Jobs: Anton Shein, head of search results "Yandex" design service
Workplaces / / December 27, 2019
Anton Shein
Designer. Head of design services SERPs "Yandex". In the past - the technical director of design studio Artem Gorbunov. He graduated from Bauman.
What do you do in your work?
I supervise service SERPs design in the "Yandex". Frankly, it is difficult to describe exactly what I'm doing. My every day - a mix of design, negotiation, conflict resolution, managing and programming.
SERP - a search results that you see, typing a query in the "Yandex". At first glance, there is nothing to the design. But the issue is constantly changing and is being finalized. It consists of hundreds of items (as of this writing them 719), which need to develop, manage, maintain their consistency.
Handle the job standard designer tools (Photoshop, Sketch, Illustrator) is practically impossible. Therefore, every designer "Search" is able to create prototypes using HTML, CSS and JavaScript. It is not enough to develop existing solutions. To move forward, you need to create new ones. Therefore, designers "search" should be able to work with scenarios to experiment, to test their hypothesis.
Naturally, the designer does not do it all alone. You must be able to communicate with other members of the team - managers, developers, analysts, backend and many others. Without the ability to find a common language such communication could become a conflict, and the work will fall. The designer needs more and negotiator skills.
At one of my jobs in Twitter I replied: "That is needed screenwriter-designer-copywriter-designer? Will also pay for four? ". But the fact is that every major designer of the product in varying degrees, is entitled to all these competencies, as without them it photoshop operator.
But this is a topic for a separate article.
What is your occupation?
He studied at the Moscow State Technical University named after Bauman as an engineer. Designed chassis high permeability tracked vehicles and mobile robots. I did not choose this profession. I wanted to go to the "Information and Control Systems", but did not have enough points. To "mobile robots" enough.
Looking back, I do not regret that it happened. All you need to know about information technology, I mastered myself. But the strength of materials, drawing and hydraulics would hardly began to study.
These disciplines do not come in handy in my work directly, but allowed to develop useful traits. For example, the ability to understand the complicated subject initially uninteresting, systematic approach to the study of information and do not give up, despite the seemingly insurmountable obstacles.
I think that the higher technical education is very useful for designers. The main thing is that I get five years, - the ability to learn independently and to overcome difficulties.
What are your strengths and weaknesses?
There is no strong and weak sides. All parties both strengths and weaknesses. It all depends on how you use them.
How does your workplace?
Fewer sit at the table. I spend many hours in meetings. When the fall time to work, try to retire to a quiet place where I find difficult and tear of cases. Photos of these places will not apply, or they will quickly cease to be quiet.
At the table appear when you need to take advantage of the big screen, or when the office is almost empty. Then we can work in peace, without fear that you distract.
For large-screen work if you need to open multiple windows at the same time (for example, a browser and editor). To cope with their organization helps me SizeUp. This application creates keyboard shortcuts for aligning windows.
By the way, about the windows. Behind me there is a window, it's best friend and worst enemy. Friend, because it can be viewed in the intervals between work and relax the eyes. Enemy, because you have to turn away from him all the screens, or glare will not work.
In the evening and early morning there is no natural light, and not to be blinded by the monitor, it is necessary to include artificial lighting. I have two table lamps, one for directional light, the other - for the background.
Overhead lighting with fluorescent lighting in our room rarely include: designers do not like him. It destroys the atmosphere, prevents focus and transforms any room in the office, in the worst sense of the word.
I try to keep on the desktop, at least things. One of them - a bottle of water to quench their thirst at the first sign.
At one of the training performance I have been taught that it is important to drink plenty of fluids throughout the day. If the water is not at hand, follow this principle difficult.
I also have on the table is a flower. His name is Robert.
Flowers in the room are very important: they are alive and pleasing to the eye.
What use the program?
My main working tool - a code editor github Atom. It has almost all the advantages of the popular editor Sublime Text, But it is much easier to set up and kastomiziruetsya. Yes, and free.
Working-mail run in a standard application Mail. It is enough, he has a handy image editor, and you can customize the smart folder. For the home address, not to confuse it with the work, using Airmail. With web applications for e-mail I did not work out. Perhaps because it is less emphasis on the hotkeys, and a large volume of correspondence without them difficult to handle them.
On the phone, I almost do not read. Letters - format, by definition, does not require urgency. Almost enough to read every day, otherwise it is possible to spend all working time. For urgent matters, and the active discussion, there are other forms of communication.
Notes and work with text using Alternote - Alternative client for Evernote. In contrast to the official, it is lightweight and fast, but also supports Markdown. And all would be good, but he occasionally buggy. Therefore, as an alternative to today on the advice Bystronovsky consider Ludwig Ulysses.
More everyday use pomodoro Time Pro. This is a simple counter "tomatoes." If you do not know what it is to read, for example, that this article.
Is there a place in your paper work?
On paper, I think, and listen. To think, are best suited A3 sheets, or A4, to listen - a true notebook.
I think on paper is much easier with colored pens: they allow you to separate the layers of meaning and just funny. So far the best that I found, - Papermate InkJoy tipped M. thickness They have bright colors, and they write it mildly.
At the meetings, trainings and records quick thoughts using notebook Leuchtturm1917 format A5 c linovkoy in point. This linovka not deprive of freedom in contrast to the cells and lines. But it allows you to stick to the horizontal and vertical directions where it is needed, in contrast to the clean sheets.
At the moment, I think the best notebooks Leuchtturm1917. They can easily write and draw. With Moleskine I did not work every time the feeling that I have them to get dirty, and do not write them.
What's your daily routine?
I do not believe in larks and owls. Student's years and experience in the design studio Artem Gorbunov showed that productive hours can be either early morning or late at night. It all depends on how you organize yourself, your environment and the tasks that you have to solve.
If the task interesting and disturbing, it is possible to jump into six in the morning and sit up late into the night. If, however, to be a day full of routine and unpleasant affairs, then in the afternoon it will be difficult to pull myself out of bed.
How to pass the time in traffic jams?
I do not get in traffic jams. I do not understand people who are in them. You can always go to the traffic or after. You have a fixed working day from 9:00 to 18:00? Well, come to work at eight and spend an hour reading books, and other methods of personal development.
What's your hobby?
Separation of life at work and hobby smacks of the industrial age. Like, on the job, you work hard, and to bring back his soul - has a hobby.
I was lucky to work for me and have a hobby. Sometimes heavy, but always interesting.
Of course, the switch is useful. But for me, switching is useful for different things, and not on any particular activity. You can go jump on the trampoline, to deal with the Arduino, to play Counter-Strike - any good entertainment.
What place sport occupies in your life?
While irregular. I sacrifice them to catch more. But recently, finally I realized that it was a dead end road. To better keep up, you need to, on the contrary, to play sports. And it need not be a trip to the gym. There are different ways that do not require a lot of time.
For example, the whole of last summer, I went to work on a bicycle. This greatly helped the city bike rental system. She has a nice competitive point: if the drive from one point to another rolled in less than 30 minutes, the trip turns free. A trifle, and pedal spinning faster and more fun.
Layfhakerstvo from Anton Shein
There are no magic books, podcasts and websites. Those books that have helped me, will not necessarily help someone else. People are different, the circumstances are different. Just read everything that seems interesting.
You do not know where to start? Look at that advises Artem Gorbunov or Ludwig Bystronovsky.
What is your life motto?
Experiment. Err. Correct.
Photos of Stanislav Sabirov