I want to work in web design NOT development?

I went to uni and graduated with a computer science degree. In those three years, two were spent specialising in web design. My problem is that my first job out of uni was in development, based on a few of my skills. Now my second job is also in that area but I have always struggled with development- I cannot seem to get my head around programming. I love designing but don't even have a portfolio. I have now been moved to specialise in databases and SQL but that's not where I want to be. I would change but the salary offered will be so much less than what I'm on currently and wouldn't be able to cope with all of my personal responsibilities...





What can I do? I don't want to be stuck here because I have no choice cos it makes me unhappy every day but can't move due to my inexperience etc...





Any genuine suggestions will be very much appreciated.

I want to work in web design NOT development?
This is actually a very good point. The line between developer and designer is really blurred these days, to the point where most people imply one from the other. I am the complete opposite of you - I love developing, but cannot design for crap.





Basically, my suggestion is to find a few non-profit organizations or clubs that desperately need a web face-lift, so you can build a portfolio. You'll only need to do a couple so you can at least have examples of your work. Then you want to search job openings for a web designer specifically, and read the descriptions carefully - unfortunately the majority of people out there don't actually know the difference between a designer and a developer (some people even believe HTML is a programming language...go figure).
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Reply:Hmmmmm.... I'm only 14 so I don't know about University much. But I'm doing something in school called OCR which has many things based on Web Design. Another thing is also DiDa.





Try OCR National. They do Web Design.
Reply:It's no fun to be in a job you don't like. In fact it's almost not worth it. But....sometimes you have to do what you have to do to pay the bills. If the move to design is too much of a pay cut, try looking in the job market for something similar - maybe you'll get lucky and find one that pays better. If you can do the database/SQL job pretty well, then use that to your advantage to tailor your resume for design, i.e. maybe use skills from being a database expert and relate those to how it would make you a GREAT design person.





I had a nice job making decent money for a while and then they cut my position to cut costs. I had to take a $13K cut in pay and I hated my new job, but I stuck with it for a couple years and other things opened up in that company, so I was able to get out of the crappy job and into something I liked. Then I got tired of doing that but used those skills to get an even better job back at the same pay level I originally was but doing something totally different - and now I like my job. Stick with it, suck it up, get some experience under your belt, then polish your resume.
Reply:I don't think a company can afford to hire both a web developer AND a web designer. I work as a web developer but I'm constantly made to do the design aspects as well.





Another thing you could try, if you like design that much, is to work for an advertising company or one that specializes in marketing. For those presentation is very important.





However I don't think there is a job where you can completely separate being a web developer from a web designer.





@Luke: HTML is not a programming language. It's a markup language, yes there's a huge difference between the two.