How to be a freelance web developer, part 2

Re:How to be a freelance web developer, part 2 by thibaut_barrere on Thursday October 07, 2010 @01:34PM (#1768637)

When faced with the same situation (3 years ago), I decided to train myself to at least be able to create decent looking UI.

It's not that hard, if you read a few books and practice a bit, to be able to cover 80% of design needs (and you can stay in the code these days, ie: work in CSS3 and take screenshots for instance - staying away from Photoshop).

You can also subcontract to a UI designer for the inspirational bits and do the rest of the work yourself.

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Re:How to be a freelance web developer, part 2 by heyitsnick on Thursday October 07, 2010 @08:40PM (#1770119)

Any specific book recommendations?

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Re:How to be a freelance web developer, part 2 by swaroop on Friday October 08, 2010 @07:10AM (#1771226)

I just started reading "Web Design for Developers" published by PragProg ( http://pragprog.com/titles/bhgwad/web-design-for-developers ) and would recommend it.

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