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Posted by David josue
David josue
1,766 Points

newbie developer/design student... are we learning the right stuff at school ?

Hi everyone,

I'm currently studying graphic design, we are currently designing websites on photoshop, the designs are coming along awesome but I got mix feeling and my head wonders if what we are doing is actually still the way the industry operates now ? are graphic designers still designing sites on psd to be translated to html ?

or are we coding straight from the get go ( from wireframes to writing code etc)

I'm so excited about the future of the web just worried I'm learning the wrong way ?

I'm not wrong on learning code after school hours thats for sure !

3 Answers

Philip Cox
Philip Cox
14,818 Points
Philip Cox
Philip Cox
14,818 Points

Hi David

I am not a designer. But from what I read and see, Photoshop is still a desirable skill to have. And yes, designers are still using there PSD and translating them to code. I am sure someone else will verify this for you :)

David josue
David josue
1,766 Points
David josue
David josue
1,766 Points

Hey Phillip, Great to hear !

the stuff on here is super great, I hope to bring what I learn ( design, concepts, UI/UX ) and bring it to the web via the methods I'm learning here as well !

Sage Elliott
Sage Elliott
30,003 Points
Sage Elliott
Sage Elliott
30,003 Points

There will always be a market for designers! Creativity is one thing that will always be in demand. I know some people at SCAD and they're getting an abundance of work. Even if you decide that you don't want to design your sites in photoshop first, the skills you learn in design/User experience will be transferable programming from the ground up.