work under deadlines.

寻找那些对自己在截止日期前完成任务的能力有信心的设计师, 即使他们不一定能在紧迫的截止日期压力下茁壮成长. 优秀的设计师已经想出了弥补任何缺点的方法, 这可能也适用于他们可能有的其他弱点, 要么是设计技能，要么是沟通等“软”技能.

伟大的平面设计师应该具备高于平均水平的设计技能. 他们应该精通他们选择使用的软件(无论是Adobe Illustrator), Photoshop, 草图, 或者其他产品). 他们还应该熟悉已建立的设计原则, 色彩理论, 排版设计.

While design skills are of paramount importance, they should also include soft skills in this answer. 平面设计师通常作为团队的一部分工作, 协作以及接受和整合反馈的能力是必不可少的.

进一步, even 设计师 who primarily work independently need to work with clients and other stakeholders in their projects, 这意味着有能力与非设计师沟通, 用户研究, 演讲技巧也很重要.

优秀的设计师应该充满好奇心和求知欲. They should also be effective problem-solvers who approach design problems with enthusiasm and innovation.

理想情况下，平面设计师将能够在任何一种情况下有效地工作. But getting insight into how they prefer to work can be helpful if a p艺术icular project is going to be heavily team-based or more independent. 如果设计师将主要独自在一个项目中工作, 至关重要的是，他们能够适应这一点，并且仍然能够高效地工作. 当然，反过来也是正确的.

要注意平面设计师是如何回答这类问题的. 虽然他们可能会说他们在任何一种情况下都很好, 注意他们更热情地谈论哪一个. 这为他们最有可能在哪里茁壮成长提供了进一步的见解, 即使两者都能做到.

反馈是设计过程中不可或缺的一部分. 没有它，设计将永远无法充分发挥其潜力. 设计师需要从团队中其他设计师那里获得反馈, 项目的涉众, 以及终端用户.

最好的设计师将反馈视为创造卓越设计的重要组成部分. They should be excited about receiving feedback and eager to make better products by incorporating it. 如果一个平面设计师看起来犹豫或抗拒反馈, 它可以指出一个膨胀的自我和无能的方向.

这个问题没有“正确”的答案. The important information revealed here has more to do with the fact that the designer has a process that they follow and that they’ve refined that process to be both efficient and effective.

但是，在任何创造过程中都应该包含一些内容. 研究, 意念, 迭代, 测试应该是专业平面设计师创作过程的一部分, 应该收集反馈. Pay attention to the way 设计师 talk about their process and whether they seem confident in how they approach creative projects or unsure of themselves.

如果设计师没有看到公司品牌的潜力, 他们不太可能去申请那家公司的工作. 因此，设计师在面试中抨击一家公司的品牌并不常见(如果有的话), 这可能是设计师自我膨胀的表现).

一些设计师会谈论他们会考虑对一个品牌做出的改进, 这是一个好迹象，表明他们有想要分享的创新想法. 其他设计师可能没有任何负面或中立的反馈, which is also a good sign—it means they’re invested in the brand’s aesthetic and are likely to have no issues following existing design guidelines.

当然, 如果目标是重塑品牌，甚至是对品牌的视觉元素进行彻底的改革, 找到一个已经有改进想法的设计师可能是有益的. 与设计师分享这种可能性是很有用的, 看看他们能当场想出什么点子.

不要对他们当场提出的任何意见持反对意见, 因为他们不知道为什么改造是必要的或可取的, 或者改造的目标是什么. 而不是, pay attention to the way they reason their ideas and that they seem to have at least a basic understanding of the brand and market.

没有一个平面设计师同意他们100%得到的反馈. But how they react to feedback they don’t agree with speaks volumes about their ability to work with a team.

平面设计师应该愿意考虑他们收到的任何反馈. 如果他们不同意反馈, 他们应该能够用数据来支持自己的立场——无论是来自其他项目的案例研究, 定量数据, 或者来自用户研究的定性数据. 当他们没有数据支持自己的立场时, 他们应该愿意承认这一点，并根据反馈做出改变.

Stakeholders in any project—including the graphic designer—should be able to compromise to make sure they’re meeting the needs of the people that the project is for. 最好的平面设计师总是把最终用户放在心上，把他们的需求放在第一位.

当设计师在公司面试的时候, they should have already done some initial research and be familiar with the public-facing aspects of the brand. If they seem like they’d need to st艺术 with the most basic elements that can easily be observed by the general public, it may indicate they haven’t done much research and aren’t p艺术icularly committed to the job or the brand.

大多数设计师想要立即熟悉两件重要的事情. The first is any formal style guide or brand guide that includes the exact rules for using things like colors, 字体, 标志, 以及其他视觉元素. The second is the specific workflow the existing graphic design team uses (or the workflow that has been used in the past if there is no current design team).

They may also want to familiarize themselves with who the stakeholders are for the project(s) they’ll be working on and what their expectations are.