How to Get Started as Web Designer?
𝟏. 𝐖𝐞𝐛 𝐃𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐨𝐫𝐲
The first knowledge you must have is how to structure the website in a way that is easily understood and navigated. To know all these aspects, you should get yourself well prepared in the knowledge of UX design, which enables you to present the product accurately and lets you know about the information architecture.
𝟐. 𝐊𝐧𝐨𝐰𝐥𝐞𝐝𝐠𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐋𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐮𝐚𝐠𝐞
Websites are designed and written with some languages of their own. The two of the most used are HTML and CSS. Additionally, it is useful to know JavaScript.
𝟑. 𝐓𝐡𝐫𝐞𝐞 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐍𝐞𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐊𝐧𝐨𝐰
- Graphic Design: You must know the basics of image editing using Photoshop and open source software Gimp.
- Using Prototypes: You need to make the prototypes of your web design before you can make the final version, it helps you to know how the contents will be presented.
- Content Management System: You can use these programming languages with a good code editor like Atom or Zoomla. So it would be best if you were well versed in these editors' usage. Content management systems like WordPress help you to create websites of almost all types.
𝟒. 𝐓𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐖𝐞𝐛𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐬
It should load quickly in web browsers and be visible properly in both desktops and mobiles. For this, you must test your sites for web browsers regularly.
𝟓. 𝐅𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐓𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐬
New techniques and trends are always flooding the market, and before you know it, a particular trend may become the market leader. So, it would help if you familiarized yourself very regularly what new trends.
𝟔. 𝐖𝐞𝐛 𝐃𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬
One of the essential parts of how to become the best web site designer is to mingle and discuss with people in the web designer community.
𝟕. 𝐂𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐚 𝐠𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐏𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐟𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐨
To present yourself you must create outstanding examples of your work, which you can show your potential to the employers and customers. Use all your creativity to produce excellent websites adding something personal uniqueness to it.
