Heather BuchelOct 25, 2023

Here is my (slightly less unhinged than I expected) musings on the current state of designing for the web.

Generally, I think we lost something when we stopped calling people web designers and forced people to pick a side.

https://heather-buchel.com/blog/2023/10/why-your-web-design-sucks/

It's 2023, here is why your web design sucks.

Exploring the reasons why we no longer have web designers.

Show threadShib WilloughbyOct 25, 2023

@hbuchel This is *exactly* my experience! I could write a whole essay on it haha.

Started as a web designer in the early 2000s and watched as over the years that role split into two.

And since it split I've struggled to figure out where exactly I belong. I'm not a real designer because I code but I'm not a real developer because I design?

It's at the point now where it's rare to find a job for someone who can do both. The number of times I've been called a "unicorn"... 🙃

Show threadRomain Alberich
@shibbles @hbuchel on the opposite, it's very hard to find a unicorn (I've tried, to no avail, but will continue)
Oct 25, 2023 at 7:53amWeb
Show threadShib WilloughbyOct 25, 2023
@alberich @hbuchel Right? At my last job I tried hiring one and it was impossible to find anyone at all 🥲 Even just finding someone who knew how to do CSS without a library was difficult. I don't think they're teaching it in code schools anymore...