Web Design vs Web Development

The Right Software
Jul 21, 2017 · 3 min read

Discussion about their meaning and misconceptions.

web design services vs web development services.

People consider web design and web development the same thing. Even Google it that way. There are over 6600 searches for web design services on Google every month. Whereas this figure is at 4400 for web development services. Even, The Right Software, a web design and development company, had to introduce words for web design to attract more traffic from Google.

Here’s the kicker. Most of the people searching for web design are actually looking for web development services. In this article, we’ll go through the definition for each and let you make the choice which service you’re after. It doesn’t matter to us as we’ll figure out by discussion with the client but for enlightenment, its better to describe both of these terms.

Note: these are not book definitions but have been appropriated by people online looking for services.


What are Web Design Services?

Web design services are the set of services provided by an IT agency. Web design services mean to discuss with client and come up with a web presence idea in alignment with client’s requirement and vision. The typical web design process has been defined by us in a previous article. The outcome of the web design services employed from an IT company may include some or all of these.

  • Logos, Images, Backgrounds, Banners, Buttons, Icons, Favicons, blog images, product images, industry designs.
  • Non-web contents such as Visiting cards, Letterheads, Corporate profiles, Printable materials are also considered web design now
  • Color scheme, Fonts, Web layouts, Homepage
  • Design documents (PSD, HTML, CSS, Javascript)
  • Web Demos, Presentations, Test Websites, Forms
  • Mobile friendly web demos
  • Social Media Icons, Headers, Banners

Now, these digital documents and files create a web identity for a client. He can build his company’s image around these web designs. These files can be used by the client to create awareness around his brand, devise his marketing strategy, focus on core competency and create vision for the business.

Web development is the second part of equation as you’ll see below.


What are Web Development Services?

So you have designed your web presence and created a strategy. Your web design company has shown you the brand identity and a web demo how your home page and your product pages and contact form. These files come as neat PSDs or HTML5 webpages. However, what if you want to save data in a database, contact your visitors, create reports, change website name etc. These tasks are the next step in your web journey after web design is complete.

Web development services are employed to link the web pages together, apply rules, speed up the website, save data from visitors and so on. The list of Web development services typically include,

  • Link webpages together to form a website
  • Create logins and registrations on website
  • Save website data in a database such as Microsoft SQL Server
  • Send emails to users
  • Secure website from hacking
  • Speed up your website
  • Make different versions of the same website for different countries
  • Integrate data from other websites using APIs
  • Install different software and merge data into one location

These and other such services together make web development. As you are developing those web design concepts into a proper, linked website.

We are a web design and development company and would love to hear if you want web design or web development after this article. :)

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