98 Appendix
Outside of formal education, how do you prefer
to learn new web design skills?What skills do you most want to learn or
improve right now?HTML/CSS, markup and
styling knowledge
Cr eativity, conceptualizing,
brainstorming
JavaScript, JQuery or
fr ont end coding skills
PHP or back end
coding skills
Graphics applications
(Photoshop, Illustrator, etc.) usage
Business knowledge, freelancing
practice, dealing with clients
Design principles and
theoretical knowledge
Other media skills (Flash,
animation, video)
Specialized topics (UI/UX
design, typography, etc.)
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70%
43.1%17.6%35.0%39.5%33.6%51.3%63.8%42.9%44.1%Web tutorials and
walkthroughs
Blog articles and posts
e-learning courses
Communities & forums
Published books
(paper or ebook)
Conferences
In-person help from
another designer
Studying source files
or templates
Trial and error
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%64.3%63.6%32.4%18.6%59.0%42.1%39.1%76.3%92.6%