What is web designing?

Web design is related to the design of websites that we display on the internet. It falls in the category of user experience features of website development rather than software development.

This job is done by many individuals working in a team, but some designers can cover all the processes on their own. In early times, web designers merely used to focus on desktop versions, but after 2010, design for tablet and mobile browsers has become more important because of the extensive use of these gadgets all over the world. Websites, that can be displayed without glitches on both desktops and mobiles, are considered to be perfectly designed and developed by a highly experienced professional.

Web Designer

A website designer usually works on the appearance of the website, its layout, and in some cases, the content in it. Colors, images, fonts, video clips, all these fall in the category of appearance of the site. Structure of information and how well it is categorized and managed, define the layout of a website. A good web design is one that is easy to apprehend, user-friendly, free of glitches, and eye-catching. It must represent the group and brand for which the website is being designed.

Many web designers tend to keep the design simple so that it is easy to use and free of extraneous information that may cause distraction and miss-lead. 

Responsive and adaptive designs must be the key features of a design so that it can work properly on both, desktops and mobile screens. Content is managed in such a way, in responsive design, so that it can dynamically move depending on the screen size. In adaptive design, content is kept fixed according to layout sizes that match the common screen sizes. A responsive design is relatively difficult to manage and maintain, as designers have to be careful about how their work will appear. If they control the content on their own, they will have complete freedom of controlling the finished product. But it requires a broad skillset.

Tools and Technologies

Website developers utilize a wide range of devices relying upon which piece of the production process they are associated with. These tools are updated after some time by more up-to-date norms and software however the principles behind them continue as before. Website specialists utilize both vector and raster graphic editors to make web-arranged imagery or plan models. Technologies used to make sites incorporate W3C standards like HTML and CSS, which can be hand-coded or created by WYSIWYG editing software. Some other tools website designers may utilize include markup validators and other testing devices for ease of use and accessibility to guarantee their sites meet web accessibility guidelines.