Comments on: Tools vs Talent http://collegewebguy.com/2009/03/27/tools-vs-talent/ He’s employed at a university. He calls himself a web designer. These are his brain droppings. Wed, 25 Apr 2012 13:39:39 +0000 hourly 1 By: OtherWebGuy http://collegewebguy.com/2009/03/27/tools-vs-talent/comment-page-1/#comment-1075 OtherWebGuy Mon, 30 Mar 2009 17:50:48 +0000 http://collegewebguy.com/?p=399#comment-1075 Thanks for the post, Drew. This is a good one, and it's one that's particularly close to my heart. Personally, I am a Web developer, not a designer. There are many parts of my job that cannot simply be taught, but need to be experienced. As a designer, that experience becomes even more important. Although we have begun to move away from the era when everyone with a copy of FrontPage thought they were a Webmaster, there is still a good bit of that out there (though, now they're using Dreamweaver and Photoshop to make that claim). There is something to be said for it. Whether you're talking about artwork or something more technical like writing code, that talent and experience is always necessary. You just won't learn those things by reading a book and/or sitting in a classroom (fortunately or unfortunately). Thanks for the post, Drew. This is a good one, and it’s one that’s particularly close to my heart. Personally, I am a Web developer, not a designer. There are many parts of my job that cannot simply be taught, but need to be experienced. As a designer, that experience becomes even more important.

Although we have begun to move away from the era when everyone with a copy of FrontPage thought they were a Webmaster, there is still a good bit of that out there (though, now they’re using Dreamweaver and Photoshop to make that claim).

There is something to be said for it. Whether you’re talking about artwork or something more technical like writing code, that talent and experience is always necessary. You just won’t learn those things by reading a book and/or sitting in a classroom (fortunately or unfortunately).

]]> By: Ron http://collegewebguy.com/2009/03/27/tools-vs-talent/comment-page-1/#comment-1073 Ron Sat, 28 Mar 2009 18:08:33 +0000 http://collegewebguy.com/?p=399#comment-1073 You make a really valid point here. Just knowing how to do something doesn't make a person great at it and we'd think of that for doctors, lawyers or anything else, but when it comes to folks who do technical things, a lot of people assume that it's some skill that translates well to anyone who is supposedly "really good at that computer stuff." You make a really valid point here. Just knowing how to do something doesn’t make a person great at it and we’d think of that for doctors, lawyers or anything else, but when it comes to folks who do technical things, a lot of people assume that it’s some skill that translates well to anyone who is supposedly “really good at that computer stuff.”

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