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What is the difference between web site design and website development?

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1. Design = look good Development = work good. Front level web design is usually html / flash and is the eye candy you see. Back level design is usually programming in PHP / ASP / Java / actionscript / etc etc and is what makes it have more functionality such as a search engine, mail functionality and other useful features.
2. Very often someone building a website does both, however if you want to split these roles, then a web designer does the graphics and animations for instance and a web developer would for example set up a database and create the website itself, using these graphics and animations.
3. Web design typically refers to the process of designing a web site or web page layout and often includes the graphical elements on a page. The design can be developed using a graphics program such as Adobe Photoshop, Macromedia Fireworks, Corel Draw etc and provides the framework for the look and feel of a web page. Web development is the art of making websites that do things. Websites that require a login, offer useful tools for the users, provide e-commerce capabilities such as a shopping cart or online payments, online forums and more. Virtually anything you can imagine on the web can be created by a true professional web developer. With a good web developer, you will get a nice looking site that provides a truly unique experience that puts you above your competition in the eyes of potential customers.
4. Web Developers have to know Javascript to create applications. Web Designers don't need to know code.
5. Web design is making the website layout. Web developement is creating the front and back ends of the coding.. like PHP, javascript, asp, vbscript, etc.