DESIGN

Good web design means  creating great looking websites whilst ensuring they are still as user-friendly as they can possibly be.  Experienced designers will have a wealth of knowledge and practice utilising not only HTML, but also CSS, Javascript and other graphics packages such as Photoshop, Fireworks and Flash to name just a few.  By using these tools they create the foundations of the website and, together with you, decide right  from the outset,  just how your website should look when it's completely finished. The actual design result does not contain any coding and is just a graphical representation.

DEVELOPMENT

Web development  is the programming in the back end which converts the beautiful design into a good working and professional website. The web development can be very basic for a small static brochure website or more complex for a website which requires to be dynamic, needs a content management system, payment facility, shopping carts or a register and login area with user name and password.  Also online forums such as Wikipedia http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_forum are a good example of web development.  To ensure that your website is performing well and remains competitive and the back end is flexible it is very important to engage experts when planning your website and to really think about what your website needs to do when you start and what functionalities you want to add to the site in the future.

The back end programming is also a vital element required in order to increase  the visitor’s online experience - it is important to remember that the development goes hand in hand with the design which holds the visitor’s attention at the very beginning of the whole process.
If you want to produce a really user-friendly and professional-looking website, which is eye-catching, visually attractive and does the job you want it to do, both the design and the development need to be given your full attention in the planning process.