Just few things to remind a Web Designer so you will never fails with Customer expectation. Being myself from SEO domain company knows how important an Web Designer is for us. In order to improve present skills here are some points for Web Designer.
- Keep Adding New Skills - We are from the domain where trends are easily becoming past as new treds come with a pace and cove the graph.Being a web designer you keep adding latest market knowledge and improve approach towards that.From logo designing up to user interfaces approch should enhance.
- Use Alternative- By default Web Designers are been blessed with the LEO nature (stubborness). I know because i have inhouse designing team. Web Designer must have the ability to be immune to criticism and second opinions.
- Check Foot Prints- Keep moving ahead is a good but always keep a check your foot prints or your previous work. This will help you to improve more in all directing of web designing.
- Global Fight "Developer is not always wrong"- Most of the designer or almost all feel develper is wrong but believe me developer is not wrong most of the time. So my dear web designers make a CHECK LIST.
- Media Updates - In such a dynamic and vibrant field of designing one must be updated with the latest changes in domain. Keep your self updated with MEDIA ( news etc).
- Filter Web- Over the web there are multiple source of information like web sites, social media, blogs etc. Web designer must learn how to explore the best information available over the web. Scan as much as you can but digest the good stuff.
- Never Mind "Use Paper and Pen"- Dont think you can remember all the stuff of project in your mind, use pen and paper and avoid later conflicts.
- Be Ethical - Always buy the photos you use in your designs.Ask client for same. By purchasing great pictures you add value to the web design ecosystem. In this way quality content is provided and promoted at the same time.
- Study Industry Bench Marks - You should consider is to study great web designers. Zeldman(http://www.zeldman.com), Molly(http://www.molly.com), Meyer(http://www.meyerweb.com), Shea, Moll(http://www.cameronmoll.com), Croft(http://www.jeffcroft.com), Snook(http://www.snook.ca) should mean something to you not just names. Study their work, follow their activity. These actions will result in valuable web design knowledge.
Nitin Chauhan | nitin@maximumhit.com | www.maximumhit.com
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Thanks for your valuable information and instructions for web designer.
ReplyDeleteWeb Designer can make the web pages or presentation, that can communicate message to audience, we are into GUI Age, everybody is important in work but designer would be planner and interface to communicate over the internet.