Web Design Curriculums? 77 Responses

Last post: 4 years, 2 months ago | Thread started: Nov 27, 07, 4:15 p.m.

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• Sr_Bueno

  Hello good people of QBN.com,

  I'm considering going back to school to get a formal education in web design. i stay in Los Angeles and i already have a B.F.A. in Graphic Design.

  Any suggestions or advice from you successful web designers out there would be awesome~

  So far, I have looked at UCLA Extension, (Certificate in Advanced Web and Interactive) and SMC's Academy of Entertainment & Technology.

  Thanks..

  Nov 27, 07, 4:15 p.m. – Permalink

• studderine

  honestly, i wouldn't go to school for web design. it is still so new that many unversities teach old archaic methods. you'd be better off taking some courses through o'reilly books.

  

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  Dog-earNov 27, 07, 7:52 p.m. – Permalink

• slappy

  I agree, you could go and do a html/css course and then go and do a couple of flash courses. Once you Start putting this stuff into practice the you will learn very quickly.

  

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  Dog-earNov 27, 07, 8:07 p.m. – Permalink

• OnePixelSolid

  For Web Design, stick to short courses.

  I work with a bunch of people who went to uni and did IT / Multimedia. I still can't believe how far behind they were... fresh out of Uni and using tables for web layouts!? I had to teach them CSS!

  Also don't focus too much on straight up reading/studying. Get some contract work and use that to implement new things you've learnt. That's the fasted way to skill up.

  • If I had taken my development courses at UNI I would still be using Director!– helloperson

  

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  Dog-earNov 27, 07, 8:29 p.m. – Permalink

• AndyRoss

  I think lynda.com is the best place to learn the skills you need for web design.

  

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  Dog-earNov 27, 07, 8:33 p.m. – Permalink

• studderine

  yea everyone has really great ideas. just start playing around with making your own web portfolio. you have a BFA in graphic design so it will translate into the good web layouts. start making mock ups in photoshop and start slicing and dicing!

  • *into good web layouts.– studderine

  

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  Dog-earNov 27, 07, 8:44 p.m. – Permalink

• Sr_Bueno

  thanks everybody, this is a great help!

  

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  Dog-earDec 2, 07, 4:58 a.m. – Permalink

• cramdesign

  if you already have a degree, for a non drastic career change, i would just go the book route too. much cheaper. if you can focus, you will learn faster too.

  

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  Dog-earDec 2, 07, 10:41 a.m. – Permalink