Web design isn’t about tech­nol­ogy. Web design is graphic design, built on a inter­ac­tive plat­form. It is graphic design with lim­i­ta­tions, but mostly graphic design with end­less pos­si­bil­i­ties. A graphic designer needs to under­stand the web. Infor­ma­tion Archi­tects states that web design is 95% typog­ra­phy, purely because web design is the same as graphic design – to present con­tent the best way pos­si­ble. The last five per­cent you ask? They’re about hav­ing a uni­son mind­set, and being able to design for all surfaces.



Web design is graphic design.

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Kim Andre Ottesen

 

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Jeff designs print and web expe­ri­ences for a vari­ety of clients and enjoys shar­ing what he learns. He became a designer as the frac­ture between web and graphic design occurred and is now fas­ci­nated as the two dis­ci­plines are on the cusp of com­ing full-circle to merge into a new, media savvy gen­er­a­tion of design­ers. When not crazy busy, Jeff likes geo­caching and con­sum­ing copi­ous amounts of cof­fee. You should fol­low him on Twit­ter and Face­book. But not real life—that’s just creepy.