Web Design's Future
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- sparker0
ape, yea...i developed a custom fluxbox theme and use it on my laptop (which runs freebsd). i'm not a big fan of how x handles fonts, i prefer better window managers than just x.
and i share vena's opinion, if you work as a web designer you should know the ins and outs of xhtml, css and at least javascript ( preferrably ECMASscript ).
i studied architectural design in college and i had to know both 'design' and engineering in order to properly design a working building/structure.
it is very similar to web design. you must know how to assemble a site correctly...and i'm not talking letting dreamweaver or some editor do the work for you. a good web designer should be software independent. he/she should be comfortable writing in notepad as well as an editor.
i'm also a firm believer in the concept of specialized positions. ideally, it would be great to have an information architect, a technical writer, a programmer and a designer work on every project fluidly..but that will never happen. especially in small businesses.