Important Skills for Digital Design Students to Learn in 2020

Twenty-twenty ushers in the beginning of a new decade and for those of a certain age a time to seriously start thinking about what skills to develop for the design jobs of the coming decade.

Starting my fourth year of teaching design/digital media, I’ve come to learn a thing or two from my students based on both feedback and classroom observations. Here is a list of the skills I think you should have.

Web Design

Learn Frontend / Backend Web design / development + HTML5 / CSS3 + UI / UX + Animation and Translations + Multimedia <video > <audio> <table> <form> + show your artistic side with typography.

Beautiful designs, powerful features, and the freedom to build anything.

Digital Marketing

Learn Digital Marketing + Social Media + SEO + SMM

Great content is really the only way to get your visitors to interact with your site in any meaningful way that achieves your calls-to-actions.

Programming

Learn JavaScript + PHP/MySQL + Python + Web Development Tools

“Learn JavaScript Deeplyâ€

Data Science

Learn Automation Fundamentals Machine Learning + AI + Natural Language Generation

Learn the fundamentals, study Python and R.

Cloud Computing

Learn Cloud computing + Azure + AWS + Google Cloud.

What’s cloud computing you say, start here: National Institute of Standards and Technology

Content Mgmt. Systems

Learn WordPress & Drupal Development:

Why Use a Content Management System (CMS)

  • “The Loopâ€
  • Custom Content Types
  • Gutenberg
  • Yoast SEO Plug-in
  • Schedule events
  • Security
  • Page Optimization
  • Responsive Mobile Design
  • Hosting
  • High Performance / Security
  • Media Management

Integrated media management including highly optimized images, including alt tags for accessibility and search optimization.

Web Analytics

Learn Google Analytics, get certified in Google Analytics.

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