Week 11. Lecture – New Media Landscape

When I first saw the name Ripplewerkz, I felt that it was very familiar until the speaker, Lionel Chin, mentioned Xiaxue’s blog and Nuffnang.

Ripplewerkz is an all in one design house which offers high quality Web, Blog, Print, and Corporate ID development.

I had always thought that designing one website can only earn around $100~$200 depending on how hard the design is. But Lionel said that it is possible to earn around $1000~$10000 per design. I never knew that designing website could earn that much.

He also mentioned that in the past, only people who have the knowledge of html or css codes are able to create a website. However, now it is possible to create one without the knowledge as some hosting websites have a very simple interface.

Web 2.0 and the old Web. He said that Web 2.0 has many other widgets and applications that the old Web is unable to have. Like twitter, “I like it” button and photo of the moment in Xiaxue’s blog.

Someone asked whether would it be better to freelance right after graduation or get into an agency. Lionel replied that it would be good if we started freelancing currently when we are still in school as it would be better to get into an agency after we graduate.

When Lionel mentioned that he was in this job industry not for the money but for the work satisfaction when the client is happy with their work. That hit me as I used to design blogskins and I’m happy when people use my designs, even though I’m not getting paid.

Bringing a guest speaker to school to share their experience and tips is good as students will know what to expect in the working world.