Decoding the difference between Web Designing and Web Development

No matter how big web freak you are, it is no surprise that you still might confused between what is “web development” and “web designing”. More than often these two terms are used interchangeably. However, it is also evident that they both have different meanings. If you have been looking for a new job recently to build your own website then it is important to know the difference.  Web Design Web designing is the customer interface part of the website. Web designers are concerned more about how their website looks and how the customers to interacts with. A good designer is the one who knows and understand the need on how to put together the various designing principals in order to make the site look great. He will also understand the features; functionality, usability and creating a site that has best user interface and a website that user will want to navigate around. They aim to create an easy looking website.

Web Development Web development is more of the back end aspect of the website, interactions on pages, programming etc. A web developer is more focused on the functioning of the website and how the customer will accomplish their task. A good web developer is well versed with CGI and other scripting languages like PHP and others. Their ultimate job is to keep the web form working and site running effortlessly.

Most People Blur the Lines There have never been instances when a web designer is not concerned or have no knowledge about the PHP, HTML, JavaScript etc. Similarly, you will hardly find a web developer who is not aware with the importance of website design.   But whenever you apply for a job or search for someone to work on your dream website then it is essential to know what exactly you are looking for- whether a web designer or web developer. IF you get to hire someone who manages both the jobs, even then you need to know the difference between both the aspects.

Final Words Various small and medium sized companies are looking for a new design or re designing their existing website then they might be confused with the blurred line of difference between the two terms. There are individuals who can do both the tasks flawlessly yet companies prefer to have specialist of each field and dedicated designers to design the layout and developers to code the designs and program the various aspects of development stage.