Well, I feel like a fool...

[Calligirl]

Went on a job interview and one of the designers asked how well I was versed in isometrics. :confused: Huh? Isn't that workout exercises or something? :(

Hey, I've just never heard the term that way. So....since that's the most important qualification to have, don't guess they'll be calling me back...

Nothing like an interview to point out all your sucky points. And I'm so talented otherwise... :p

[cmont]

Wow, I thought Isometric design was something more geared towards engineers. Weird. That bites Calligirl but look at this as a learning experience and keep your head up, you'll find something!

[Kool]

I've never heard that term applied to graphic design either. No reason to feel foolish, did you ask him what he meant?

[John G]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isometric_exercise
sue them for discrimination or something for asking how fit you were.

[Ovaltine]

Maybe they do a lot of Isometric perspective drawings? I did one of those in Graphic Design Techniques class way back when. It was fun, I drew legos.

[CkretAjint]

wow... never heard of it applied like that either. That really sucks! They should have just asked if your good with measurements. Is it really that important to belittle a person cause they are unsure of a word? OYE!

[tZ]

Its drafting. Its sort of like a perspective drawing. I believe one side needs to be 45 degrees and the other 60 or something,lol. I did a lot of drafting back in my high/junior school days. Not something I would know from a education in design though. This must have been more an industrial design type of job to ask that question.

[Broacher]

Any old 8 bit vid-gamers devotees would know that term. Pass the hedeghog.

Do you still feel like a fool? (I've got a couple I can spare.)

[cnic]

Yeah, don't feel bad.... I would have been clueless with you.

Maybe you should have turned it on him and pretended you do know what that means.... but that he was really foolish and old for using such an antiquated term.

Call them back right now and tell them that if you dont get the job you will sue them for being pretentious.

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[stickleback]

in any interview situation it is alw ays better to simply say - I'm sorry I'm n ot sure what that term means, could you please expalin, it may just be a terminology issue - than try and answer with guesswork

you're not supposed to know everything

[PrintDriver]

An isometric drawing is done in drafting. Not something I'd expect of a Graphic Designer using the regular graphic design tools. The CADtools plugin from HotDoor will let you do Isometrics in Illustrator.
Was one of the requirements to know Vectorworks? Some designers think that is simply a vector program if listed in a job ad, but it is really more related to AutoCad...

[Ovaltine]

Its drafting. Its sort of like a perspective drawing. I believe one side needs to be 45 degrees and the other 60 or something,lol. I did a lot of drafting back in my high/junior school days. Not something I would know from a education in design though. This must have been more an industrial design type of job to ask that question.

Well, actually it is a type of perspective drawing, but it's Isometric- meaning all parallel lines are always parallel on the drawing (whereas with linear perspective you draw so that the lines which recede go toward the vanishing point). With Isometric perspective, the goal is not that the things drawn are acurate to the way you would see them in the physical world, but acurate so you could build them. See below.

http://img98.imageshack.us/img98/3933/isometricperspectiveexaau1.jpg

http://img98.imageshack.us/img98/2503/linearperspectiveexamplhy1.jpg

Hope this helps.

[Calligirl]

I didn't guess at what she meant, I just looked at her and said "Could you give me a definition and I'll tell you if I am familiar with it" and when she said it's 3D type drawings and perspective type drawings, I said, yes, I know about line drawing and my husband's a drafter so I'm sure if that's what's required, I can certainly get it done.

They also asked me if travel was a problem which I said I would consider it. Then he asked if it was 5 pm on a Friday and they needed me across the country at 9am the next morning, would I go? I told them I had never travelled extensively but again if necessary, I would consider it.

My husband said that the questions were meant to scare me and see what my reaction was, that they did that to him at one interview. Frankly, I think it's a stupid way to interview somebody. I haven't lost any sleep over it.

One thing I did which hubby said was wrong but I think tells me something about their managerial style is that I asked what time the day started, that I was a prompt person and wanted to make sure I was not late. He let me know what more than 10 minutes late was unacceptable and it would't be a habit so I found one of his touchy areas. At a previous interview, the boss said, hey, you're human, I expect you do do your job and things happen so if you're late, I'm sure you'll make it up. I know which boss would be more understanding...

[Broacher]

you're not supposed to know everything

I didn't know that!