14 Who’s Designing Websites Anyways?
Who’s Designing Websites Anyway?
Just like the web itself, the face of web design is a tough portrait
to paint. At various times in the history of the web, design has
been dominated by, in no particular order, the utilitarian coder, the
trendy artist, the motion graphics guru, and more. We’re always
redefining what it means to be a web designer and who is qualified
to do the job.
We’ll go further into qualifications and skillsets in a later chapter,
but I think it’s important to start with a baseline and look at the
most fundamental demographics from the 2011 Web Design
survey. The survey was hosted by WebDesignTuts+ in November
2011, and it received over 5,400 responses from working web
designers worldwide. In this chapter, we’ll take a closer look at:
• Professional statistics from the 2011 job market
• Income and what influences it
• The spread and impact of age and gender in web design
How We Work: Titles, Income, Perks
Do you consider yourself a full-time web designer?
It was a rough split between full-time and part-time web designers
who responded to our poll, with slightly more part-timers. Web
design is a field frequently dominated by part-time, contract, and
freelance workers. It’s not just designers—many web-oriented
industries are evolving the same way. This gives professionals a
2011 45.3% 54.7%
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