Yes :-)

I have rarely met anyone who really adds value in the areas a web designer should (i.e. a visual and web usability specialist). I've worked with plenty who claimed to be web designers but were in reality either graphic artists or web developers.

Posted By: Steve in Holland on June 2nd 2008 at 14:13:14

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Who's the chap on here that does web design? (General Chat) - Dog, Jun 2, 13:50:20
- Don't bother with expensive courses... (General Chat) - Ken Dodds Dads Dog, Jun 2, 14:10:31
  - See ? This is why we get no good web designers... (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Jun 2, 14:15:59
    - Steve... (General Chat) - Dog, Jun 2, 14:28:44
      - Building the back-end stuff is just as creative. (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Jun 2, 14:43:31
        
        Damned straight........ (General Chat) - Johnny Comecardiff, Jun 2, 14:55:46
        
        I'm sure it is... (General Chat) - Dog, Jun 2, 14:48:46
- Design or development ? (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Jun 2, 14:03:50
  - Personal experience? (n/m) (General Chat) - Dog, Jun 2, 14:06:21
    - Yes :-) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Jun 2, 14:13:14
      - Do you see yourself as someone who bridges that gap? (n/m) (General Chat) - Dog, Jun 2, 14:30:43
        
        No, not at all. I'm a terrible designer! That's why I appreciate good ones so much, and (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Jun 2, 14:33:58
        
        Haha, I see... (General Chat) - Dog, Jun 2, 14:47:04
        
        Have sent you a quick mail, but as to things which turned out to be a waste of time, well (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Jun 2, 15:02:10
        
        Thanks Steve... (General Chat) - Dog, Jun 2, 15:21:44
  - Front end or back end? (n/m) (General Chat) - camcan, Jun 2, 14:04:46
    - You didn't think that one through either. (n/m) (General Chat) - mike_the_sphinx, Jun 2, 14:06:42
      - QED2 (n/m) (General Chat) - Old Git, Jun 2, 14:09:22
    - Oo-er (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Jun 2, 14:06:23
      - QED (n/m) (General Chat) - Old Git, Jun 2, 14:06:50
    - Surely - SURELY - you know better than to post something like that on the Wrath (General Chat) - Old Git, Jun 2, 14:06:22
      - ashamedly going for the innuendo (General Chat) - camcan, Jun 2, 14:10:32
        
        or even unashamedly (General Chat) - camcan, Jun 2, 14:12:05
        
        I'll take the back end thanks (n/m) (General Chat) - Fierce Panda, Jun 2, 14:13:20
        
        Right up port 80. Fnaaarrrr. (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Jun 2, 14:17:10
- Are you interested in the design or technical side? (General Chat) - Ben, Jun 2, 13:58:50
  - Any recommendations for particular books? (General Chat) - Dog, Jun 2, 14:05:15
    - This is a good one to get you going... (General Chat) - Ken Dodds Dads Dog, Jun 2, 14:13:59
    - Very few people are good at design and technical (General Chat) - Ben, Jun 2, 14:12:18
      - Usability usability Usability usability Usability usability Usability usability Usability (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Jun 2, 14:21:10
        
        lot of money in it too (n/m) (General Chat) - camcan, Jun 2, 14:22:16
        
        I'd pay a lot of money to insource a real web designer sometimes. It's worth the money if (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Jun 2, 14:30:04
        
        yep - as has been said often on this thread (General Chat) - camcan, Jun 2, 14:34:22
      - Thanks. (General Chat) - Dog, Jun 2, 14:16:50
        
        9 (n/m) (General Chat) - strap_on sally, Jun 2, 14:39:30
- "I like to think that I know my way around a computer fairly well" (General Chat) - Old Git, Jun 2, 13:56:21
  - Nah! (General Chat) - Dog, Jun 2, 14:01:00
- I thought everybody was a feckin web designer these days - (General Chat) - CB41, Jun 2, 13:55:26
- Or Malky (n/m) (General Chat) - Brom, Jun 2, 13:52:24
- Declan (n/m) (General Chat) - Brom, Jun 2, 13:52:18
- Graham Webdesigner (General Chat) - blindasabat, Jun 2, 13:51:48

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