Future of Web Design
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- zenmasterfoo0
I think there are a great many excellent designers out there who are extremely qualified to design for web, and yet lack substantive skills in translating that design to HTML/CSS.
There are also a great many coders with design skills who lack the ability to develop good CSS for the work they do.
I'm tend to be more critical of those without the CSS than of those who choose to not code at all. They chose to work in HTML yet fail to grasp the importance of CSS to the work they create.
I am, however, less likely to hire any of these designers for any projects I work on. Although more expensive, getting a designer with solid end to end skills is fundamentally a better approach to staffing than breaking the work up into teams.
- tgqt
The 'future of flash' thread made me want to reply but it was off topic.
PonyBoy states: Perhaps Flash would be more design-oriented if designers stopped crying and took a moment to learn to script...
I am starting to run into a number of young talented designers who are also very talented coders. In the past when someone said they could design AND code it often threw up a red flag.
Reflecting on PonyBoy's comment I think we are already at a point where web design is forking away from just 'design' and designers had better know css, html, and actionscript and how they work....because the new kids coming up have a huge advantage in this area.
Now I'm not suggesting that the skillset is more important than the design, but Mr. Make The Logo Bigger will.
thoughts?