Learning about what a web designer does, their use of website design software and their needed experience is the intention of this article.

Working as a web designer, you may be asked to do many jobs that are not specifically the roles of a web designer. The actual functions of a website designer are unknown by many people. What a web designer does for their job is all explained in this article. we will start with the differences between a web designer and a developer. A web designer is someone who creates the visual design and layout of a web page but a web developer is someone who does the behind-the-scenes programming of a website.

Definition of a Designer

Web designers can create websites for businesses, organisations and individuals. The information of the business is portrayed on the website and the designer uses the theme or logo of a company to base their designs on. Web designers create another medium for the business to expand into. Creating a website enables the business to attract new customers, showcase its services products, and to do business across countries (as opposed to one location).

What things do web designer’s do?

That’s a complicated question. It is definitely hard to nail down what every designer must do in order to call themselves a web designer. Both design and development should be a skill mastered by the website designer however some designers will refuse to develop due to lack of knowledge.

This is a list of what your web designer should be able to do:

  Have an understanding of Search Engine Optimization,  Have a basic understanding of typography, graphics and colour theory,  Understand needs of users and of usability testing, Understanding of cross browser problems and how to fix them.

Unless they have a wealth of experience, many designers will not have all of these skills to their name. It is the same as being fluent in five or six languages. Able through experience or intense learning. The more languages they know the better. So know you will know how to look for a good web designer.