Web Designer Interview Questions

[mendhak]

I am going to be conducting a few interviews over the next couple days to hire web designers for a new project here. What are some questions I could ask the candidates?

Here's what I've got so far:

1. Given this:

<table><tr><td>abcdefg</td></tr></table>

Use inline CSS to make the text red.

2. What is the difference between cellspacing and cellpadding?

3. Can a table contain another table?

4. Can a form contain another form?

5. What does a comment tag look like?

I'd like any questions you can come up with for the interviews.

TIA.

[mendhak]

Also, any questions related to Adobe Photoshop and Macromedia Dreamweaver would be great. I can think of none at the moment.

[NoteMe]

Adbobe:

1: If a picture is taken with the sun in the background. Then the face of the person will be very dark. How would you go about making the face "brighter", but don't ruining to much of the sun behind.

2. How would you make a new font for Photoshop.

3. How would you make a picture with this kind of look. (the stripes).



CSS:
1. How would you go about making two divs the same height no matter witch one is the biggest because of it's content. (fixed height is not an option. JS might be if Mendhak allows him)


2. How would you make a make with one banner (from left to right side of the browser, no matter what resolution), then the same thing on the bottom of the page, and then 2 divs one on the left side and one of the right side with fixed width, and then make the width and height on the left and right div be desided by the content (but they have to be the same height).

example: http://www.pmob.co.uk/temp/3colfixedtest_4.htm

[mendhak]

Thanks in excess.

[nemaroller]

You know not ALL web developers actually work with graphics on that level - I never had to until my recent job. Many companies have creative departments that even slice the images for you - leaving the programming and html styling issues to the developer.

[visualAd]

What kind of person do you want to hire? Anyone can answer questions you fire at them and it doesn't necessarily prove they are hard working and have the riight kind of personailty. I mean, I could answer those questions, would you want to employ me. Ask a couple of open ended question which will make them have to think.

These are my opinions in the answers so yours may be different. But this is the kind of thing I would put to them:

• What would you consider are the most important aspects of web design with regards to usability?
  
  Good answers? - Cross browser to reach the biggest user base, friendly for people with physical imparements, i.e: adhereing to web standards, constructive colour schemes and a simple, easy to navigate interface.
  
  
• Aside from meeting the requirements; source code should be readable and easy to understand. How is this acheived and why is this important?
  
  Good answers? - Indenting the code to show the logic and program flow and using comments all assist with readability. Variable names should pertain to what they store and not be too long. Your main goal in writing code is to ensure that anyone including yourself who may need to maintain the code in future will be able to understand it and edit it easily.
  
  
• Tell me about the web technologies you have used and how you have applied them in different ways?
  
  They may want to show you some kind of portfolio. Look for evidence that they have used a variety of technologies and that when required they have learnt the latest technologies. look for oringinaity in their approch to solving problems and ask them to tell you about how they designed their solutions.

The person you hire may not know everything you need them to know but employing someone who is keen to learn and enthusiastic, although they may not no everything you need, in the long run they will be a much more valuable resource.

For this reason you need to get an idea of their personailty. The questions below can be used to get an idea of their personailty and their answers should reflect what kind of person they are:

• Tell me about a time when you have been required to meet a tight deadline and how you worked to meet this deadline in the alloted time?
• Tell me about a time when you have needed to be flexiible in your approach to a specific problem (coding or in everyday life)?
• Tell me what in your opinion are the most important aspects of working as a team?
• You have been asked by your boss to complete a task using a technology you have little expirence in, in a very short amount of time. What would you do to ensure the best possible outcome?

Good luck!!!

[Valleysboy1978]

You know not ALL web developers actually work with graphics on that level - I never had to until my recent job. Many companies have creative departments that even slice the images for you - leaving the programming and html styling issues to the developer.

Would have to agree. Developers don't make good graphic designers. As long as it works it's fine for us so we have an in-house graphic designer to build the look of all our apps.

[baja_yu]

Only a 5 year old post? You could have done better than that.

[DeanMc]

Personally you should just hire me and be done with it, you know I'm good for it...

[FunkyDexter]

Given the recent comings and goings in CC I'd suggest:-
Are you a MacTard?