| A website designer is employed for designing the | | | | are as follows- |
| appearance of a website or designing a web page. A | | | | 1. Master the HTML |
| web designer is often confused with a web | | | | Being the basic markup language, knowing HTML very |
| developer whose task is to develop the background | | | | well is prime need for designers. Although there are |
| codes or programming for the website. The website | | | | other markup languages, most W3C has standardised |
| designer manages the user interface or front end | | | | HTML as websites' markup language and it has wide |
| portion of the website. Some website designers | | | | use. There are Advanced HTML, DHTML and other |
| develop the programming skill and can handle the | | | | latest versions of these languages which will allow |
| whole project of developing and designing the site | | | | addition of advanced features on the website. |
| alone. Although a large and complex project may | | | | 2. Learn CSS |
| bring experts from various disciplines under one roof | | | | Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) offers more flexibility |
| for developing the whole website with assistance of | | | | to influence the layout and appearance of a |
| a project manager. Anyone can design now their | | | | webpage. This is advancement over HTML and most |
| own website with the aid of various online tools | | | | browsers supporting latest graphic displays allow CSS |
| guiding the procedure. | | | | programmed websites. |
| Before designing a website, the designer must be | | | | 3. Scripting languages are power skills |
| very clear about the purpose of launching the site, | | | | A website has two faces, the client side or user |
| client's expectations from the website, its targeted | | | | interface and the server side or back-end interface. |
| audience, and intimate details of every aspect of the | | | | JavaScript, Ajax are user side scripting language, and |
| business which are concerned with the proposed | | | | PHP, Java, ASP, Perl etc. are back-end scripting |
| website's content. These are the preliminary things a | | | | language. These are power tools for development |
| website designer must know from the client's end. | | | | purpose. |
| Imagination, creativity and a good sense of | | | | 4. The Database empowers you |
| presentation is essential for a good website designer . | | | | Essential for the developers, a database (such as |
| A good sense is more than just knowing about the | | | | MySQL, PostgreSQL) technique teaches you to |
| colors, shapes, fonts and images. Your eye for | | | | manage, store and update informations. |
| beauty can establish life even in the beast, so | | | | 5. Multimedia is the last word |
| awareness about the basic principles, elements and | | | | Multimedia has the tools by which you create |
| tools of design is equally necessary along with | | | | graphics, animations, import picture, images, create |
| technical skills. This essential knowledge may not be | | | | audio and visual effects or add animated figures in |
| necessary for a web developer or programmer who | | | | your website. Adobe Flash animation software, Kool |
| is concerned with generating background codes for | | | | Moves 7.0, Toon Boom, Maya 6.5 and 3D Studio Max |
| the website. | | | | 7.0 are some popular multimedia software. |
| The technical skills essential for a website designer | | | | |