WebSite Designer

Web designers use their creativity and technical skills to build or redesign websites. They need to be able to picture how a site will look and also understand how it will work.

It’s the web designer’s responsibility to make decisions about every visual aspect of the site – its color scheme, the fonts and text size, the images, the buttons, menus and other navigation.

SKILLS THAT WEBSITE DESIGNERS NEED........

Knowledge of computer programming is what sets web designers apart from graphic designers. Staying at the forefront of new design programs and coding through both formal and informal means is imperative for a web designer to remain relevant. It’s very easy to get lost in all of the technical aspects of web design and to forget that having the ability to express ideas artistically is equally important.

What kind of education do you need?

A bachelor’s degree is usually required for many web design jobs. The course curriculum usually includes studio art, design theory, computerized design, commercial graphics production, website design and many more.

You Don't always need a degree to be a website designer, but it is helpful to know the following....

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• Dreamweaver & Photoshop   
• Flash and Fireworks
• CSS
• JavaScript & HTML
• .Net

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Where do WebSite designers work?

Annual Salary of a Website Designer

Professional Organizations

• Web Professionals - http://webprofessionals.org/
• AIGA - http://www.aiga.org/
• International Webmasters - http://iwanet.org/
• HTML Writers Guild - http://hwg.org/
• Assoc. of Web Design Professionals - http://www.awdp.org/