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Should I take the web design or graphic design program at school?

Derek S asked the question:


I want to be a web designer and build web pages, among them using flash media and all that stuff. But should I stick with web design itself or graphic design? I’m planning on going for my Associate’s Degree in web design, so it’d be important if I can get some info from people who have knowledge on this profession and if you can, please try to make the advice as positive as possible :)

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4 Responses to “Should I take the web design or graphic design program at school?”

  1. cashewcorn on March 6th, 2009 7:51 pm

    You can do more in graphic design. Web is in the area of graphic communications. From graphic design you have web and print. I’m working towards a BFA in graphic design and I’m strong in web and print.

  2. Answerz on March 8th, 2009 3:02 am

    Take graphics, Learning web design is as easy as signing up for a myspace. Take Graphics so you can know the software.

  3. neurotech1069 on March 11th, 2009 8:32 am

    Web design is two fold.
    There is a programming area, and a graphics area. You can still do both. Lean towards what you are good in, either graphics programs, or programming….. Most good web sites have a team of people working on them. Often the graphic artist and the programmer, or design person are different.

  4. circusmort on March 12th, 2009 9:55 am

    Seriously - rethink your career options - web and graphic design is over saturated as it is, the market value of a web designer is going to do nothing but go down, by the time you graduate there’s going to be a glut of web designers looking for jobs that are already filled.

    Anyway - got for the design, if you have any real artistic skills i’s important to nurture them early on. Web design is a series of implementations of code and static facts. Actual design isn’t - it requires thought, appreciation, style and skill. All of which are aided by practice.