Web Design is the art of conceptualizing, creating and updating webpages for a website using text, images, icons, and interactive elements. Website design also involves information architecture, website structure, user interface, navigation ergonomics, website layout, colors, contrasts, fonts and imagery (photography) as well as icons design. The website design describes the visual appearance or front-end component of the website. Web designers are often proficient in web development also, which requires hypertext and hyper management resources such as HTML and CSS or Content Management Systems like WordPress/Joomla to create scripts for the Web. This forms the technical side or back-end component of the website.

Job Opportunities and Career Progression

Web Design is one of the fastest growing and most sought-after occupations today. With prolific growth driven by the world’s growing dependence on digital, especially the surge in e-commerce, this sector offers excellent salaries for promising talent and this is a great time to embrace a career in Web Design. Common jobs/roles in website design and development include: Web Designer, Web Developer, Web Designer & Developer, User Interface Designer (Computer Software Applications), Graphic Designer, User Experience Designer, PHP Developer, Software Engineer, PHP Web Developer. Skills associated with high pay for a job in Web Design include Flash Animation, WordPress, Graphic Design and e-commerce. Salaries are strongly linked to experience and skill levels. Entry level salaries for a trainee hiver in the range of Rs. 12,000 and Rs. 15,000.

Top Recruiters

• Web Design Studios
• Digital Marketing Consultancies
• e-Commerce Enterprises
• Advertising Agencies
• Large Corporates