Transcription: asked me what does it take to be a website designer? Well, it takes the same basic skill sets it takes to be any other kind of designer. When I teach at the School of Visual Arts in New York City, my students ask me what does it take to be a website designer. First start out by being a designer and learning the traditional rules of design. Topography, layout, clarity of information. Just common sense design Later, you begin to learn the idiosyncrasies of the medium, just like any other design trade. The web and online delivery has a lot of idiosyncratic things to learn, monitor resolution and ...