Anyone works in IT services should not consider himself as an employee. Design requires creativity and hard work of thinking out of the box, not just a full-time job.
Away from the company environment, you work in, You’re not just another employee.
Three years ago, Web designers were responsible for designing, coding, and building the whole website as you see in pictures.
Before we know the difference, first we should know the difference between:
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1- UX Designer
He is responsible for designing user experience in the website, sketching, prototyping, visual designing, content writing.
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He has the same responsibilities as a UX Designer but he doesn’t know information about coding, he is just a designer for websites and mobile applications and specialized in professional design.
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3- UI Developer
He is responsible for 90-100% of HTML-CSS.
UI Developers usually use the ready Jquery +60% to edit.
Technology radical changes develop this position role.
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Responsive Design: It’s the design that resizes itself according to screen size.
He is responsible for coding especially HTML5 without need to design programs, and he knows about HTML, CSS, Javascript, Jquery, Ajax.
He is also aware of source control like SVN, and GIT.
He is more specialized than UI developers.
To sum up:
1- If you choose to work in one of this position, don't treat yourself as an employee.
2- If you’re a graphic designer and seem to like UI Design, Try it and you’ll fall in love with it.
3- If you want to learn to code, you should know about UI Developers first. It’s the first step that determines your success in coding.
4- Set a plan, manage your time, have a clear vision about your career.
5- It’s never too late, you can start right now.
6- Update your knowledge every time you get the chance to do.
Where to learn
Anything is available online. Use that advantage.
Google the word: Hello world HTML.
And read topics will appear and go deep in what you love the most.
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