It's actually how I learned to code for the real world β My manager at first agency 15 years ago would ask me to scour template sites for several good designs, and then I would be tasked with recreating/building on my own. It's crazy how much I learned, combined with one of Sitepoint's CSS fundamentals books.
I picked up more about front-end coding and set myself up for future success in those training exercises (he knew I was a junior designer fresh out of college) leaps beyond what school could have ever taught me. It was so valuable, in fact, that I intend to make it part of the onboarding process for any new or junior themers when I eventually become a manager.
Awesome activity you've laid the groundwork for here and hope to see it continue + thrive!
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This is a great idea!
It's actually how I learned to code for the real world β My manager at first agency 15 years ago would ask me to scour template sites for several good designs, and then I would be tasked with recreating/building on my own. It's crazy how much I learned, combined with one of Sitepoint's CSS fundamentals books.
I picked up more about front-end coding and set myself up for future success in those training exercises (he knew I was a junior designer fresh out of college) leaps beyond what school could have ever taught me. It was so valuable, in fact, that I intend to make it part of the onboarding process for any new or junior themers when I eventually become a manager.
Awesome activity you've laid the groundwork for here and hope to see it continue + thrive!
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Awesome sharing! I couldn't agree with you more, rebuilding websites with good designs really level up my HTML and CSS skills as well.
I would definitely +1 on the idea of making building websites/components as part of the onboarding process, not only you can observe what's their capabilities in writing CSS, it also offers a great opportunity for them to expand their creativity!! π€©