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Is Their A Future For Web Designers In 2007?

January 24, 2007 |

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Web Designers are the creative professionals who design “how websites look”. According to a recent report, 2007 is the year for web designers. And Monster.com (one of the premier job search websites) predicts a hefty 26 percent growth rate for the web design profession.So, what’s web design and what does a web designer know and do?Well, web designers are experts or professionals in making websites look good using graphics, HTML, XHTML and CSS.

If you are considering a career in web design, here are some sought after skills by hiring managers and recruiters:

  • You need to be strong in at least one graphics software package (Adobe, Macromedia, Flash, etc.)
  • You need to be fluent in CSS and XHTML.
  • You need to have good color co-ordination. That’s you must be able to come up with color schemes that blend and stand-out at the same time.
  • You need to be able to plan a website. Not as easy as it may sound because some websites consist of thousands of pages.
  • You need to be able to mock up a web page, design it and then develop it.

In addition to the skills listed above, exceptional web designers also know:

  • How to design accessible websites.
  • How to design websites with usability in mind.
  • How to design search engine friendly websites.
  • How to integrate websites with databases using Server Side scripting and programming languages like JSP (JavaServer Pages), ASP.NET, C#, Visual Basic .NET, PHP, Ruby, Perl, etc.

In previous posts, I mention that you don’t really have to be writing code 100% of the time to have a career in computer programming. As a web designer, your time will be spent between writing code and doing creative web design work. Each company or client will differ in how much code they expect a web designer to write.

Note that while some companies want a web designer who can do everything, others are purists in their approach and would like you to do 100% web design work. So, here is a career success tip for you. Ask your recruiter, hiring manager or client, how much web design vs. web development work you’ll be doing.

And if you are considering a career in web design, according to this MSNBC article, 2007 is going to be a really good year for you :-)

To learn more about well-paying careers in web development, information technology and software development, visit here.


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