Web Designing as a career

Web design is a pretty popular activity that more people with creative skills take on nowadays. Once you have the imagination and the potential, you should definitely go for it, giving that you acquire certain skills and experience in the time being. It is not that easy to succeed to get a career in this subject, so you either have to be really confident in yourself and go till the end, or give it up and find something more suitable for you. This happens because there are tons of good designers, that will be your competitors some times in the future and you have to fight to get your own place.

The hardest thing is to start a career and we all know it. There will be downfalls and successful moments so you have to be prepared for anything. But once you have your foot in the business, then you can be sure of a good income and lots of pleasant moments.

We will share with you 7 tips that might help you get around and decide whether you are ready for this career or not. Remember that there are a lot of other things to consider before starting a career in web design and this is just a short overview.

Tip Nr. 1:

One thing you should consider doing is deciding whether you want a degree in web design or not. It is definitely a strong point and you can get theoretical help that will be a strong background in your career ahead of you. All you will have to do is apply it in practice and then practice some more. On the other hand, some web designers have decided to become web designers when they were working as plumbers or even doctors. It is never too late to find the love of your life (professionally speaking). Of course these people didn’t get any degrees in web design and they didn’t go to school. They have mastered these skills on their own. And honestly when it comes to web design, potential clients won’t care if you have a degree or not, they will see your portfolio first and then decide whether they want to hire you or not.

Tip Nr. 2

Once you have decided to be in the business of web design, you have to learn from the best. Let professional web designers be your “godfathers”, and look for their tips and advice. This means you will have to spend a lot of time researching and looking for good materials that will inspire you. You have to be a part of the web designer community and learn from their mistakes or successes. This implies spending time on web design forums for instance and asking anything you want to ask before you get started. The web design community is huge and I am sure you can get help if you search for it. Follow other web designers, choose your favorites and find your own personal style, but remember do not copy other people’s work – this is truly unprofessional and you might get busted.

Tip nr.3

This one is kind of obvious but you should know it’s important if you decide to follow a career in web design. You will have to acquire the core knowledge of HTML, CSS, javascript, php, ASP and others, while not forgetting about Photoshop or any other graphics editing softwares. If you are thinking of adapting 3d models in your design, then you should opt for 3D computer graphics sofwares like 3dMax, Maya, etc. This is the hardest thing to get actually, but with patience and perseverance you can master it and then you are halfway to get the job you want. It takes some time and lots of practice, so you should better work on some projects of your own first.

Tip nr.4

Practice makes perfect – this is an universal truth and I think all of you will agree on this with me. As I have mentioned before you have to practice all the time and see the world like a designer would see it, i.e. capturing all the interesting information that you see and transforming it into design. At the same time you have to try out new things. Everything that you find in theory, you should better try it out in practice – it won’t hurt, plus you never know what you might get out of this. You have to try and even if you will fail, you will learn from your mistakes, otherwise you won’t learn at all.