Comments on: The Education of a Web Designer

By: Edd Sepulveda

Edd Sepulveda — Tue, 06 Jul 2004 19:30:44 +0000

I thought that “The Art and Science of Web Design” by Jeff Veen was a good beginning point for “web design.”

At least, it gave me much to think about.

By: sugarmama

sugarmama — Wed, 30 Jun 2004 22:02:16 +0000

I think it’s easier to type out the HTML than use a WSIWYG. Once it becomes part of a person’s everyday language, there’s no need for a “translator”.

And a person who is hired to create websites should know now to fix any problems that occur. WSIWYGs often create coding problems rather than solving them.

By: Sage

Sage — Fri, 25 Jun 2004 19:01:18 +0000

I totally agree. The HTML class at my school teaches the kids how to use Dreamweaver 4’s WYSIWYG interface. As you might expect, I don’t have any plans to take that class.

By: Jeremy Flint

Jeremy Flint — Fri, 25 Jun 2004 14:12:10 +0000

That was a great article Keith. I have been thinking on this subject for a while and that article was definitely a primer that lead to me wanting to write this up.

I think that some basic graphic design theory can be applied to web design, especially in the area of colors. Beyond that, web design has its own set of theory that revolves mostly around usability and IA.

By: Keith

Keith — Thu, 24 Jun 2004 23:03:42 +0000

No doubt. I think that’d be a great book, and I’d love to write a chapter for it. This is a “hot” issue for me.

My main issue with “formal” Web design education is that there is not enough theory — and what theory that is taught is mostly limited tographic design theory — in my opinion a totally different discipline on many levels.

I’ve often explored the idea of writing a book that is a real world Web design primer, that gives a road map for the self-taught Web designer. Let’s face it, that’s how most of us get anywhere now adays.

Anyway, you may have seen this, but I wrote an article on this subject awhile back.