Website designers vs website developers: what's the difference?

The best way to determine the difference between these two professionals is to examine their skills and abilities. While a designer is often responsible for creating a website's look-and-feel, a developer is more focused on ensuring that the site is coded in such a way that it is childproof and has the necessary features in place to handle traffic spikes.

The Difference Between Website Designers and Website Developers
Website designers are responsible for the cosmetics of the site. They are in charge of how it looks, including colours, graphics, fonts, and images. The designer's decisions are heavily influenced by marketing considerations. Website developers are responsible for actually building the website. They take the design and implement it so that it is easily navigable and functional on all devices.

When Do You Need a Web Designer?
A web designer can design your website, but won't always be able to make the site function correctly. A web developer takes care of that issue by adding code to your website that makes it work properly. 

A web designer's job is to design the graphics and layout for websites. They are often in charge of producing visuals that accurately communicate the site's message, theme, or purpose. A web designer has the artistic background to produce the visual elements of a site, whether it be with images, colour or text.

When Do You Need a Web Developer?
There are a few scenarios where you will need a web developer. The first is if you have a site that has complicated functionality, for example, if it is interactive or heavily reliant on databases. Another scenario is if you are having an e-commerce site built, because the process involves coding to make sure the transactions are completed securely.

Web developers create the back-end code that allows data to be exchanged between web pages. They are also responsible for adding interactivity to pages, such as forms and buttons. Web developers are typically specialized in one area of coding, such as PHP or JavaScript.

The role of a web developer is to create the programming code that powers a site. A web developer will ensure that your site runs properly on all browsers.

Why choose Hays Den for Website Design and Development?
I am a Graphic Designer with extensive experience in Website Design, user experience and marketing. For Website Development I use Steve at ArbTalk Media. The combination of our services means that we are able to tackle any Website project big or small. Not only will your website look great and be easy for your customers to navigate through your content but it will be fully optimised for search engines and security.