What is the best way to learn enough about web design to be able to make money off of it?
…without having to go to college for 4 years? I already have a BA in History but I’d love to know how to learn enough about web design to use it as a trade or for supplemental income.
Haha, this sounds a lot like me 6 years ago
Web Design industry is huge, and is made of a lot of other fields… to be a successful designer you need to learn information architecture, typography, design principles (balance, contrast, etc), color theory, branding, marketing, and some psychology to learn about human behavior… and learn where/how do people spend their time and money online, what people look for online… and give that to them.
Hope I was helpful
Cheers!
Alex Mos - Web Designer / Founder
http://www.WebsonDesign.com
No big business will hire someone who doesn’t have a degree.
To learn it, the best way would be to pick up a teach yourself book about HTML, CSS, XML, AJAX, JavaScript, PHP, SQL, and a database book (No professional website doesn’t use some sort of DBMS). Then make websites to practice. To be honest, it’s not something you can just ‘pick up’. It’s a pretty complex field.
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