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Originally Posted by JamesK
A graphic designer should not necessarily have those skills. A webdesigner however should. I say the programmer has to do it, cause it leans more towards his profession.
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True, I can see how some GD would not have that knowledge, however, that is also true of the AP! I think that the AP falls within the scope of web design just as the GD does.
IMHO, the AP should be taking care of the code that actually runs the site. Stuff like accessing and querying the database, designing classes and modules to handle user authentication, etc etc, stuff that the end user will never ever see, because there isn't any type of visual for the work the AP does. I like the analogy that if we ran Ford Motors, the GD would design the cars, and the AP would design the engine.
Another point I'd like to bring up is the fact that if the GD is truly not responsible for converting PSD to HTML, then when I buy a website template from someone here off GDY or some website somewhere, I should expect to receive a PSD, not a HTML page!