I have a BA and MA in English. I never dreamed I'd wind up in the Web industry! I think it's admirable that you want to dig deeply and really learn about your craft. I transitioned careers through a combination of self-study (books and online resources), classes at ACC (Visual Communications Dept.), and on-the-job experience. I was a desktop publisher for several years after graduating, and eventually I started developing XML for single-sourcing documentation. Development was a lot more fun than formatting documents or building FrameMaker templates, so that's when I decided to get serious about re-training. I really value a liberal arts education and feel that the technical skills for web design/development should not replace traditional schooling. I know that isn't exactly what you were asking, though.
Why not take a single class and evaluate your investment after that? I highly recommend ACC's VisCom department as well. The other feedback you received from the Refresh Austin group is also great advice. Best wishes, Amy Amy Gelfand, Design and Communications Professional Gelfand Design www.gelfanddesign.com "Computers are like Old Testament gods--lots of rules and no mercy." ________________________________ From: Mike <[email protected]> To: Refresh Austin <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, March 12, 2009 1:35:04 PM Subject: [Refresh Austin: 3705] questions about being in the web design industry Hello, I'm new to the web design world and I figure this a good way to get started. My name is mike and I"m new to web design world. I'm starting school to get a 2nd bachelor's in web design from the art institute (1st bba is in marketing) and I was wondering since ya'll are in the industry, am I going in the right direction? I see that everyone has a different background, and i'm curious what did everyone study or how did they get to where they are today. I hate to pay for something and then go nowhere afterwards. Mike --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Our Web site: http://www.RefreshAustin.org/ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Refresh Austin" group. [ Posting ] To post to this group, send email to [email protected] Job-related postings should follow http://tr.im/refreshaustinjobspolicy We do not accept job posts from recruiters. [ Unsubscribe ] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] [ More Info ] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Refresh-Austin -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
