They say that the web design industry is a knowledge based business and I could not say it enough times to my team. Quite obviously a business which is knowledge based depends heavily, if not entirely on…yes, what you know. Today, more than ever, knowledge is power and this is particularly true of the web design industry. So what kind of training is required for a sound web design business company?
Start with the beginning. If you’ve decided to offer a comprehensive range of web design services you need web developers and web designers. Web developers are the guys who do the coding…the hard and tedious stuff, if you don’t like this sort of thing. Many web developers have attended web development training courses while many others have taught themselves web design and coding. Personally, I find the self taught web developers more creative and competent. Let’s say that the motivation is there to start with. So, to establish your web design business, you need a few good coders, whether they do php, asp or other web based programming language.
You also need some good web designers. First impressions count and sell products. No matter how good and smart your code, you need a good web design, the right look and feel to attract your customers and get the sales. True, some web designers are more gifted and talented than others. But do take time to review and share good web designs with your team. What better way to improve your in house web design skills than to go over some well designed web sites and learn by observing. Study each line, each shape and colour of the web design. Web design is about details. Train your guys to look for details in a web design. The thickness of a border, the right icons in the right place can make all the difference.
Quality training is another vital element of the training programme. Train your web designers to understand your web design customers expectations. Develop an eye for details. Customers get very nervous when their web site is going live. They believe that the minute the web design is published online the whole world is scrutinising it. So web design customers are very intolerant to quality flaws in a web design. Training is vital. Have a quality checklist and train your web designer to spot the obvious mistakes like broken links, misspelling, misalignment in the web design. Once a web design is complete, the web designer must go over the web site with the checklist and tick each item on the web site. While this sounds obvious and simple, you cannot underestimate training.
All this training takes time and if your web design production is busy and deadlines are tight, it will not get done. Yet, training is vital to your web design business. I recommend setting a date each month when training is done. You know which date it is each month so you can plan your production accordingly. Make time for your web designers to get together once a month and share their web design knowledge and tips to the team. Web design techniques are progressing constantly and web designers can find whole online libraries full of the latest resources. Encourage your web design team to go online, learn the latest web design trends and provide a set up with a date, time and place for a regular training to take place.
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According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Office of
Occupational Statistics and Employment a web designer is also called a
web developer.
“…Web developers, also called Web designers, are responsible for
day-to-day site creation and design.”
http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos042.htm
United States: 600,000
“There are more than 600,000 Web designers and developers across the
country and we are prepared to host every single one of them free of
charge,” said Christopher Faulkner, CEO of C I Host. “It gives us a
ready-made marketing channel and puts more money in their pockets.”
C I Host
http://cidial.com/?zone=press/2004/FreeForAll-20040604&print_ver=1
Worldwide: 13 million
“There are 13 million Web designers and developers worldwide who need
to learn about the latest and greatest publishing tools, said Al
Ramadan, executive vice president of marketing for Macromedia.”
Wired
http://www.wired.com/news/business/0,1367,60325,00.html?tw=wn_story_related
Yeah I do …go for it !
Being versatile is a huge step in becoming more desirable to employers. A lot of people go to school and find a niche. That is to say, they become a graphic designer, or a web designer, or an animator, an so on. And that's where they stay. They are content to define themselves in that role. But the people who truly thrive in this industry and are fiercely sot after are the people who graduate in whatever and then say, "and now I'm gonna learn a little web design…..then in my spare time I'm gonna study up on digital photography….then when I know a little about that I'm gonna learn some illustration.
The point is that these people have a specialty, but they also continue their education to learn a little bit about everything. Employers love hiring these folks because it saves them money. If you hire a graphic designer that also knows web design or illustration, then you don't have to hire out for someone else to do those things. They have someone who can do a little bit of everything, and paying one person a huge salary is less expensive than paying three people an average salary. Not saying you need to be a one man army never sleeping and handling everything that comes through the door, but your versatility is extra insurance to employers should the sh!t hit the fan and they need someone who can say "I know how to do that" in an emergency.
So, you compete by continuing you education while in the work force. No need to go back to school and triple major. Read some magazines, buy some books, and teach yourself something new everyday. Gradually your resume will start fleshing out with all the new stuff you can do which is sure to get you noticed.
what about windows 7
go to the remote info part of your site and double check the ftp settings. also check if the “use passive ftp” box is checked
it says it connecting but then an error thing pops up help for the dreamweaver thing
I've always been a PC guy since I grew up learning on Windows, but you hear it all the time, MAC is better for design work. Also, when I attended the Art Institute for graphic design, the majority of computers were MAC in the computer labs.
Here is an interesting article that argues both points:
http://www.allgraphicdesign.com/graphicsblog/2007/04/08/2-discussions-on-pcs-vs-macs-for-graphic-design/
All in all, I suppose its all about what you are comfortable with where you can put out your work efficiently.
Hope that helps.
I use the adobe cs4 web premium suite. It includes photoshop, illustrator, flash, and dreamweaver to name a few.
Sorry if this is too complicated, but here goes.
There are many kinds of web design and many aspects to each kind. Many, indeed most sites are commercial, and so a web designer needs to understand data management, security, and user experience. For these things a good grasp of XML, mySQL or any number of other data base disciplines will be what you need.
Of course the underlying code is html and any web designer should have a working knowledge of this and other similar mark-up languages.
Currently however there are many code editors that simplify the process of design, and the best of these would be Dreamweaver… and an understanding of Flash and Photoshop, even Illustrator will be useful to the designerin the management of web graphics.
These days the web is carrying more multi media, and an understanding of digital audio, video and various kinds of animation is necessary for the well rounded designer.
Now listen carefully to this next bit, it's important. In the corporate world everybody's job is broken into many people's jobs. No one person
does all these things. Some people then choose to specialize, but this is a mistake. YYour specialty may become either obsolete or the job market in it saturated. It is important to approach this field from an unlazy position. Learn all of it… then you will always have a job. Overspecialize, and you will lose one way or another.
I can't begin to tell you how important this is for you to understand if you are interested in this field.
My mother is a web designer. End of story
Yes they add it to every page a lot of the time. Other times the navigation is an image map which is then pointed to in each file. On some sites the same index page reloads and brings up articles dynamically without every leaving the main page.
since they are usually paid by the employer, you should always have a few recruiters that know you. there is no risk for you. plus, if you give recruiters a referral, they sometimes give you a piece of their commission. freelancers can always find little projects through websites like guru.com
is der any programme other dan da 1s dat r only available 4 free in free trial ?? cos wat if i wanna change how my website look after lik a month or somethin?? or can u just sign up again n dl all over again wud it still work??
thanks. i have the best idea for a website. And when it becomes popular i will remember you showing me how to make it in the first place. /”’)(-…-)/”’)
i’ve just watched this and it seems very helpful & genuine (i.e not trying to lead to a commercial site). i’m gonna watch the next vid as recomended and furhter form an opinion.