Ask HN: where are the UI designers in HN?

Quite a few of use here at Sofa read HN, including the designers.

There are more designers here than I thought. I do some freelance design when I find a project that is both interesting and well funded. I spend the rest of my time on my startup. (http://www.guestlistapp.com)

Edit: I should add that the reason its easier to find coders is because designers are typically underpaid and treated poorly. It is rare for a designer to stay a designer for more than 5 years. Certainly after 10 years most of them have moved on.

matrixownsyou - What are you looking for? A roll call of people interested in UI design? People employed (or self-employed) as UI designers? People who dabble in the visual aspects of their site/app/software? Are there specific skills, methods, or types of output you're looking for?

I'm a User Experience Designer by training, so UI design is a pretty big part of my work. I'm also interested in learning about others like me here on HN. But if you can, do you mind adding areas of focus?

A couple to start with (feel free to add others): User Research, Visual Design, Usability Testing, Information Architecture, UI Development

We're here, just too busy to make portfolios ;)

I feel a bit silly posting a me too, so, umm, Melbourne, Australia!

I do freelance interface/product design. I hand code everything in Vim (yes, a designer who uses Vim). I love Sass and use it on every project I can. Some of my work:

http://riotactguild.com/guides

http://nylira.com/p/2009 (currently http://nylira.com)

http://nylira.com/p/corianderx/

If you're good, get in touch and maybe we can do something together.

BTW- Designers are easy to find. They just don't frequent Hacker News. =)

I'm a UI designer working for a VC funded startup in boston. I still love doing freelance on the side.

Checkout my latest designed (and coded) project at http://www.liftrr.com.

and I have more recent screens if you'd like to see more work.

Email & portfolio link is in profile.

HN is a stomping ground for startups, so I would have to imagine there are many of us who wear both hats.

I am a UI designer and developer.

I'm a ui designer.

Www.hellobrand.com

I'm a UI guy who works on the web by day and iPhone/iPad stuff at night (I also write Obj-C.)

Usually I post my in-progress stuff at Dribbble: http://dribbble.com/players/mike

I do UI/UX/HCI (both full-time and freelance)... it's been my experience that they're hard to find because almost no one starts out in UI. You're either a graphic designer or a coder who moves towards designing interfaces.

I think that's mainly because very few university programs with a full HCI track in their comp sci (or ID or graphic design) programs.

In general, it seems like there is a shortage- I'm constantly asked if a I know of any good UI designers who are looking for a job.

Perhaps some of us are both? Depends on time of day really :)

There are plenty of UI designers out there. Some are good. Some are great. Some suck donkey balls. Choosing the right one is an art form in itself. Make sure you ask for code as well as just screenshots. Or better yet, ask for the mockups they created during their iterative design process. This will show you how they think about how the UI changes based on feedback from the client.

I am hiring a freelance designer located on the East Coast of the US for Blueleaf.com to start immediately. (Restriction due to timezone and a need to have someone familiar with the basics of the particulars of the American financial services market. Sorry!)

I just did a quick mock up of a design idea I had on Friday (will do its on thread about it):

http://bit.ly/dujjEk

I like doing UI design, still learning however.

I'm moving from regular design work for clients, to UI work at my day job. Love UI design. But I'm still doing regular design work, doing just UI would mess me up.

Just remember: in some places in America, it’s still very early in the morning. Just sayin’.

But as a designer, I’ve always thought it was the reverse.

I'm both, I suppose.

If you are a UI designer looking for work, my company is looking for a designer. My personal email is in my profile.

UI Developer here

I do contract and client work. Prefer to work on B2B apps

i (current yc batch) may be looking to hire a designer for some freelance work. my email's on my profile.

pointless saying you're a designer without at least linking to one thing you've designed. just saying. :)

I'm a designer (and front-end coder)