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Requirements for Junior Web Design job?

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    #32
    OctavarIan
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    Trojan wrote: »
    In terms of specialisations, if I was 10 years younger, had design skills, I'd be head first into user experience design "UXD".

    I'm in my early 20s, just finished first year in college (Multimedia), have print design skills and have been learning web design for the past 9 months or so. I've a fairly ok grasp of HTML & CSS and I'm comfortable creating layouts on a grid, visually balanced and 'technically' sound.

    "UXD" as you put it interests me but I've never really understood how to go about forging a career in it. The conceptual elements of design seem undervalued by businesses as it is without this relatively new field coming along as well. Any job postings I see always tend to lump it in with frontend stuff (and sometimes plus dev stuff, and print, sigh). It seems like something an experienced web designer would drop out of an agency job to start doing freelance. What would you be doing if you were 10 years younger? Are there any books you could recommend?

    In terms of p's diagram earlier in the thread I'm definitely only interested in the top three layers. I don't know any scripting languages yet though.


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    #33
    p
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    Trojan wrote: »
    In terms of specialisations, if I was 10 years younger, had design skills, I'd be head first into user experience design "UXD".
    That's what I'm doing now, though my title is Interaction Designer, and I wouldn't advise that over traditional design. It's a very different role, with far more analysis and strategy than visual design. I spent most of last week in Excel for example, so those who get into design for the creative part, rather than the UI design part, wouldn't necessarily be a good fit or enjoy it.


    Regarding getting into UX, most people get into it via web design, and it's only needed as a role in itself in larger companies. I'd say at the start of your career, just learn about good usability and UI design, and then if you're more interested in that, than the visual, then you can push in that direction.


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    #34
    Trojan
    Registered Users Posts: 16,402 ✭✭✭✭Trojan


    p wrote: »
    That's what I'm doing now, though my title is Interaction Designer, and I wouldn't advise that over traditional design. It's a very different role, with far more analysis and strategy than visual design. I spent most of last week in Excel for example, so those who get into design for the creative part, rather than the UI design part, wouldn't necessarily be a good fit or enjoy it.

    I think that's why I like it :)

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