Web design and
multimedia/web design seems like two sides of the same job and both have their
challenges and gratifications, and within this essay the two jobs will be
compared and contrasted to see how each will match up. A web designer designs
the graphics of a site or the site as a whole in hopes of selling the design(s)
to a company or corporation. These designs can be for one page or multiple and
must meet with the company or corporation’s ideas and requirements. A
multimedia/web designer deals with much the same thing as a regular web
designer, but they work on web development teams to create a more sophisticated
web site as a whole rather than just a few parts here and there. Both of these
very noteworthy jobs within the graphic and web design industry are responsible
for creating the most appealing visual design possible in their own unique
ways.
There are many similar
aspects between web designers and multimedia/web designers. Customarily, both
jobs are seen as one especially to those outside of the field. Normally, both
are responsible in combining the graphic, textual, and other elements of a site
to create a visually appealing layout. The web designer is responsible for as
little or as much of the layout that is given to them to appeal to the
audience, while multimedia/web designers work with a group to create a whole
interactive website. As web design author Steve Krug is quoted, “If there's one
thing you learn by working on a lot of different Web sites, it's that almost
any design idea--no matter how appallingly bad--can be made usable in the right
circumstances, with enough effort,” and it’s this quote that unifies the web
designers and multimedia designer as one.
There is, however, a huge
difference between a web designer and a multimedia/web designer. Web designers
as said above are generally only put in charge with as little or as much of
project assigned to them using the textual, graphical, and other elements of
the project, while a multimedia/web designers work in lager groups on the
project as a whole in a more dynamic and interactive way using motion graphics,
sound, and videos. Furthermore, web designers have the options of working
freelance and selling a non-functional designed page or site to whomever they
please, where as a multimedia/web designer relies on working within a group
within a company to take a non-functional design and making it a fully
functional website for other companies. There are many other differences
between the two positions, but one must understand, is that both jobs are just
as important and noteworthy for a project to be completed.
-Krista Nelson
- Don't make me think!: a common sense
approach to Web usability (2nd ed.). Berkeley, Calif: New Riders Pub..
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