Short for "Yet Another Unemployed Designer". Refers to graphic designers from the dot-com boom who were laid off and never re-hired because they have no discernable skills.
After being fired from pets.com, Jenny thought her HTML layout skills would get her another six figure job. Instead, she is now a YAUD blaming brown people for the downfall of society on craigslist's message board.
by The_Ass_Munch_Troll June 10, 2007