It seems that everyone has a website these days and it may seem an obvious development for Graphic Designers to start offering web design services, however designing for the web is quite different to traditional Graphic Design. That said, there is a degree of cross over between the two disciplines that Graphic Designers can exploit without needing to learn new skills.

Making the Web a Prettier Place

Web Designers, particularly Coders and Developers, can be quite outspoken about Graphic Designers producing work for the web, but most recognise that there is a need for them as long as they don't overstep their brief.

Put simply, they believe that Graphic Designers should do nothing more than design the visual elements of the site to ensure that the visual effect is arresting and the Web Designer will take care of how the pages fit together and what functionality is required.

For some Graphic Designers that is a concept that works well for them. Other Designers, however, wish to become more involved, but they should think through carefully what they are aiming to achieve before commencing, so can have a clear idea of what they can realistically achieve with their available resources.

Working With a Coder

This maybe the best option for a Graphic Designer looking to get more involved with Web Design.

In this scenario a Graphic Designer produces the design and layout of all the different pages of the site and then passes these to a coder, generally as a psd file, who slices the Photoshop files up as required and then uses these in a coded XHTML page or pages.

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