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Upon further reflection I don’t think it’s impossible, but I still think it’s probably very difficult. Both design and coding are both huge fields. I am not me
by TorbjornLunde 14y ago
Upon further reflection I don’t think it’s impossible, but I still think it’s probably very difficult.
Both design and coding are both huge fields. I am not merely talking about becoming a good designer and developer at once, but becoming one with a lot of knowledge in both.
Just take the long lists of things that that relate to each field:
Design: interaction design, information architecture, illustration, visual design, interface design, user testing, typography, color theory, composition, accessibility, different design processes, brainstorming techniques, using grid systems, cognitive psychology, sketching
Coding: HTML/CSS, various programming languages ranging from low level to highly abstracted, various libraries, understanding of good software architecture, algorithms, maths, understanding how computers work, understanding data structures
There is probably more stuff I forgot to mention.
As I wrote in my previous post: I think the key is to choose a subset of both sides.
- Kaizyn 14y agoDo you suppose that medieval master craftsmen had to pick and choose between being very good at using specialized tools to make things and being very good at knowing about the 'human factors' that go into making an object appropriate and desirable to people? How is this any different? On one hand, you have a set of tools along with a craft of making things with those tools. On the other, you have a set of skills that help you determine the necessary characteristics of the crafted artifact so that it is pleasing to its end user.