East DelhiEnquire now Design plans; development builds
Web design covers page structure, visual style, navigation and interaction plans. Web development turns those plans into a working site or application with code.
A designer asks how information should be arranged. A developer asks how the browser, server and data should work together. Both care about users, accessibility and speed.
Skills on each side
Designers study layout, type, colour, responsive screens, wireframes and prototypes. Basic HTML and CSS help them plan work that can be built.
Front-end developers use HTML, CSS and JavaScript. Backend developers handle server code, databases, accounts and APIs. Developers also use version control, testing and deployment tools.
- Design: layouts and prototypes
- Front end: browser code
- Backend: servers and data
- Both: accessibility
- Teams: regular review
Which should you learn?
Choose web design if you enjoy visual decisions and user flows. Choose development if you enjoy logic, coding and making systems work. Learning some of both helps, but beginners should build depth in one direction.
TGC East Delhi runs Web Development and UI UX courses at Nirman Vihar. Check the current syllabus, entry requirements and projects before joining.
Handoffs work best as a conversation
A designer can supply layouts, components, spacing rules, assets and states for different screen sizes. A developer can flag technical limits and suggest simpler ways to produce the same user result. Questions during the work are healthier than a single handoff at the end.
Shared names for components and regular reviews reduce mistakes. The final site should be checked against the design, but exact visual matching is not the only goal. It must also work with real content, keyboard use, slow networks and unexpected input.
Projects reveal which role suits you
Create a small page design in Figma, then build a simple version with HTML and CSS. The design task tests layout and interface choices. The coding task tests logic, structure and browser behaviour. Note which problems you enjoy solving.
Some people move from design into front-end development, while others stay focused on one role. There is no need to choose a permanent label at the start. Build a base, complete several projects and let the work guide your next step.
A practical exercise
Reading gives you the terms, but a small task shows whether you can use them. Set aside several short sessions and keep each step simple. Save the early version as well as the revised one so you can see what changed. Write a few lines about the reason for every major decision.
Do not judge the exercise only by how polished it looks. Check whether it meets the brief, works as expected and can be explained to another person. Ask for feedback from a trainer or peer, make one round of changes and note what you would do next with more time.
Begin with this step: draw a landing page in figma. Give the exercise a clear name, date and short brief. Keep notes as you move through the checklist, including any fault, question or change. End by doing this: write which task you preferred and why. Store the source material with the result so a trainer can review how you worked, not only what you made. If a step does not work, record the reason and try a smaller version. This turns one exercise into evidence of planning, practice and revision.
- Draw a landing page in Figma
- Define button, form and error states
- Build the structure with semantic HTML
- Add responsive styling with CSS
- Add one interaction with JavaScript
- Check keyboard use and small screens
- Publish the page on a test server
- Write which task you preferred and why