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Posted by Brandon Seekins
Brandon Seekins
3,182 Points

Front End Development VS Web Design

So there are two tracks that are almost the same. Web Design and Front End Development. What are the major differences? What would be the best one to do? Thanks

1 Answer

Evandro Camargo
Evandro Camargo
14,187 Points
Evandro Camargo
Evandro Camargo
14,187 Points

As far as I can realize the differences (IMHO), the Web Design track is a little bit more extensive so that it's design is to teach you how to make not only a "functional" website, but also a good looking one. If you check on that track you'll see there's even a little bit of Photoshop/Illustrator foundations. Means that the "Web Design" track is more aesthetics-oriented than "Front End Development".

"Front End Development" in the other hand, focuses on programming the user experience behind the page. That would be something like (but not limited to.) JavaScripting, AJAX, improved styling through SASS (which enables the use of variables inside style sheets, for instance.) and other elements that would make you capable of working in a group consisting mostly of web developers rather than designers. (It also covers Git stuff which is related to collaborative coding, hence you'd be more likely to work with a group of developers rather than designers.).

Hope this helps you in some way. I'm sorry and apologize if in any case such informations or opinions are misconceptions. :)

Brandon Seekins
Brandon Seekins
3,182 Points

Yes thank you very much that does. I guess the Web Design would be a great place to start and then move on to the front end development.