What is the difference between web site design and website development?

Posted by admin on October 6th, 2009 and filed under web site design | 5 Comments »


Design = look good

Development = work good.

Front level web design is usually html / flash and is the eye candy you see.

Back level design is usually programming in PHP / ASP / Java / actionscript / etc etc and is what makes it have more functionality such as a search engine, mail functionality and other useful features.

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  1. nixlek Says:

    Design = look good

    Development = work good.

    Front level web design is usually html / flash and is the eye candy you see.

    Back level design is usually programming in PHP / ASP / Java / actionscript / etc etc and is what makes it have more functionality such as a search engine, mail functionality and other useful features.
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  2. Arie Says:

    Very often someone building a website does both, however if you want to split these roles, then a web designer does the graphics and animations for instance and a web developer would for example set up a database and create the website itself, using these graphics and animations.
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  3. Kelly Burby Says:

    Web design typically refers to the process of designing a web site or web page layout and often includes the graphical elements on a page. The design can be developed using a graphics program such as Adobe Photoshop, Macromedia Fireworks, Corel Draw etc and provides the framework for the look and feel of a web page.

    Web development is the art of making websites that do things. Websites that require a login, offer useful tools for the users, provide e-commerce capabilities such as a shopping cart or online payments, online forums and more. Virtually anything you can imagine on the web can be created by a true professional web developer. With a good web developer, you will get a nice looking site that provides a truly unique experience that puts you above your competition in the eyes of potential customers.
    References :
    http://www.rapidsofttechnologies.com

  4. Janice Says:

    Web Developers have to know Javascript to create applications. Web Designers don’t need to know code.
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  5. Chris B Says:

    Web design is making the website layout.
    Web developement is creating the front and back ends of the coding.. like PHP, javascript, asp, vbscript, etc.
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