Definition and Nature of the Work

Web designer is responsible for creating the look and feel of World Wide Web pages for a client's website. This involves developing a graphic design that effectively communicates the ideas being promoted by the website. A web designer may take part in the initial planning of a website, meeting with the client to discuss ideas for the layout and organization of the site, the types of colors or images to use (photos, illustrations, videos, corporate identities, etc.), and other matters concerning overall graphic design. Sometimes a web designer has already developed a basic concept for the web page. In this case it is the web designer's task to create a design that matches the client's ideas.

Web designer should be able to listen closely to the client and create pages that reflect what the client is looking for. They also need to be flexible because they may be called upon to change their designs. Since websites are constantly updated to remain current.

Once the basic concept is agreed upon, the web designer must collect the text documents and images and other informations that will appear on the page and convert them into a form in which they can be viewed. Part of the web designer's task is to create pages that can be viewed with any type of web browsers.

Front End Design

The front end of a website is the visual bit that the user interacts with. This includes the design, images, colours, buttons, forms, typography, animations and content. It's basically everything that you as a user of the website can see.

Back End Design

The back end of the site is the bit that you don't see. It's the code that makes e-commerce sites work, the database where your information is stored, just like your username, password, etc. It's all the magic that happens behind the visual part of the website that makes the website actually work.