Re: Web Design Talk

Jacqueline-
They will want to know:
1. What the market is in your area (or as telecommuters) for a web designer, 
as an employee and freelance as for getting a job and the salaries.
2. Which programs and skills they need to make themselves marketable.
3. I would suggest how important it is to have good graphic skills along with 
the ability to make Web pages. 
4. They can make themselves more marketable by knowing how to write, spell, 
organize information well and having an excellent knowledge in html (and a 
working knowledge in xhtml and JavaScript).
5. Knowing both the PC and Mac are important.
6. Being able to communicate well is also a good one. Can come in handy for 
training others, not just in a school environment but also in the corporate 
world. So, if they have highly developed skills in a program like Photoshop, 
that can be a door opener.

By the way, don't assume the high school students have greater programming 
skills than you. If the teacher(s) don't have them but know enough to teach 
the class, the students may not have them. Some probably know how to surf the 
'Net well.

Good luck!

Janet
Web Site Designer
Electronic Portfolio:
http://www.zagdesign.com

<< Much to my surprise, a local high school teacher has asked me to give a 
talk 
to his web design class.  Since I have a marketing background, (and the 
students will probably have much greater programming skills than I have 
after college), I think my main topic will be information delivery.

However, I'd like to touch on graphics and related topics during the 
discussion.  So, I though it might be interesting to see what suggestions on 
graphic topics the group might contribute.

I have till next Thursday.

Thanks,
Jacqueline Sylvia >>

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