Need Advice!!

[Don Guralesko]

Hello all I am only 16 so i want to ask u older ones what do I need to be a Webdesigner?? I am good at Design but I don't know what grades i need to be Web designer

[zumojuice]

It is a tough one.A lot of web designers are self taught to start with a can fall into it really.

Obviously, a strong IT/Design/Art background will set you right. You can choose to got to college/uni and either go with a graphic design route and specialise later on, or go the web route from the start.

A quick search of UCAS shows that there are the web design/development road or the multimedia digital designer road. The one thats most appealing to you is best, but bear in mind to keep your options as open as possible.

Generally most of the courses here seem to want 2/3 A levels (normally one in a related field) and around about 200 points on the new system.

Best bet is to decide what exact route you want. Do you want to code stuff? do you know CSS/HTML/XML blar blar blar? Is making working websites your thing? Or do you prefer multimedia flash websites?

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[misterm]

It is indeed not a question to be answered by a simple answer. There are some many ways in webdesign. Are you going to do design only? Are you going to code? What language will you use to code etc.

Basically, start with designing websites, if you like to also build them, do it! Make sure you read up on CSS and other articles on how to build good websites.
So, now you have a site and you notice that you won't stuff to be more dynamisc like news. Pick a server-language (PHP is pretty neat. I use it).
The other day, you saw this animation and wanted one too. Download a trail version of Flash and learn how to use it.

The best thing about 'just doing it', you will soon enough find out which parts you like and which parts you don't. If you don't like to do all, use others to compensate for that. Do those thing that gets you happy when you are doing it.

Want to be good at what you do? Read up on articles, find the pro's in the field. Learn from them, they usually share a lot of insights. Also read up on the not so famous, there are some pretty good coders who do magical stuff, but just for the magic. Stay focussed on your playfield, what new trends are emerging and pick the ones you could be offering to your customers.

This is pretty much a part of my story. I thought i had a clue when i started, and i did , but a few years down the road i have adjusted my path a bit. The most important thing i did 'I just did it', and one thing led to the next.

If you have any question. Use the board. If you have new things to share, use the board.

Good luck grasshopper! ;)