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Sunday, June 21, 2015

Basics Of Web Design And Development Edmonton

By Freida Michael


It takes training and skill to build a website and include the proper content and user interface. Web design and development Edmonton are two areas that form a total art. You want all the mechanics in their proper place to produce a site that is user friendly and easy to navigate. Without attention to structure and organization, there is no site.

Appearance is always a priority. Adobe Photoshop is a great tool to crop and alter images and make them just the right resolution. Color schemes, font selection, type size are all tools of the trade for the professional designer. It has to attract visitors to the webpage and keep them occupied. The site can't be too busy or too plain. The content has to be clear and interesting. Links and buttons must be well marked.

Web development, meanwhile, is the behind-the-scenes portion of building a website. There are two types of developers -- front-end developers and back-end developers. They are responsible for the mechanics of the website, such as coding and layout, and take care of making the website interactive. Without their skills, it would not be possible to actually use websites -- just look at them.

Front-end developers take care of what the user actually interacts with. They take the color schemes and graphics from the web designers and turn them into codes. It is a combination of HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, which translates through the web into the website you see on your browser. They work closely with the designers.

Coding distinguishes designers from developers. The former do not generally get involved in the background aspects of a site. They set the tone, however, and what is to ultimately appear thanks to the technically adept front-end developers. If they want graphics, images, links, and buttons, they know where to ask. If they want drop-down menus, sliders, and transitions, they have a knowledgeable resource.

Another technical professional works at the back end. This is the area involving the server, the application, and any database. They are the ones who enable you to interact with a given site such as entering information or making a payment.

There is a great deal of difference between the front and back end developers and the type of code used is not the same. At the back end you will find the use of PHP, Ruby, Java, . Net, and Python. It is their role to work with data and in general keep functions going. Servers are the repository of data and must be active virtually round the clock. When they crash, everything breaks down. They are key people with important jobs that help keep the cyber world moving. A front and back end developer can be one person if they are able to handle the responsibility of the two jobs.

Normally design and development on the Internet are polar opposites. Both are necessary to create a run a site. New entrepreneurs often mistake ideas for experience and have subsequent problems and failures. It is important to work with savvy people who know the ins and outs of the field and who can provide you with quality service and knowhow.




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