Nowadays, all young people entering the world of graphic design and drawing make the mistake of thinking they can do without web design, unthinkable especially if you want to find a job, you only have to scroll through the ads on any job recruiting site to understand the direction this industry has now taken.
We are all aware of the difficulties a graphic designer accustomed to doing his projects on paper may run into, when dealing with digital, the approach itself has different dynamics. Those who deal with CSS or HTML on a daily basis have a more dynamic and quick mindset, ready to find a solution to a problem abruptly. Today, thanks to the web, moreover, one has the possibility to learn more easily, in fact, a graphic designer today can view numerous works of others before making his own, this allows him to be able to better get into the expectations and desires of a potential client. By now there are sites com Onepage Love or Design Inspiration that select web pages every day, which are considered top-notch from which to draw inspiration. Not to mention the various Social Media for creatives that are literally proliferating in recent years, Pinterest above all.
Web design: not just code but lots of creativity
The roads in the way of digital graphics have taken two very distinct directions, those who say that a web designer must necessarily know code (CSS, JavaScript or HTML whatever) and those who do not. I personally believe that the right measure as in all things is always the best solution, a decent knowledge of codes is mandatory, with the understanding that no line of code should ever present an inhibiting brake on creativity. Another major change that is an inherent advantage, is that unlike print the web does not limit, in fact the size can be customizable depending on the size of a site (just set them with the max-width style typical of CSS), so the designer will no longer have to take into account the sheet where he is making the graphics but the resolution where it will then be displayed. Web design can be unconventional, which is why it represents a huge source of inspiration and a great outlet for particularly creative minds, just think, for example, that unlike a spreadsheet a site may not be static, thanks to the help ofHTML5, we can make a graphic element dynamic, moreover, it is possible to insert video, audio or image files that also allow an interactivity unthinkable with print.
