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.
A to Z Guide to Google Analytics infographic is the property of Orbit Media Studios, and is being provided here with the permission of Orbit Media Studios.
A to Z Guide to Google Analytics
Ross Capaccio
Ross Capaccio