Hey guys -
I'm a freelance web and graphic designer. I have an Associate's degree in each, and I work full time as an in-house graphic designer (for a manufacturing company, not a design agency). My freelance work is on the side. Since there seems to be more money in web, I lean towards doing that. I've learned HTML/CSS and a (very) little ASP.NET. Even though I just graduated last year, I already feel like I'm so behind in the world of web coding, languages, etc. I emphasize that I am much more of a DESIGNER and not a programmer or developer. Ultimately I want to freelance full time, so I want to further my web design education to be able to get more jobs (it seems it's hard to find projects where the client just wants HTML/CSS). What's the best way of doing this? I'd rather not go back to school if I don't need to, if I can teach myself these things though books and other resources. Where should I begin? I've tooled around with JS (mostly by way of jQuery) and am looking at learning how to use some CMS programs (not sure which though). What other languages would benefit me? Are these things going to be difficult for a non-programmer like me to learn? Should I just give up now and stick to print?
Any advice would be much appreciated. Thanks!
I'm a freelance web and graphic designer. I have an Associate's degree in each, and I work full time as an in-house graphic designer (for a manufacturing company, not a design agency). My freelance work is on the side. Since there seems to be more money in web, I lean towards doing that. I've learned HTML/CSS and a (very) little ASP.NET. Even though I just graduated last year, I already feel like I'm so behind in the world of web coding, languages, etc. I emphasize that I am much more of a DESIGNER and not a programmer or developer. Ultimately I want to freelance full time, so I want to further my web design education to be able to get more jobs (it seems it's hard to find projects where the client just wants HTML/CSS). What's the best way of doing this? I'd rather not go back to school if I don't need to, if I can teach myself these things though books and other resources. Where should I begin? I've tooled around with JS (mostly by way of jQuery) and am looking at learning how to use some CMS programs (not sure which though). What other languages would benefit me? Are these things going to be difficult for a non-programmer like me to learn? Should I just give up now and stick to print?
Any advice would be much appreciated. Thanks!