Im hurt and Im pissed at the same time..

ecntrc · 04-07-2006

Ok, I went to school for an associates degree. I paid 20 grand to recieve education that will teach me to build beautiful websites and professional looking sites. Ones with flash and java script and things like that. Well I didnt learn flash, I didnt even ****en dreamweaver. I tried to understand it, trust me.. but i couldnt understand it. I learned front page better than anything else. I hated front page. I wanted to learn dreamweaver more than anything. I wanted to learn flash more than anything also. I wanted to awwwe people and be like I want her to do my site. When I got outta college I couldnt focus on building sites because I had my kid. That was my focus. But, I know for a fact that if I learned flash and dreamweaver I wouldnt be having this problem. I am loosing 2 clients. Well, 1 already decided she wont use me just because I raised my prices which is only 15$ an hour and she dosent require alot. Now I talked with my other client this morning and were cool, shes like an aunty to me, well both clients are, we both have families also, anyways, shes looking into transferring her domain to godaddy.com and then we got into talking about what her site looks like. One of her clients told her that her site looks bad, which I wont lie, it could look way better, I think I even posted a layout I made that looked better than what it is right now. Her clients husband does web design and offered to do her site but she dosent want to pay thousands of dollars to make her site look woohoo nice you know, shed rather give me the money if I can do it. I think I am capable of doing it but she wants a slide show, and I want to build it in flash. But this is where I want to cry, I cant and I dont know how. I feel like **** and I just want to tell her that she should find someone else because it might take me awhile to do what she wants and she dosent have awhile. So I guess what I m trying to say is that I paid for education that gave me ****. Nothing. I feel like a fricken idiot.. soemtimes I wonder why Im even in this forums because you guys do so much beter things than me and i feel like just an idiot.. maybe I shouldnt even be posting this. Im not looking sympathy maybe words of encouragement or something.. I dont know

**Man1c M0g** · 04-08-2006

This is a tale i've heard again and again from many different people for many different subjects. Unfortunately academic qualifications prove that you are good at LEARNING things, not at actually doing the job. Most commercial entities will insist upon the academic qualification to get you started, but its the practical experience that will get you up the job ladder, etc - once you actually get started, the qualifications really just become expensive bits of paper.

My advice is to keep on persevering with the practical side of webdesign and try to minimize theoretical learning. You have already proven that you are capable of learning stuff - now if you want to be a designer you need to prove that you can put these learnings into practice. Its a lot harder, and a very cruel way to do things, but its the way that most academically-backed jobs work!

Cki · 04-10-2006

I dont know if you have the time or not but here are some sites where you can learn basic Flash on up to advanced:
http://www.w3schools.com/flash/default.asp
http://www.webwasp.co.uk/index.php
http://board.flashkit.com/tutorials/

Good luck and hang in there!

Telos · 04-10-2006

It's not too late to learn that dreamweaver and flash if you really want to. I suggest you learn (x)html and css because that way you can really understand what happens inside dreamweaver and frontpage. Though once you know how to code html and css manually you don't even need those tools but still it's easier to use those tools once you know the language itself.

Second thing is that you need to practice. I mean just open up the flash for example and start doing stuff with it. Open up flashkit too and start going those tuts over one by one. Then try to do your own stuff and don't be afraid to ask for help. That's how I've learn at least. I don't learn by reading from books. I learn by doing.

Good luck with your learning process and remember: we are here to help so just ask for help and if you really need that slideshow and can't find a pre-made I guess someone could do one for you here or at least help you with it? I can't since I don't know anything about flash.

Troskan · 05-04-2006

Just visit design webs, read tutorials and learn for yourself. The information is free, you have all kind of tutorials and can learn without pay (at least that you arent good learning for yourself or something)....

bedlam123 · 05-04-2006

So sorry for your pain. As Mog said, this happens frequently.Try to work thru your sorrow and quit kickin' yourself. As a single parent I am sure money is tight,do what you can. Find tuts for Dreamweaver and Flash and work them. If you can afford it, buy books that suggest projects for completion.Don't give up. Practice will help you fulfill you dreams, and don't forget that Biorust is here and we care. Please keep us informed and let us know how you are doing!---bedlam123