Comments on: Is web design a dying art? http://www.webdesignermag.co.uk/features/is-web-design-a-dying-art/ Web Design for real people Wed, 08 Feb 2012 20:04:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Shawn http://www.webdesignermag.co.uk/features/is-web-design-a-dying-art/comment-page-1/#comment-109310 Shawn Tue, 20 Dec 2011 23:05:29 +0000 http://www.webdesignermag.co.uk/?p=3291#comment-109310 It will be dead in the next five years. I get so many calls from prospective clients who all say the same thing... "I heard about this free site... Blah blah... So i can save money but can you set it up..." Automation destroyed a viable career. Anyone studying web based programming right now is wasting their time and needs to switch majors immediately. Don't listen to someone with a decade of experience, and you'll have yourself a nice degree you can whipe your ass with. You can't compete with free, and customers are misinformed and believe these free tools are synonymous with content rich, which they aren't. Oh well, time to go apply to corporate America. It will be dead in the next five years. I get so many calls from prospective clients who all say the same thing… “I heard about this free site… Blah blah… So i can save money but can you set it up…” Automation destroyed a viable career. Anyone studying web based programming right now is wasting their time and needs to switch majors immediately. Don’t listen to someone with a decade of experience, and you’ll have yourself a nice degree you can whipe your ass with. You can’t compete with free, and customers are misinformed and believe these free tools are synonymous with content rich, which they aren’t. Oh well, time to go apply to corporate America.

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]]> By: Jeff http://www.webdesignermag.co.uk/features/is-web-design-a-dying-art/comment-page-1/#comment-13534 Jeff Fri, 03 Dec 2010 11:21:31 +0000 http://www.webdesignermag.co.uk/?p=3291#comment-13534 Web design is a dead industry. No one out there gives two shits about paying for web custom design anymore. I've been desiging for about 8 years and literally don't get anymore than MAYBE 1 client per month anymore. With the majority of them just turning out to be broke losers who waste your time. I defenitely NEVER tell anyone to ever go to school to learn to be a web designer. It's a complete waste of time as a career choice. Web design is a dead industry. No one out there gives two shits about paying for web custom design anymore. I’ve been desiging for about 8 years and literally don’t get anymore than MAYBE 1 client per month anymore. With the majority of them just turning out to be broke losers who waste your time.

I defenitely NEVER tell anyone to ever go to school to learn to be a web designer. It’s a complete waste of time as a career choice.

]]> By: kev http://www.webdesignermag.co.uk/features/is-web-design-a-dying-art/comment-page-1/#comment-11295 kev Sat, 16 Oct 2010 16:36:37 +0000 http://www.webdesignermag.co.uk/?p=3291#comment-11295 I have also found that the learning takes up a large part of my time. I try to learn as I build clients sites. It has been a huge investment of my time to learn web design well and to see the current proliferation of so many similar looking CMS based sites is sometimes rather sad as at heart I am an artist. I do beleive that there will always be a place for professional web design as many clients just cannot build a comprehensive site on their own and will always need the professional designers help. I have also found that the learning takes up a large part of my time. I try to learn as I build clients sites. It has been a huge investment of my time to learn web design well and to see the current proliferation of so many similar looking CMS based sites is sometimes rather sad as at heart I am an artist. I do beleive that there will always be a place for professional web design as many clients just cannot build a comprehensive site on their own and will always need the professional designers help.

]]> By: Kyle http://www.webdesignermag.co.uk/features/is-web-design-a-dying-art/comment-page-1/#comment-4365 Kyle Fri, 09 Apr 2010 16:43:07 +0000 http://www.webdesignermag.co.uk/?p=3291#comment-4365 The problem these days is everything is changing so rapidly, it's mentally and physically exhausting to try and keep up as a web designer. While I've been doing web design for almost 12 years, it seems that no matter my knowledge or skill level, I just can't learn all the facets of the web now and simultaneously have the time to build. It's not just about the art of design anymore, it's completely gone interactive. I've always considered what I do smart, but now I must be a coding genius to even compete with what's taking over in web design. To anybody considering a web career, it's about a 5 year cycle and I guarantee you, you will either grow tired and weary of it, or get into a different trade all together. The problem these days is everything is changing so rapidly, it’s mentally and physically exhausting to try and keep up as a web designer. While I’ve been doing web design for almost 12 years, it seems that no matter my knowledge or skill level, I just can’t learn all the facets of the web now and simultaneously have the time to build. It’s not just about the art of design anymore, it’s completely gone interactive. I’ve always considered what I do smart, but now I must be a coding genius to even compete with what’s taking over in web design. To anybody considering a web career, it’s about a 5 year cycle and I guarantee you, you will either grow tired and weary of it, or get into a different trade all together.

]]> By: Colin Hall http://www.webdesignermag.co.uk/features/is-web-design-a-dying-art/comment-page-1/#comment-2761 Colin Hall Mon, 25 Jan 2010 08:20:37 +0000 http://www.webdesignermag.co.uk/?p=3291#comment-2761 Good web design is a subtle and fascinating media. Unfortunately, as the last poster has alleded to, the industry is corrupt and this puts good designers off the media. I believe entirely in designing for the best experience of my visitor. Rewards in this industry are split between the designer and the SEO and until the two are sympathetically joined the industry will continue to pay dividends to the SEO and pat the designers on the back. Good web design is a subtle and fascinating media. Unfortunately, as the last poster has alleded to, the industry is corrupt and this puts good designers off the media. I believe entirely in designing for the best experience of my visitor. Rewards in this industry are split between the designer and the SEO and until the two are sympathetically joined the industry will continue to pay dividends to the SEO and pat the designers on the back.

]]> By: Mixcreations http://www.webdesignermag.co.uk/features/is-web-design-a-dying-art/comment-page-1/#comment-2316 Mixcreations Fri, 11 Dec 2009 13:09:16 +0000 http://www.webdesignermag.co.uk/?p=3291#comment-2316 Im a studying Web developer and i do get a bit curious has to question if there is any point learning a fascinating trade, which im so passionate about, when it seems that its being eaten up by so many evils. Im a studying Web developer and i do get a bit curious has to question if there is any point learning a fascinating trade, which im so passionate about, when it seems that its being eaten up by so many evils.

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