# Can you be a successful front-end web developer without good design skills?

**URL:** <https://forum.freecodecamp.org/t/can-you-be-a-successful-front-end-web-developer-without-good-design-skills/49671>\
**Category:** General\
**Created:** [October 28, 2016, 1:20pm UTC](https://forum.freecodecamp.org/t/can-you-be-a-successful-front-end-web-developer-without-good-design-skills/49671 "2016-10-28T13:20:34Z")\
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**Author:** ![mikeale03](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/freecodecamp/user_avatar/forum.freecodecamp.org/mikeale03/32/1110_2.png) [@mikeale03](https://forum.freecodecamp.org/u/mikeale03)\
**Post date:** [October 28, 2016, 1:20pm UTC](https://forum.freecodecamp.org/t/can-you-be-a-successful-front-end-web-developer-without-good-design-skills/49671/1 "2016-10-28T13:20:34Z")

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I really have a hard time when it comes to design. Is design really a big must have skills in web development especially in front-end. Or should i focus more on back-end and other fields? How can i be a succesfull web developer without good design skills?

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**Author:** ![IsaacAbrahamson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/freecodecamp/user_avatar/forum.freecodecamp.org/isaacabrahamson/32/30882_2.png) [@IsaacAbrahamson](https://forum.freecodecamp.org/u/IsaacAbrahamson)\
**Post date:** [October 28, 2016, 2:11pm UTC](https://forum.freecodecamp.org/t/can-you-be-a-successful-front-end-web-developer-without-good-design-skills/49671/2 "2016-10-28T14:11:37Z")

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> [@mikeale03](#):
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> I really have a hard time when it comes to design. Is design really a big must have skills in web development especially in front-end. Or should i focus more on back-end and other fields? How can i be a succesfull web developer without good design skills?

You don’t have to design it yourself. Some front-end developers design and develop, but a lot of front-end developers are given a .psd/.pdf design and make it work in html/css/javascript.

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**Author:** ![mikeale03](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/freecodecamp/user_avatar/forum.freecodecamp.org/mikeale03/32/1110_2.png) [@mikeale03](https://forum.freecodecamp.org/u/mikeale03)\
**Post date:** [October 28, 2016, 2:27pm UTC](https://forum.freecodecamp.org/t/can-you-be-a-successful-front-end-web-developer-without-good-design-skills/49671/3 "2016-10-28T14:27:10Z")

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@IsaacAbrahamson Thanks for the info. But the hard part is finding a designer, I love web development. but i hate the designing part. Its takes a lot of time for me and finding a designer is a hassle specially if it is just for portfolio. Nevertheless i should suck it up and learn. 🙂

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**Author:** ![taariya](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/47e85d/32.png) [@taariya](https://forum.freecodecamp.org/u/taariya)\
**Post date:** [October 28, 2016, 6:07pm UTC](https://forum.freecodecamp.org/t/can-you-be-a-successful-front-end-web-developer-without-good-design-skills/49671/4 "2016-10-28T18:07:21Z")

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It is my understanding that if you were to begin freelancing or to find a long-term position at an organization/company, clients would typically have a preconceived idea of what they want the website to look like and might provide you with some .psd/.pdf with the layout and color scheme already provided. All you would have to do is convert that into the actual code.

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**Author:** ![jwilkins.oboe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/freecodecamp/user_avatar/forum.freecodecamp.org/jwilkins.oboe/32/179497_2.png) [@jwilkins.oboe](https://forum.freecodecamp.org/u/jwilkins.oboe)\
**Post date:** [January 16, 2021, 5:31am UTC](https://forum.freecodecamp.org/t/can-you-be-a-successful-front-end-web-developer-without-good-design-skills/49671/5 "2021-01-16T05:31:04Z")

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Closed on January 16, 2021, 5:31am UTC