Re: Web Design Talk

Janet

Thanks for this listing of what students would want to know. I am still a 
student of web design, although I am on in life years. This listing has 
helped me out in what I am searching for, in trying to decide if I know 
enough to become a web designer.

And the thought on the teacher. My college professor who taught me my first 
html coding (v.3.2) knew just enough about the subject to teach it. His 
student aid really knew more than the professor did. I am just glad he 
taught it anyway, for all the problems we had. I guess I learned quite a 
lot from some of the mistakes. And it taught me the history of the Internet 
as well.

Thanks again... I am feeling a little more confident in what I have taught 
myself since that first class.

:-)

Kimiko Drew
macruimmon(at)earthlink.net
http://home.earthlink.net/~macruimmon/

a web designer in The Camarilla
White Wolf's Official Fan Club



At 12:57 PM 4/25/01 -0400, Honeywebster(at)aol.com wrote:
>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

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