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Design isn't really that hard to grok. Just because you aren't as good with Photoshop/Illustrator as you are with code doesn't disqualify you from the pantheon
by tomphoolery 14y ago
Design isn't really that hard to grok. Just because you aren't as good with Photoshop/Illustrator as you are with code doesn't disqualify you from the pantheon of design. Your code is designed (or at least it should be). If you do any front-end web development you're pretty much a designer by default, because you have to think about spacing and interface design concepts as you're coding. Otherwise, the interface would just be a jumbled mess.
I urge all developers who haven't taken a look at Photoshop or Illustrator to at least learn your way around it enough to cut out images, do basic touch-up work, etc. You'll thank yourself for it, and you'll be a better coder in the end.
- NoPiece 14y agoI am very adept at Photoshop and Illustrator. I can cut images, and touch up, no problem. But I am a miserable designer. Groking design is something way beyond any skill in an app.
- timc3 14y agoDo you want to be? The only way is to practise design, and you will hate your output for 10 years... If you don't then you are doing something wrong.
- seanmcdirmid 14y agoProduction is quite different from the design, even if they are often done by the same people.
- timc3 14y agoLearning how to use Photoshop or Illustrator is not the same as learning how to design. One is learning how to use the functions in a program, the other on how to solve a certain problem.