with those two things I decided to continue and went for a web design certification. I discovered it was a perfect mix of art and tech. Then I decided I'd like to try to get a career in web design and figured the worst that would happen is nobody hired me. I still had a job as an assistant at the publishing company so it wasn't much of a risk financially. As it turns out one of the companies called me back and ended up hiring me. I've learned so much in my position with a corporate company and also enjoy the challenges and extra money that freelancing brings me. Do You Think There is a Lack of Female Web Designers? I don't know if there's a lack or we just don't hear about them as much. I think women in web design are starting to get more recognition and are starting to be more vocal with their opinion which is awesome. Have You Ever Experienced Any Negativity or Sexism Being in This Industry? I've experienced some. It was painful. But guess what? If you want something bad enough you'll just power through it. I'm happy to say that my perseverance has paid off. I consider myself successful as a web designer and am finding more and more that people (both men and women) are quite accepting of me as a professional. I think it's rare to experience sexism as a web designer but unfortunately it does happen on occasion.