If you have ever wondered what the difference between Web Designers and Web Developers is, here is your answer. It may be a long winded one but by the end of this article you will have a greater understanding of how the web design and web development process works. If you are reading this because you are just in the process of considering having a website designed or developed, this will help. If you have a basic website that you are looking to build, you will most likely only need a design consultant and if you have a more complex website to be built, you may need a company that can either cater for both or enlist two separate companies to perform 1) the design 2) the development. These are things you will have to consider before you even look at hiring any Designers or Developers.
With website design, a design consultant will generally put together the look and feel of the website, how it looks, the colour schemes, what goes where and ensure that your website design is easy on the eye which is obviously a crucial component of the process as if a website visitor comes to your site and doesn’t like the design, they will click away. A site design consultant will generally create a basic mock-up of the website design before putting your website online and they will show it to you in a draft format for your approval. Once approved or further suggestions are made by you, they can then move forward to complete the design.
Once a web design is completed, it is then “sliced” up into HTML and PHP so that it can be placed on the web. This is also done by your Website Designer. Web Developers come in when it is time to create the more complex parts of the website or when any sort of complex coding is needed. Generally, an online form can be placed into the website by a Designing Consultant but if the site requires something like a custom shopping cart, a custom Management System or other interactive features, a Web Developer will complete this work. Web Developers work on complex coding and other parts of the website that fall outside the design side of things.
When choosing a Web Development or Web Design company, it is crucial that the company that you choose are able to handle both aspects, otherwise, you will be hit will unnecessary charges due to outsourcing and so on, where the designer will most likely put an additional charge or profit on top of the work. Hiring a team that can do both will be a great benefit to you if you choose to start a website design project and something that would be even more beneficial would be if the company that you choose can perform things like Search Engine Optimisation and other promotional based work.
As the Director, Lucas leads a team of Web Designers in Melbourne. Web Agents provide a whole range of solutions in house so that you do not need to hire third parties to complete any additional work on your project. If you are looking for a Web Development or Web Design company to help you publish your project online or promote your business online, speak to the team at Web Agents today. You can phone us on 1300 650 770 from within Australia, visit our Web Design studio if you are in Melbourne at 11 Jeffcott Street, West Melbourne, or alternatively, you can visit our website at