What are the prospects for studying web design?

Question

Design

Good afternoon! There is a great desire to go to work in web development. Reading a toaster, I often see how many people write about the very high speed of development of the front-end and back-end, frameworks, technologies, the abundance of everything that can be. In this regard, I want to ask, how are things in web design? It also has an infinite number of technologies to learn and the same huge competition?
What are the general prospects for studying web design and further employment? How much can a designer earn? Is it true that it is much more profitable to be a developer than a designer, since there are more jobs and higher salaries? And most importantly, I would like to know what the profession of a web designer is now, what skills do you need to have in this profession and where can you learn this? Thanks to all

Answer 1

First, design and development are two very different things. Secondly, a designer should not study technology, but learn to draw, develop a sense of beauty, study psychology, color perception, ergonomics, etc. And thirdly, there is a lot of pain in the work of a designer. The problem statement is usually very vague. Design evaluation is always subjective, and therefore there are a lot of disputes with customers. Every warehouse manager with a little drawing skill and a www.theworldsworstwebsiteever.com taste will teach you how to do your job. In addition, layouts are very easy to steal. In general, this is the area in which you need to go at the behest of the heart and by virtue of natural talents.

Answer 2

There is a great desire to go to work in web development.

"Hello everyone, there is a great desire to join the area with an overabundance of novice specialists and hustle in the crowd of the same white people for food."
Well, you understand.

Answer 3

Unfortunately, the competition is 100 times more. Fortunately, 90% of these people are dodik who create mediocre things. They just want to bite off their piece of cake on inexperienced and greedy customers. But they are dear to freelance with orders of a couple of thousand rubles. 
Today, the web designer's optimal set consists of design tools (Figma, invision, etc.), Adobe after effects, Cinema 4D, and Photoshop (at a professional level). Knowledge of these programs (similar) will be asked by every normal web studio. 
I have not worked with web studios in Russia, but I know that top web studios in Russia can offer 300-400 thousand. Unless, of course, you are a very experienced professional. If mediocre - up to 150,000. 
Top web studios abroad will offer $170-250,000, lower rank - $130-170,000, even lower rank - up to $100,000. If you are a hired worker who works with one or another web studio on the implementation of a specific project, you can earn up to $400,000 a year. 
Yes, it doesn't represent anything. Conduct analyzes, draw dozens of layouts, make animation, physical movements of objects, if necessary. Fill with content - if necessary. 
It is necessary to learn to deliberately distinguish good practices from bad ones. See and create a logical sequence in everything, be able to visualize the brand specification into a “website”. And no one will teach you this - it comes only with practice. 

Answer 4

Now every second web designer or layout designer.
You can just go to freelance sites and see. I constantly see orders with a budget of 1000-2000, and there are about 50 applications in a few hours. But for real orders, 1-2 people and then, for fun, they wrote, not knowing how to do anything. As I think, either seriously start studying everything and become a specialist, or go somewhere else.

Answer 5

You need to be a design fanatic, have a strong desire and determination.
Read the success story of one designer, quote:

How did you get started in web design?
I downloaded Photoshop, began to figure out what and how it works. Spared neither time nor effort . Then I was finally sucked in: all my free time I read books, watched training videos . It happened that he sat until late at night .

https://blog.kwork.ru/interview/evgenij-nazarchuk-...
If you have a higher level of desire to become a designer like a person, then yes, there are prospects for you there.

Answer 6

If you are ready to sit at the computer for days and nights, doing what you love, then everything is ok. Otherwise, quit design before you start)