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I always thought a web designer was someone who knew HTML, a Mac UI designer was someone who knew ObjC and XCode, etc. But apparently it's now normal for a prof

• ovi256 14y ago
  Well, in French web agencies, there's a third person in the middle, called an "HTML integrator" who gets the photoshop sketches and makes them into HTML, CSS and static images, who then hands this to the programmers who plugs the dynamic bits in there. I think this is responsible in a large part for the design tropes of the French web. Newer/hip startups don't do this, they use designers who write HTML/CSS, like the rest of the world.
• psweber 14y ago
  The larger the organization, the less true that is. If you are working on a small product team, you should most definitely get your hands dirty with (some of) the front end development. If you work at an agency or as a freelance consultant and are switching between projects for the web, iOS, Android and other platforms, it makes more sense to pair up with a specialist. There is also a big different between a user experience architect and an art director. The UX architect plans the system to meet the user and business needs (with an understanding of the technical ramifications of interaction design decisions). An art director works in photoshop to create the visual style. Again, on a small product team, it is likely that these roles will be carried out by the same person. Programmer contempt for 'designers' often seems ubiquitous. Maybe it is only until they have worked with a proper professional.