10 Misconceptions about Internet Graphic Design
- You are born a good designer or a bad designer. (This is mostly held by supposed genetically good designers.)
- Silly features make good design.
- Anyone can be a designer after using the Internet for a couple of years.
- A little Macromedia Flash goes a long way.
- Rollovers are easy to make work. See 15 year old javascript hack.
- While design for print is a highly skilled, competitive and demanding market, design for the Internet is like tying your shoes - anyone can do it. See how not to be a 15 year old javascript hack.
- No one knows the difference between real work and themes/clipart.
- FrontPage is great!
- Intricate color schemes work often enough.
- Everyone knows you're supposed to browse at 600 by 800!