Web design can be an enjoyable and fulfilling experience.
It's a trade that combines technical skills with creative ability. If you feel
comfortable with computer technology and you enjoy creating documents, web
design can be a great way to combine the two interests.
That being said, it's always overwhelming to consider
learning a new skill. Before learning how to become a web designer, you should
ask yourself, "Should I become a web designer?"
I've been learning web design since I was ten years old, in
1994. I now do a lot of web design for myself and for some small business
clients. There have been plenty of pleasures, but also plenty of frustrations.
If you're considering becoming a web designer, there are some things you should
keep in mind.
If you have a lot of time to devote to learning HTML, CSS,
JavaScript and Photoshop, it's possible to learn the basics in a couple of
months. Be ready to spend some money on manuals, books, and applications.
No matter how you decide to learn web design and how you
decide to enter the field, some people have better potential to become web
designers than others.
When you're programming, even if you're using a simple
language like HTML and using a helpful application like Dreamweaver, you're
going to encounter some frustrations. Sometimes, when I create an HTML
document, I spend a lot more time making corrections and problem solving than
doing fun stuff. Are you prepared to spend a lot of time testing and making
little changes? No matter how you approach web design, tedium can't be
completely avoided. If you're easily frustrated and discouraged, web design
might not be for you.
Unless web design is going to be just a hobby for you, you
will have clients you have to work with. Sometimes clients have a lot of
specific expectations. Some clients have experience with web design themselves,
but others may demand things without knowing the technical limitations
involved. Before you start any project for clients, it's best to have a
thorough conversation with them about what they want and what they need. That
can save you a lot of time. How would you like to spend weeks developing a
website, only to discover that your client wants completely different fonts,
colors, graphics, site organization and content? If you're going to get into
designing web pages for other people, you're going to have to be ready to make
a lot of compromises and take a lot of criticism. Are you ready for that?
Finally, ask yourself if you have the time and energy to
promote yourself. If you want to be hired by a web design firm, in addition to
learning skills and possibly obtaining certifications, you've also got to be
ready to pound the pavement with your resume and portfolio. It might take you
over a year to find a job. Be ready to attend a lot of job interviews, and
possibly get a lot of rejections.
If you're going to become a freelancer, like I am, you've
really got to devote a lot of energy to self-promotion. Set up a website,
preferably with your own domain. Be ready to spend some money on advertising.
Spend a lot of time promoting your services with social media - Twitter,
Facebook, Linked-In, and so on. Scan classified ads, particularly online
classifieds. Print business cards and distribute them wherever you can. Use
your connections and word-of-mouth to your advantage. Tell everyone you know
that you're a web designer, and maybe someone knows someone who could be your
first client. Sometimes I spend more time promoting myself than I do actually
doing the work itself.
If you're ready to spend a little bit of money, do a lot of
tedious work, take some criticism, and do a lot of self-promotion, then web design
may be the field for you.
First, you've got to start the learning process. If you
enjoy classroom instruction and having teachers, sign up for some web design
and graphic design courses through your local community college. If you'd
rather start learning on your own, buy some good books, look at the source
codes of the web pages you visit, and go through some online tutorials. Even if
you're going to start learning web design in a school setting, be prepared to
do a lot of learning in your free time, as well.
It's important to learn HTML, especially HTML5. Learn
Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), up to CSS3. JavaScript, possibly some server side
scripting languages, and Flash are very useful, too. Don't forget to learn how
to use Photoshop. If you don't have the money to buy Photoshop right away,
start by downloading some free graphic design programs like Paint.Net and GIMP.
You can learn some of the basics of graphic design that way, and possibly be
better prepared when you finally buy the most recent version of Photoshop.
These days, people access the web in more ways than were
ever possible before. When you're web designing, you not only want to make your
web pages work in multiple browsers, but also on multiple devices. Even basic
cell phones can access the web today, not just smart phones such as BlackBerrys
and iPhones. Even some video game playing devices like the Sony PSP and
Nintendo DSi have web browsers. Web surfers could be using tiny screens or
enormous screens. They could be using a variety of different browsers and
versions of browsers. Users may have completely different plug-ins and fonts;
Adobe Flash is a browser plug-in, for instance. When you're learning web
design, try surfing the web in as many ways as you can.
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