{"id":21582,"date":"2011-07-26T09:25:00","date_gmt":"2011-07-26T13:25:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/?p=21582"},"modified":"2011-07-26T09:27:38","modified_gmt":"2011-07-26T13:27:38","slug":"defending-the-generalists-in-the-web-design-industry-boag","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/2011\/07\/26\/defending-the-generalists-in-the-web-design-industry-boag\/","title":{"rendered":"Defending the Generalists in the Web Design Industry [Boag]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.smashingmagazine.com\/2011\/07\/26\/defending-the-generalists-in-the-web-design-industry\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Defending the Generalists in the Web Design Industry<\/strong><\/a> &#8212; from Smashing Magazine by Paul Boag<\/p>\n<p><em>Excerpt:<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">In recent years there has been a move away from generalist Web designers to specialists such as content strategists, user experience architects and front-end coders. Where once there was a single job, there are now many, with ever-narrower spheres of responsibility.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">While my peers are becoming more specialized, I have stoically refused to do so, remaining a generalist. If anything, my interests have broadened, encompassing subjects such as marketing, psychology and business strategy.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">This has drawn criticism from some who view generalists negatively, which is in line with some of what I am reading in the blogosphere.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Where has this negativity come from, and is it justified?<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #800000;\">From DSC:<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800000;\"> This is a great writeup of the pro&#8217;s and con&#8217;s, benefits and drawbacks of being a generalist in the web design industry.\u00a0 My experience with web design and production is that it has been extremely difficult to keep up over this last decade &#8212; especially when one can not focus solely on web design and production in one&#8217;s daily tasks.\u00a0 For example, I&#8217;ve had to redirect my resources\/energies into other areas, tools, pedagogies, learning theories, trends, systems-related projects, management, etc. &#8212; leaving little time to try to keep up with advances and changes within the arenas of front-end design and back-end development. I&#8217;ve been forced to be a generalist as well &#8212; but a few levels up.\u00a0 \u00a0 \ud83d\ude42<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Defending the Generalists in the Web Design Industry &#8212; from Smashing Magazine by Paul Boag Excerpt: In recent years there has been a move away from generalist Web designers to specialists such as content strategists, user experience architects and front-end coders. 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