When you think about Steve Jobs, you probably think of him as a pioneer of the personal computer era, a passionate designer, and a creative genius who introduced ground-breaking products. 

Through his partnership with Apple, Pixar, and NeXT, he was able to transform six industries (personal computers, music, cellular phones, animation, tablet computers, and digital publishing). 

His beliefs on product (innovation), people (leadership), and promotion (marketing) revolutionized the business landscape, and he continues to be an inspiration for aspiring innovators, designers, business moguls, and corporate giants.

Here are some of his opinions on the value of a product, long-term innovation, and smart design.

1. Create with the customer’s experience in mind

While watching this 1997 video of Steve Jobs at Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference, I was reminded of the significance of the customer experience. Jobs appears to be responding to an attack in the video, but he’s actually doing something far more interesting than what’s seen. He ponders and makes a philosophical point regarding his – and Apple’s – approach to product development.

 ‘I’ve always found that you’ve got to start with the customer experience and work backwards for the technology. You can’t start with the technology and try to figure out where you’re going to try to sell it.

And as we have tried to come up with a strategy and a vision for Apple, it started with: What incredible benefits can we give to the customer? Where can we take the customer? Not starting with, Let’s sit down with the engineers and figure out what awesome technology we have and then how are we going to market that?’

Former Apple and Pepsi chief executive John Sculley recounts his conversations with Steve Jobs about customer service. In his words, Steve’s approach was always centered on the customer’s experience rather than the technology. The final product had to be top-notch, and while it might not be cost-effective initially, it would be a better-looking and better-functioning one.

There are companies who have made this notion a core part of their business model and corporate culture. Three companies instantly spring to mind: Zappos, GoPro, and Tesla Motors. These companies’ owners are utterly fixated on the way their customers feel about using their products.

2. Don’t ask your customer what they want

Jobs’ product-creation philosophy was to avoid asking customers what they wanted because their answers would be predicated on what they already knew based on existing products. On the contrary, instead of focusing just on functional needs of customers, he observed what they were trying to accomplish on a social and emotional level as well. He then brainstormed with creative minds and engineers to come up with innovations to help people achieve their goals in both life and work.

Henry Ford, the man who founded the Ford Motor Company, was another industrial designer who operated under the same guiding principle. An unrelenting fervent supporter of new technology, he worked to continually improve the design and manufacturing processes of his products. In contrast to traditional methods of market research, he did not solicit feedback from customers when making product decisions. 

“If I’d done what my customers wanted, then I would have built a faster horse,” he famously declared.

Having said that, I believe Henry and Steve had a keen eye for human behaviour. They’ve freed designers (and engineers) to look at different ways to commercialize new innovations and avoid making the common blunder of letting the “voice of the customer” decide the course of their evolution.

Likewise, Apple’s success with this approach can be seen in their Macintosh version, which provided a whole new computing experience for customers.

3. Creativity is about connecting the dots

Steve was of the opinion that you needed to do a ‘zoom in, zoom out’ technique. To make connections, you zoom out; to simplify, you zoom in. 

If you look at Apple’s breakthroughs, you’ll see that they always occur at the confluence of several industries and technology.

The best example of this was his vision for the iPhone using 3G technology. In the early days of 3G wireless technology, he was able to connect the dots. While 2G was solely for faxing, 3G was capable of a wide range of additional tasks, including taking images. 

Having designed the iPod before the iPhone, he was well aware of the trend toward smaller consumer gadgets. A phone chip in an iPod would allow individuals to transmit photos wirelessly if he could connect the dots and provide more screen real space, he reasoned.

In his own words, Steve said “Creativity is just connecting things. When you ask creative people how they did something, they feel a little guilty because they didn’t really do it, they just saw something. It seemed obvious to them after a while. That’s because they were able to connect experiences they’ve had and synthesize new things. And the reason they were able to do that was that they’ve had more experiences or they have thought more about their experiences than other people.” 

4. Disruptive Innovation is the key differentiator

Unlike most companies, Jobs was constantly looking for ways to disrupt the technology industry and even Apple’s own market with low- cost, simpler solutions.

How did he ensure that his companies stayed relevant through the years? 

The answer lies in his disruptive approach to innovation. Whether it’s the original Mac GUI, the iMac, the iPod, iTunes or the iPhone, Steve Jobs has changed the way we think about computers, music players, and cell phones since his time at Apple.

The Macintosh revolutionised personal computing by making it more accessible to the average person. When Apple iPods went on sale in 2001 (with an average of 100 sales per minute), Steve Jobs changed the rules of the digital music business. Following this, he launched the iTunes Music Store in 2003 which has sold one billion songs since its inception.  

Steve Jobs became a global media and entertainment industry titan after Disney bought Pixar. Toy Story, their first box office smash, was made possible thanks to his use of cutting-edge 3D animation technology.

With his core belief in disruptive innovation, Jobs demoted his beloved iMac to the status of merely “another device” in 2011, when he announced that iCloud would launch a suite of products that would allow people to live without a personal computer. Thus, Jobs repeatedly demonstrated his willingness to keep creating, even if it meant sacrificing some of his company’s most successful product lines. 

5. Simplify, then simplify some more

Jobs had an innate desire to make things simpler by concentrating on their main function and removing extraneous features.

For example, when it came to the iPod’s design, Jobs was constantly looking for new methods to minimise clutter. For him, it had to take three clicks to get from here to there. He even proposed they do away with the on/off switch at one point. Members of the crew were taken aback at first, but quickly came to the conclusion that the button was superfluous.

At the heart of the philosophy that guided Apple’s product design was simplicity—not just a superficial simplicity that comes from a product’s uncluttered look and feel and smooth surface—but a deep simplicity that comes from understanding every product’s essence, its engineering complexity and the function of each individual component. 

“It takes a lot of hard work,” Jobs said, “to make something simple, to truly understand the underlying challenges and come up with elegant solutions.” “Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication,” Apple’s 1977 marketing brochure proclaimed, and it went on to become a basic tenet for product development that is still maintained today.

6. Design for the future

In 1983, Steve Jobs spoke to a gathering of designers in Aspen, Colorado, during the International Design Conference (IDCA). During a time when the majority of the world was uninformed of computers and much less likely to buy one, Jobs sketched out a vision for the World Wide Web, iPad, App Store, Siri and even Google Street View.

Saving time, maximizing resources, and optimizing exchange of information are the three core themes of all technological developments. By understanding the factors influencing change, Jobs could see the inevitabilities in the direction of progress. 

Jobs was equally passionate about the evolution of his product’s design, believing that it should enhance its entire functionality. It wasn’t simply about font pairings, colour schemes, rounded edges, and tidy circuits; it was about how this design aesthetics improved the user experience. 

“Design is not just what it looks and feels like,” he says, echoing these ideas. “How it works is design.”

7. Product before Profit

When Steve Jobs returned to Apple in 1997, he gave a rousing speech to the company’s top executives in which he outlined a fundamental premise of the product development process. 

Instead of focusing on maximizing profits, he explained, the goal was to improve the design of the product. He made certain two things to be in order to better enforce this rule. Firstly, the organisation was based on job functions rather than business units.  

Rather than having to worry about fulfilling financial goals or being profitable, teams could concentrate on product development and the customer experience. Secondly, top management rewards were based on overall company performance across divisions rather than revenue from a single product. This made everyone invested in the success of all their innovations and not just the ones they were responsible for.

Thus, Jobs created an entrepreneur centric culture at Apple, which has contributed significantly to the company’s success.

8. Unconventional thinking is the key mantra

As a counterintuitive revolutionary, Jobs popularised the slogan “think different” throughout his firm, displaying posters of history’s nonconformist thinkers such as Gandhi, Albert Einstein, and Pablo Picasso in support of his point of view.

He capitalized on three important and powerful elements – the power of design, intuitive user interface, and customer experience. 

Over time, he learned that this was the greatest strategy for launching a cutting-edge business, cultivating a healthy corporate culture, and creating distinct competitive advantages for the company.

However, he placed design first. 

Design was the corporate strategy, the product strategy, and the service strategy. It was unique because no company had ever adopted this design first approach before. Customer delight was also an important factor and to ensure quality service was provided, Apple launched the Apple store which was exclusively dedicated to the sales and service of Apple products. This created brand recognition and more importantly established brand loyalty.

9. Don’t be afraid to cannibalize your products

The remark “If you don’t cannibalise yourself, someone else will” is one of my favourites from Steve Jobs. Cannibalizing is today’s version of ongoing innovation, which is why it’s so important. To remain relevant, you must make sure your product is constantly updated to reflect changes in the market and advances in technology.

The history of the iPod and iPhone serves as a good illustration of this point. 

It was 2007 when this took place. 

The number of iPods sold was soaring. The iPod’s revenue had tripled since its introduction in 2001, and the company’s profit margins were at roughly 40% at that time. Apple derived half of its overall revenue in 2006 from iPod sales and related services. Although the iPod was a commercial success, Steve Jobs introduced the iPhone in 2007, fully expecting it to make the iPod obsolete. 

To put this in perspective: from 2006 and 2014, Apple’s sales increased from$19.3B to $182.8B.

Is disrupting a product that generated 50% of your income and was still growing a risky move for you? Yes, absolutely! It was also a hazardous move for Apple because it wasn’t in the cell phone business before this. But before anyone else could take advantage of the opportunity, Jobs cannibalized his product.

In Summary

Job’s legacy is intertwined with his sense of aesthetics and desire for design perfection. 

There were a few qualities that set him apart from the rest, including his keen eye for beauty, willingness to try new things and learn from failures, and the capacity to create works of art that were nothing short of masterful. 

His introduction of aesthetics into the technological sphere has made him a sought-after digital entrepreneur and one of the best innovators of the century.

Cloud Computing is now grabbing the spotlight from the C-suite elite of major corporations as they migrate the way they do business from a piece-meal approach to a more holistic digital transformation. Moreover, as per research by IDC, most firms spend more than a third of their IT expenditure on Cloud Services. 

So, with the cloud computing industry all set for major growth in the coming years, why not consider it as a lucrative career choice?

 You may already be aware of the undersupply of cloud computing expertise that exists today, but is cloud computing the right career for you and, if so, how can you get started? 

To answer these questions, let’s take a closer look at how Cloud Computing evolved, its key elements and different forms, and the services it provides. 

This should give you a good background to appreciate the emerging career options in the cloud computing industry and help you choose a path that fulfills your aspirations.

According to global research and advisory firm Gartner, worldwide end-user spending on public cloud services alone is forecasted to be $398 billion by 2022 due to emerging technologies becoming mainstream. While North America is slated to emerge with the largest market size, Asia Pacific (APAC) is predicted to grow at the highest rate in the next few years.

The Evolution Of Cloud Computing

Before learning about the technology of the cloud, you should know about the pathways through which this technology has developed from the seed level.

The technology itself evolved slowly over time by progressing from one level to the next. With computers, the increase in storage space has been directly proportional to the increase in data usage. 

Initially, there were storage devices like floppy discs that were used to accommodate the data. Then came CDs, followed by DVDs, which touted better data storage and easier handling. Up until a decade ago, people used USB drives because of their capacity to store larger amounts of data, albeit with the risk of data corruption and possible theft of their portable pen drives. Fast forward to today, and we are now in the era of the cloud. However, you may be surprised to know that research into cloud technology started way back in 1950.

Initially, a tactical centralized server was created in the 1950’s to join PC terminals across an encased grid. Non-nearby capacity innovation progressed rapidly once it hit established researchers.

The expression distributed computing itself was instituted in 1996 inside a Compaq inward record. The term cloud was initially joined to the possibility of disseminated registration.  The thinking was at first referenced by J.C.R. Licklider, the Head of Information Processing Techniques Office (IPTO) at the ARPA division in the 1960’s.

In 1969, Licklider’s revolutionary idea helped Bob Taylor and Larry Roberts develop something known as ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network). It allowed digital sources to be shared among computers that were not in the same physical location and is widely referred to as the predecessor of the current day internet.

 The many years following the 1970’s saw the rise of Virtual Machines (VMs) like those made by PC monsters such as IBM. Telecommunications went with the same pattern and started to supply Virtual Non-Public Networks (VPNs) to commercial centers.

 By the 1990’s, a tremendous number of PCs were being produced as innovation turned out to be more moderate. Until at long last, in 1999, Salesforce started offering applications over the web, leading to the appearance of software as a service. Three years after the fact, the business has developed enormously, with video, music and different media being facilitated and delivered online. The formation of the UX configuration allowed the common man to access information that was previously privy only to developers and coders.

 In 2002, Amazon launched Amazon Web Services, offering storage, processing, and even human intelligence. However, it was not until 2006, with the debut of the Elastic Compute Cloud (ec2), which allowed individuals to lease virtual computers and utilize their projects and applications on the web, that a truly commercial service accessible to all existed.

Google Apps then began offering cloud computing enterprise apps in 2009, which was followed by Netflix in 2010, which dispatched its own real-time website. In the last decade, a few major players have joined the race. Like IBM’s SmartCloud, Apple launched the famous iCloud, and Oracle gave us the Oracle Cloud.

What are the Deployment Models for Cloud Computing?

The cloud platform is designed to operate on the principle of virtualizing the computing storage servers in a partitioned format so as to handle various application-based services.

The Cloud can be classified into four types based on its application level:

1. Public Cloud: As the word implies, the public cloud is available to everyone to store and access information via the Internet by using the pay-per-usage method. It allows the user to access a huge amount of space, which translates into easy scalability. The public cloud is utilized for software applications projects and collaborative projects. This type of cloud project is offered by Amazon, Microsoft, and Google. The public cloud can also be promoted to the private cloud-based user application level and is a completely virtualized infrastructure for data storage and software as a service.

2. Private Cloud: A private cloud is usually utilized by a single organization to build and manage their own data centers, and hence it is also known as an internal cloud or corporate cloud. They provide better performance with improved speed and space capacity. In the private cloud, security aspects are privileged only to the clients. Authorization is provided to the user to access, utilize, and store data. The major difference between the public cloud and the private cloud is that only an authorized person has the ability to access their computing resources.

3. Hybrid Cloud: This cloud is defined as a combination of a public cloud and a private cloud. The design is in the format of the previous two platforms, and it works to unify an organization’s private and public cloud services into a single, scalable infrastructure for running applications and workloads. Data and applications can be accessed easily in this cloud format.

This model supports businesses or organizations based on their access requirements for various services. The hybrid model is utilized in two formats. Firstly, as a storage application where priority information is stored in a private hub, and common information in a public hub. Secondly, it enables access to secured applications through the private cloud and common applications through the public cloud part. The Google Application Suite (Google Drive, Apps, and Gmail) and Office 365 (MS Office and OneDrive) deploy the hybrid cloud.

4. Community Cloud: The users of this cloud are limited to their area of access. It means this cloud allows systems and services to be accessed only by registered users. In some ways, the functions of all three clouds are incorporated into this model. This cloud is utilized by government sectors, health care organizations, and financial institutions to work with the community domain.

5. Multi-Cloud Model: It is the combination of one or more cloud infrastructures which are formed to meet the organization’s requirements. It may be used for storage, access, or security purposes. Multiple cloud structures are interconnected and deployed for specific functionalities.

What are the types of Cloud Computing Services?

There are 4 main types of cloud computing services: 

• 1. Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS)
  2. Platforms-as-a-Service (PaaS)
  3. Software-as-a-Service (SaaS)
  4. Function-as-a-Service (FaaS)

 These are sometimes called the Cloud Computing Stack because they are built on top of one another.

 1. Infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS)

IaaS is the simplest choice for businesses. Instead of purchasing and maintaining their own infrastructure, a company can rent servers and data storage in the cloud. IaaS, for the most part, incorporates Cloud-put together administrations with a pay-more only as costs arise model. 

2. Platform as a service (PaaS)

Platform-as-a-service (PaaS alludes to the inventory of on-request devices for creating, testing, conveying, and overseeing programming applications). PaaS conveys a structure for engineers and IT planners to make web or portable applications that are versatile, without stressing over setting up or dealing with the basic framework of workers, stockpiling, organization, and data sets required for advancement.

3. Software as a service (SaaS)

Software-as-a-service (SaaS) allows an application to be accessed by a customer via a web browser on a subscription basis, eliminating the need for on-device software downloads or updates. The Cloud framework is handled by a CSP (Cloud Service Provider) and the application can be accessed by the client anywhere on different gadgets.

4. Functions as a Service (FaaS)

Functions as a Service (FaaS) works on the principle of Serverless Computing. It adds one more layer to PaaS, so designers are segregated from everything in the stack beneath their code. Rather than dealing with the issues of virtual workers, holders, and application runtimes, they transfer barely practical squares of code and set them to take over on a specific occasion. FaaS applications don’t burn through IaaS assets unless needed, thereby decreasing compensation per-use expenses.

What are the various career options in Cloud Computing?

Now that you know the basics of Cloud Computing, you can opt to pursue it as a career and learn the required skills to launch yourself into it. If you already have a fair understanding of networking, storage, and virtualization, specializing in cloud architecture could be a great option. Below is a list of the nine highest-paying cloud computing jobs in 2021.

• Cloud Developer
• Cloud Security Engineer
• Cloud Reliability Engineer
• Cloud Data Engineer
• Front-End & Back-End Developer
• SysOps Administrator
• Development Operations Engineer
• Data Science Engineer
• Solutions Architect

Who are the major players in the Cloud Computing Industry?

Cloud technology offers various advanced security features for data handling and management. Today, cloud service providers offer a whole gamut of services to help migrate, upgrade, auto-scale, monitor, and secure cloud data for better availability and usage. Some of the major players include Google Cloud Platform, Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, IBM Cloud, and VMWare

 There are a few significant organizations that recruit experts in the distributed computing space, like IBM, Oracle, SAP, and Microsoft, which offer a standard compensation bundle and other perks.

In Conclusion

So, you’re now aware of all the facets of cloud computing. If this is for you, formulate a long-term plan to ensure a successful career in cloud technology. You should also be aware of the benefits and drawbacks of cloud computing and aim to complete some on-demand courses on the cloud and its related fields.

In the meantime, the cloud industry is growing in popularity and shows no indications of dialing back anytime soon. With a little hard work, focus, and determination, you too can make your cloud computing dreams a reality.

The web development industry

When we talk about taking web development as a profession, the fact of the matter is that in today’s scenario there are too many online resources that anybody can learn. Technologies are changing; anyone with a computer and internet connection can learn any programming language. But on the other hand, the demand for top, mid and entry-level professional web developers has increased. These entry-level professional developers are those who have undergone proper training under the guidance of senior web developers in training institutes. Companies are looking out for professional web developers rather than amateurs with limited skill-set and knowledge.


The role of e-commerce development 

We cannot avoid mentioning the growth of the Ecommerce sector to convey the importance of developers and the web development field. Hiring professional developers to build an e-commerce website has been on rise in recent months. Unlike business websites, creating e-commerce websites requires web developers with additional skills to manage the tools and platforms commonly used in e-commerce businesses.

Digital development is advancing rapidly, small businesses are growing by turning their business online, so eCommerce website development companies are growing as well along with them and are constantly hiring ecommerce developers to meet the growing demand. So, the need for ecommerce developers in the tech market is obvious and never decreases. As per some statistics report,

• There are around 12M to 24M e-commerce sites in the world.
• India’s e-commerce revenue is expected to grow from US $ 39 billion in 2017 to US $ 120 billion in 2020
• The number of digital buyers nationwide is estimated to be around 330 million by 2020.

This shows that the Ecommerce opens the door of opportunity for countless entrepreneurs and developers.

Building a career in web development

Following a career in the web development industry is not as easy as it sounds, it requires constant effort and hard work. To succeed in the web development field, you will need more than the basic skills that may have been sufficient years back. But now, Knowledge of HTML, CSS, PHP is not even close to enough. However, there are some other technologies with more scope in the future, which are Javascript / Jquery, Angular, React, PHP and WordPress. Also, these technologies play a major role in helping developers to bring the necessary robust functionality to the websites/applications they develop. If you are a front-end developer, Angular and React will add value to your profile. It offers designers more flexibility and power. Whereas, if we talk about the back-end technology PHP has been trending in recent years. On the other hand, as of today, WordPress CMS is powering 33% of the world’s websites, which has created a great demand for WordPress developers.

The best resume and examples of your work in digital portfolio format are a great starting point for newcomers entering the industry. Try to get an edge on the talented developers in this field by learning programming languages that have not been accepted by those who have been in this field for a long time.

Keep in mind that the popularity of languages ​​also will come and go, so it is important to focus your efforts on programming languages that have been for a while.

Flexible Working method in web development

Technical jobs are flexible, whether its web development, web design, or digital marketing, since freelancing opportunities are available in every technology sector. Tech jobs range from full-time jobs for a company, to freelance jobs, to part-time side emergencies that you can do while caring for children or developing your skills. If you are a quick learner and want to stay up to date with current trends, freelance web development may be a good choice for you. The current situation of a pandemic is a great example of this, despite the fact that all departments have disabled their services, the IT department continues to provide its workflow at home without any hindrance.

Skills for Each Type of Web-Developer

In fact, front-end developers don’t need to have incomparable skills in programming languages. They need to have in-depth knowledge of HTML, CSS, and JavaScript as it is an inevitable factor for any front-end developer. If you are planning to get into front-end web development, adequate knowledge of the above-mentioned languages is essential. Whereas, back-end web developers are always the most in-demand and highly preferred by IT companies. To become a back-end web developer, you can focus more on PHP. It is an open-source programming language that provides an inexpensive way to create dynamic websites and web applications. At present, there is a good demand for PHP developers around the world. So, you can definitely choose a career in PHP to build a good career as a back-end web developer.

Responsibilities of Web Developers

Usually, full-stack developers are experienced professionals with all the skills and expertise needed to run an entire website independently. A full-stack developer will have the ability to work with front and back end development. Therefore, to become a competent full-stack developer, it is important that you learn the basics of both front and back end operations to test your skills.

Whereas front-end web developers are professionals who work on the overall look and visual aesthetics of a site, which is usually the end product, back-end developers are responsible for the back-end functionalities of a website or an application.

Final Thoughts

Today, every business needs a website to take advantage of the benefits that the digital platform offers and to be competitive. There are about two billion websites on the World Wide Web. This figure refers to the number of jobs in web development. Anyone who can code, create, analyze, and maintain a website is highly desirable in the digital world.

As long as there is a need for a website, web application or new specific features, the demand for a Web development career won’t perish. The key to a successful career in web development is always to be enthusiastic to learn and quick to adopt new technologies and methodologies.

We wish you success!!!

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2.  What is the difference between “container” & “container-fluid” in bootstrap?
3.  How to create multi-column layouts using CSS?
4.  What is the difference “display:none” & “visibility:hidden” in CSS?
5.  What is the new form of element types in HTML5?
6.  How would you differentiate “id” and “class” selector in CSS?
7.  How do you indicate the character set being used by an HTML5 document? How does this differ from older HTML standards?
8.  Describe what a “reset” CSS file does and how it’s useful.
9.  What are CSS sprites, and how you would implement them on a page or site?
10.  What are vendor prefixes?
11.  What is the z-index attribute and how is it used? What is the default value of z-index?
12.  What are media-queries?
13.  What are the advantages and disadvantages of using a CSS framework such as Bootstrap?
14.  How many H1 tags can you have on a single web page? Does having more than one make any difference?
15.  What are the different objects used in JavaScript?
16.  What is “this” keyword in JavaScript?
17.  What is a grid system?
18.  How many different media queries are used by the Bootstrap grid system by default?
19.  What is the use of the document object model?
20.  What is the difference between == and === in JavaScript?
21.  Which is the function that is called to validate data in JavaScript?
22.  How do you focus on a particular part of the HTML page in JavaScript?
23.  How is everything treated in the HTML Document Object Model?
24.  What are regular expressions in JavaScript used for?
25.  What is the set of plug-ins available in jQuery UI?

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Read till the end, this might give you good directions in starting off with a good career.

Tip 1 – Learn ONLY from the best 

Once you have decided to make a career in the field of Graphic / Web designing, the first thing you ensure is that you gain the necessary knowledge (or) the right training from the best place.

There are hundreds of training institutes that claim to be the best & they try to attract aspiring students with huge discounts, free gifts, etc.

So, be fully prepared to conduct a thorough research abt the institute, their teaching standards, their placement records, etc before committing yourself to the course. 

Never ever compromise on the quality of the education, especially for the sake of saving a few thousand or avoiding the travel of a few extra kilometers.

Remember that this is a solid investment you are getting into & how much ever you earn in the next 30-35 years is going to be based on the few months you are going to spend there.

Tip 2 – Join relevant communities & forums 

Allow the professional web designers to be your “godfathers” by joining in relevant forums & communities, where you can share your work-related issues, ask questions, request for solutions, seek guidance in a project.

Just absorb as much as knowledge from the old-timers’ experience & learn the nuances of the creative process, which not many institutes can teach. 

Tip 3 – Practice, practice & more practice 

Practice makes perfect – this universal truth is the secret behind all successful persons from any field.

You have to practice most of the time while studying the course and see the world like a designer would see it, i.e. capturing all the interesting information and transforming it into the design.

Theories are important to understand the software & their functionalities, but it is those practical sessions, which actually converts you into a professional designer.

So, with more practice, more professional you become. 

Tip 4 – A good portfolio

Before getting the dream job in the designing field, you will need a solid portfolio, which is nothing but a showcase of all your works and projects (only the completed ones).

The Graphic/Web designer degree might help a bit, but potential employers would like to see your skills before they shortlist you for an interview.

We recommend that you create a blog (or) a personal site (or) a microsite, where you can post all your good works showcasing your skills in designing, interface creation & functionalities.

Whenever a client/employer wants to see your portfolio, you can just send him the link to this page.

A good portfolio plays a big role in bagging you an interview from a reputed company.

Tip 5 – Prepare well for the interview

This is such an important point, that we have written a separate blog on this.

Please click here to know those important interview tips. 

       If you can check all these boxes, you can be assured of an excellent start to your career in the designing field with a high paying job in a reputed company.

According to Wiki, Responsive web design (RWD) is an approach to web design aimed at crafting sites to provide an optimal viewing and interaction experience—easy reading and navigation with a minimum of resizing, panning, and scrolling—across a wide range of devices (from desktop computer monitors to mobile phones). 

In other words, a responsive website would change its alignment, by using HTML & CSS to resize, shrink, hide, enlarge or move the content, according to the device on which its viewed, in order to make the site look good on any screen.

Today, having a responsive website is essential for any business because of the several advantages it offers, & hence it becomes important for the students to pursue a web designing course that teaches responsive website design too. 

Lets just take a look at the 5 most important reasons why you should learn responsive website designing –

1. Rising mobile usage 

Its becoming increasing difficult to spot a person without a smart phone today, & almost 60% of website traffic is coming through mobile devices. Mobile phones have become the prime gadget to access the web & so it only makes sense to make a website that will look good in the mobile device in order to target those massive number of audience.

2. Improved search engine rankings 

A website is the most important marketing tool of modern companies today, with SEO (search engine optimization) proving to be extremely helpful in the website gaining more visitors & consequently more business. In recent times, Google has started to reward those websites that are responsive with higher rankings in their search engine results, thus underlining the importance of responsive web design in its own way.

3. Social media optimization 

Social media is the current rage & almost 75% of social media consumption now happens on mobile devices. So when you are sharing links from social media sites like Facebook, Twitter, or Google Plus to your website, it is mandatory that your site is responsive in order to make it look good to view from the mobile device. So if your company has a social media presence and want to use the power of social sharing of your website’s content, build a responsive site.

4. Better user experience 

There could be many business reasons to build a responsive website, but they all boil down to the objective of providing a better user experience for your visitors. If you have a responsive site, it means no pinching and zooming, no side-scrolling to view the full site that doesn’t align properly on the phone screen of your visitors. Remember that a better user experience helps in reduced bounce rates, increased brand identity and improved conversion rates

5. Future Scalability

The best thing about a responsive website is that it is made to support even those devices and screens of different dimensions that would be made in future. Consider those gadgets in pipeline like the smart watches, and Google Glass, and various new devices being built for internet viewing; a responsive web design built today will work for them too. 

We have just mentioned the most important reasons, but there is lot more to justify the prominence of responsive web designing, & we hope you have understood the significance of learning a web designing course that includes responsive site creation.

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They have put the lights on designers and made their work floor with lots of opportunities. The point taken is when ever a new trend arises, don’t ignore it. Just explore it. Because the future is awaiting with lots of unwrapped surprises and chances. 

Now ask yourself, Why designing is so trendy and what is it going to give us in our future en devours.

Lets do some predictions and Put down the design related trends and scope that is going to stay with us.

“Web Designers” are outdated:

Of course, Web designers will stop calling themself as so . Instead they will evolve as “Experience designers”

Web designers will make no longer make an attractive and colourful websites. Rather they will design the experience which a user is supposed to go through the website. 

VR Experience:

Virtual Reality experience is a technology which opens way to creative thinking at its full swing, by using VR headset in combination with some physical properties to generate realistic images, sounds and other sensations that gives the users, a Virtual Experience.

We expect that many B2C & also B2B brands will implement the rich and unique experience that the technology offers. 

Already many brands have gained momentum by leveraging VR technologies like Google street view, 360 video. 

Conversational commerce:

E-commerce is taking its dimension towards conversational commerce, which will make the user experience even more digital.

We are marching towards a scenario wherein, the users are going to interact with the chat bot and make a move and they are going to feel it absolutely normal. 

All the conversion rates will be based on the conversational rate..!

Minimalistic web design:

Minimalistic cards are going to be trump card of the future…!

These are the entry cards which will act as the doorstep to ample information. Within a website, multiple cards can also be used to take the users through nook and corner of the site.

Basically, people now want clutter free, elegant, and simple visual explanatory web designs.

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Welcome home, Bespoke pictures:

Designers will refrain from fishing stock pictures from the ocean of internet.

They will start creating bespoke picture which will really relate to the company or business. Also, Cartoons, comic strips and illustrations will also get rejuvenated in the designing field.

Photography will take lives with its authenticity…!

For Example, they will put the images of the Key people saying “Meet the team”, its like putting a face to the brand or company. 

Typography: Bold & Beautiful:

Typography has the power to stimulate the emotions and set a tone to the visual medium.

Future is expected to use over-sized, eye catching and full screen type which rules out the usage of grids, especially if the site has a long scrolling page.

Animations and advancement:

There will be a transitional shift from static to dynamic imagery, which finds a new way of engagement and to interact with the users. 

Animation paves way to connect with users int eh form of story telling, demonstrations with a animated personality which will have a unique approach of communication.

For Example, Animation will utilize the user’s waiting time to load a content and will create a feel of connect with the brand. 

Statistics comes out with lots of outcomes and findings which will give an overview about the importance and the essence of web designing in the upcoming digital world.

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To wrap it up, we do have ample trends in the field of Web designing which are going to be remarkable. But it is left to you to perform lots of researches and find which one suits you and your business. 

Not all these trends may be relevant to you, but its essential to know all the happenings and inventions of the industry and to get the grip to improve, develop, progress and shine..

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