How To Get A Web Design Education
November 11, 2012
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Let’s talk more about web design education.
What will you have to learn to become a web designer?
- HTML – this is the basis of every website. Without knowing and understanding what it is, you can’t go any further.
- CSS (Cascading style sheets) – makes webpages look good. It’s not that complicated, but it will require some effort on your part to understand it all.
- JavaScript – If you want to make your website dynamic, then this programming language is a must.
- Flash – adds interactivity to the website (videos, animations, etc.)
- Color Theory – a website should keep visitors interested, and one of the main factors is to choose the right color composition. Also, a good idea is to study visual arts or/and design.
Most companies do not hire web designers full-time, because they look for workers who know some other programming languages. That’s why I recommend you take some programming courses as well. What language should you learn? Well, that really depends on the company – PHP, Java, Ruby, Python, C++ are only a few of the options. The more you know, the better!
You can study Web designing yourself. The main benefit is the cost. Sure, you will have to find some educational materials, but thanks to the Internet that’s not really a problem anymore. Here is where I would go:
- http://www.w3schools.com/ – they have fantastic tutorials
- Ebooks & Books
- Design Sites & Blogs – Like Webdesigner Depot
- Forums – people present their codes & graphics, and other forum members give them some feedback.
- Here is what some experts think about getting a degree in web designing:
- How to teach yourself web designing
Additional reading material:
- Here is what some experts think about getting a degree in web designing:
- How to teach yourself web designing
I can speak from experience that being a web designer is difficult. Clients never really know what they want.
I’ve tried many times to become a web designer, but it’s kinda hard for me to get used to all the coding, algorithms… then there is also the psychology of visitors you have to take into account.
Boy, i remember how annoying web designing was in college… they really tried to teach us something that should be understood intuitively.
Admin, do you have any experience in web designing?
Hey,
Well… i had a couple of courses in college, when i was studying IT, but I thought it was annoying.