From the course: Creative Insights: Lauren Bacon on Web Design
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What is the evolution of a web designer?
From the course: Creative Insights: Lauren Bacon on Web Design
What is the evolution of a web designer?
When I look back on my career path, I can see a really clear arc to it. There's a clear kind of evolution of roles that I played with a bunch of kind of twists and turns along the way, but you know, I started out just building other people's designs and just doing that kind of like, grunt work or whatever. I mean I always really enjoyed it, but just doing the execution. And then over time, I started to learn some design skills and started to have a, a little bit more of a strategic role. And then I, I did this detour into project management. And that was an interesting one because I was really good at it. I'm a good organizer of people. I like to get teams together and help them collaborate and get stuff done. I'm good with deadlines and all of that kind of stuff, so it was a really easy fit for me and it was something that you know, my team at the time really was pushing me into doing, so my managers were like, we'd really like you to do this thing, and so, you know, it was pretty…
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Introduction13s
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How does someone break into web design and development?2m 57s
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How do people get too focused on the tools?1m 3s
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How can I work beyond the tools?49s
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How can I find a community?59s
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What are some of the valuable skills for web designers?2m 15s
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What are some common career paths in web design and development?56s
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What are some specializations this career path can lead to?53s
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What are some of the roles you see in this field?1m 43s
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What is the evolution of a web designer?4m 4s
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How did it feel to move from a design role to a manager role?55s
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How did it feel to move from a manager role to a freelancer?1m 17s
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How do you select new additions to your team?2m 12s
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Were you looking for any sort of certification or degree for new hires?1m 36s
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What are the characteristics of someone who thrives in web design?43s
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How has the industry changed?1m 25s
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