{"id":595,"date":"2017-03-03T08:03:03","date_gmt":"2017-03-03T08:03:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.getsmarter.com\/blog\/?p=595"},"modified":"2025-09-19T14:03:16","modified_gmt":"2025-09-19T12:03:16","slug":"graphic-design-web-design","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.getsmarter.com\/blog\/graphic-design-web-design\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Move From Graphic Design To Web Design | FAQs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Are you in the graphic design industry and looking to move into a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.getsmarter.com\/blog\/why-learn-web-design\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">web design position<\/a>? The transition is probably easier than you think.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.getsmarter.com\/products\/uct-graphic-design-online-short-course\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Graphic designers<\/a> and web designers tend to\u00a0use the same <a href=\"https:\/\/www.getsmarter.com\/blog\/best-web-design-software\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">website design graphics software<\/a>.\u00a0But to make the move you&#8217;ll need to learn HTML, CSS and how to build and code a website.<\/p>\n<h5><strong>Gain the best website design training you need to:<\/strong><\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>Build a fully responsive, interactive website that stands apart from the standard templates<\/li>\n<li>Master the basics of web design software like HTML, Javascript and CSS<\/li>\n<li>Learn web designer industry-grade frameworks, tools, vocabulary, and best practices<\/li>\n<li>Understand how a skillful mix of programming and layout will power the best web design platforms<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[bctt tweet=&#8221;Build a responsive, interactive website that stands apart from standard templates #webdesign&#8221; username=&#8221;GetSmarter&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>In this quick video Delia Farrer, Head Tutor for the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.getsmarter.com\/products\/uct-web-design-online-short-course\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">University of Cape Town Web Design online short course<\/a><\/strong>, gives advice on what you need to learn in order to move into a\u00a0career as a web designer.<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/a28X2MykmoA\" width=\"1100\" height=\"600\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h5>Ready to fill the gap in the fast-growing web design industry?<\/h5>\n<p><strong>Fine-tune your skills and fast-track your career, with the UCT\u00a0Web Design online short course.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.getsmarter.com\/products\/uct-web-design-online-short-course\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">REGISTER NOW<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote><p>Transcription<\/p>\n<p>Graphic designers and web designers often use the same or similar graphics software programs, but to become a web designer you would need to learn HTML and CSS, and you would need to learn how to create and code a website using these 2 languages. 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