Welcome to WebDesignForums.net!
You're currently viewing WDF as a guest. By registering for a free account, you'll be able to participate with other members in our friendly community. Being a member allows you to ask questions and get answers for those troublesome web development tasks!

In addition, as a member you'll be able to post your websites up for review. Using our unique website review system you can gain some amazing feedback from some of the best web developers around. This is a completely free service to all registered members.

Ready to register yet? Registration is 100% free. Click Here To Join Now!

The best education for a web designer

Discussion in 'General Web Design Discussion' started by Webdesign4school, May 24, 2012.

  1. Offline

    Webdesign4school New Member

    Message Count:
    6
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    1
    Gender:
    Male
    I am a senior in high school interested in pursuing a career in web design / web development. I do understand that most things can be learned on my own using google, but most jobs in this field require a degree. So, what do you guys think would be the best choices, and the best colleges to attend for this career. And also, is web design a good job to get into for money, or is it a low paying job. I know I asked a lot of questions, but I just want to make the right choices with my future.


    Webdesign4school, May 24, 2012
    #1

  2. WDF Go Premium, Drop Ads

  3. Offline

    Wired WDF Moderator and Alien Overlord

    Message Count:
    7,598
    Likes Received:
    133
    Trophy Points:
    63
    Like any job, the better you are at it, the more money it pays.


    Wired, May 24, 2012
    #2
  4. Offline

    TheGAME1264 The Displaced Web Redneck Moderator

    Message Count:
    9,410
    Likes Received:
    1,260
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Gender:
    Male
    Location:
    Not from USA
    First of all, the money is there for anyone with skill, regardless of a degree...especially since a lot of us with the most experience got into the field before a degree even existed for it. I'm not sure where you're from, but where I'm from (Toronto) a lot of people don't even consider a degree because of the brainwashing that goes on in our public schools and the overall lack of critical thinking skills that exist among my generation and the one after it in particular (I'm 35, by the way).

    Second, if you're looking at any job strictly for money, you're looking for the wrong reasons. Yes, money is important, but with a career like web design and development, the money will come if you're good...but you have to want it. That's the key...if you're waffling in any way, you don't want it and you won't find success. You just won't.

    The key to it is what kind of a critical thinker you are. Do you actually have the ability to apply knowledge? If you don't, you're probably going to struggle.


    TheGAME1264, May 24, 2012
    #3
    Webdesign4school likes this.
  5. Offline

    Webdesign4school New Member

    Message Count:
    6
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    1
    Gender:
    Male
    Thank you, and I live in California so we have brain washing teachers that push their own agenda, I just have to look past that. I am really interested in web development, but of course money is important, and I just wanted to make sure it is a decent career to start.


    Webdesign4school, May 24, 2012
    #4
  6. Offline

    DanExcell Active Member

    Message Count:
    422
    Likes Received:
    77
    Trophy Points:
    28
    Gender:
    Male
    Whatever you do, stay the hell away from the "For Profit Schools".


    DanExcell, May 24, 2012
    #5
  7. Offline

    TheGAME1264 The Displaced Web Redneck Moderator

    Message Count:
    9,410
    Likes Received:
    1,260
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Gender:
    Male
    Location:
    Not from USA
    Design or development? Those are two different animals.

    Personally, I'd go the developer (programming) route. Designers are everywhere. Developers...as in real, true code warriors...are much harder to find.


    TheGAME1264, May 24, 2012
    #6
  8. Offline

    TheGAME1264 The Displaced Web Redneck Moderator

    Message Count:
    9,410
    Likes Received:
    1,260
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Gender:
    Male
    Location:
    Not from USA
    That depends on the school and your area. Around here, some of the for-profit schools (e.g. CDI College, almost anything else not named Everest) are pretty good compared to the government-subsidized post secondary schools. They have to be in order to compete because we have a culture whereby mainstream universities and colleges (in that order) are perceived to be the premier places to obtain a post-secondary education.


    TheGAME1264, May 24, 2012
    #7
  9. Offline

    Noteleklabs Active Member

    Message Count:
    173
    Likes Received:
    27
    Trophy Points:
    28
    Gender:
    Male
    Location:
    NC
    I would recommend learning from w3schools (google it) its free and when your done you can take a quiz to buy a certificate, then maybe get a degree in web design. thats what I would do


    Noteleklabs, Jun 5, 2012
    #8
  10. Offline

    Webzarus Well-Known Member

    Message Count:
    3,003
    Likes Received:
    666
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Gender:
    Male
    Here's a thought, since you're in high school... If you live in one of the "tech" areas of California, this is the time of year a lot of interns get part time work with companies doing all kinds of work.

    Interning for even a small company will give you the opportunity to work with or at least communicate with some in the industry, and hopefully get you some hands on experience ... Most intern positions only require minimal skills ... They are mainly looking for people to do basic work...

    As for a full degree in this... Yeah, if your goal is to work a large company, a degree is more likely to get you in the door. But mid-size to smaller companies are looking for skill sets over certifications and or degrees.

    Intern jobs are more about experience than money... And just like anything else, starting out, pay is probably gonna suck, but if you really want it... And your skills improve... The money is there.

    From the designers I know that have been working for med to large companies .... 70 to 80k is not unheard of... For top notch developers... 6 figures is not uncommon... But those guys can write complex
    Code in their sleep...


    Webzarus, Jul 7, 2012
    #9
  11. Offline

    TheGAME1264 The Displaced Web Redneck Moderator

    Message Count:
    9,410
    Likes Received:
    1,260
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Gender:
    Male
    Location:
    Not from USA
    Who are you talking to, and what is unique about the comment?


    TheGAME1264, Jul 9, 2012
    #10
  12. Offline

    TheGAME1264 The Displaced Web Redneck Moderator

    Message Count:
    9,410
    Likes Received:
    1,260
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Gender:
    Male
    Location:
    Not from USA
    That wasn't what I was asking. You said:
    Which means you're responding to someone's comment, but you didn't say whose comment or what's unique about it.


    TheGAME1264, Jul 9, 2012
    #11
  13. Offline

    TheGAME1264 The Displaced Web Redneck Moderator

    Message Count:
    9,410
    Likes Received:
    1,260
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Gender:
    Male
    Location:
    Not from USA
    Just checking...usually that's a bot test kind of answer. Generic "I like your post and it is very interesting" in a way to either test the waters or to flat-out spam. I'm glad it wasn't the case based on the fact that you responded.

    http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/quick-comment-on-nofollow/ <-- this will probably explain why better than I can.


    TheGAME1264, Jul 9, 2012
    #12
(You have insufficient privileges to reply here.)

Share This Page