Una Kravets

The well-known designer and podcaster talks skill sets, SASS, and CSS experiments

net: You’re clearly as talented a visual artist as you are a technical programmer. Has that helped or hindered your career development?

UK: *me blushes* The answer to this is the classic: it depends. Anywhere that it really matters, such as in my work and the products I build, it absolutely helps. Having multiple skill sets allows you to have unique perspectives and understand the bigger picture. However, in a hiring environment, companies still don’t really know what to do with hybrids, so you don’t really end up being able to leverage your skills to their full potential.

net: We’re loving your CSS experiments, such as travels.surge.sh. Are these mainly done for fun, or are they a fundamental part of your process?