What Does a Web Designer Do?
A web designer may or may not be a computer programmer, but most have at the least some programming skills. Many web designers are also web programmers, which means they not only are the architect of how a page will appear on the Internet but also implement their own designs through programming. They can thus be called part artist/writer and part computer expert. One of the most important tasks of the web designer is the creative design of web pages, usually by working with a client who articulates certain needs or functions that the web page must fulfill. Designers tend to be excellent in working with graphics software, like Photoshop®, and many are also very good with programs like Java®, which can animate graphics. They frequently have experience working with a variety of media programs to add sound or film clips to web pages. Overall, the goal is to create pages with a specific design, a uniform graphic set, and eye grabbing details. Depending upon the needs of the client, a web de
If you are having your first web site built by a web designer then hopefully you’ll be interested in how the designer is going to build it. All the most successful websites are the result of a partnership between the designer and the client. We are not saying that you should be learning how to do the job of a web designer – that is, after all, what you pay them for! However, a basic understanding of what is going on is useful so that you can provide the designer with the information he needs. Any designer worth their salt will talk you through the process as they go – explaining the process whilst leaving the technical jargon back in the office – but we’re going to give you a flying start in this article. We’re going to discuss the typical tasks for a straightforward small-sized web project which doesn’t include e-commerce. Such a project can easily be tackled by a single web designer. The mechanics of larger projects which usually need a whole team of designers are not covered here. T
