Common Misconceptions about Web Designers

February 7th, 2010 admin

As a web designer, I’m proud to be a part of an Apple-loving, forward thinking, technologically advanced group of people that devour tutorials and web design blogs, hoping to create a stellar design that that gets posted in every CSS gallery out there. Yep, we’re a group of people that works hard, plays hard and strives to meet our deadlines, while learning something new along the way. We’re also a misunderstood group of people , viewed as gothic creatures that shun the daylight because we’re just tragic artists. Well, I’m here to set things straight. Here are some common misconceptions about being a web designer that just aren’t true . Web designers are a dime a dozen Yes, your mom’s friend’s brother’s neighbor may know how to use Photoshop, or …


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