Three Main Web Design and Development Phases by OMdeSIGN London

Nov. 19, 2012 - PRLog -- Website design and development is a complex process that undergoes a series of three main phases, namely; information gathering and planning, website design and development, and finally, testing, delivery and maintenance. Essentially, different web designers and developers usually combine the three in their work while others employ varied approaches for optimum results

1. Information Sourcing and Planning

As the saying goes, failing to plan is planning to fail, this is very true in website development and design. Furthermore, you cannot plan if you lack the material and basic information. Therefore, on receipt of a client request for a website, a web designer first has to source for information. Most of the information is gathered through the interview with the client. The client is asked an array of questions especially on his/her expectations/goals, preferences, nature of products or/and services, audience, content, among others. Planning basically entails drawing up a structure especially on the design and development process, based on the timeline and budget. Deadlines are crucial in this industry and they can only be best reached if they are planned well.

2. Design and Development

Web design and development phase is the most complex bit of the process as it is when the thoughts and ideas are brought into actualized. It is much easier if a client is using a template as all the designer requires to do is to customize the template to fit the client requirements. It is a different story if the website is to be developed from scratch.

To avoid confusion, more than one prototype design of the website is initially done, shared with the client, who is given time to choose which design fits their requirements. Open communication channels are highly encouraged during the design process to ensure that the client requirements, like images, colors, logos and others are well taken into account. The home page usually comes first in website development since it acts like the shell of the whole website. One major characteristics of a great website design is its compliance to the current web standards for maximum functionality and friendly user interface. With the site designed and developed, the next and last phase is testing and maintenance. For details please visit https://www.omdesign.co.uk or call +44 (0)208 123 5606.

3. Testing, Delivery and Maintenance of the Website

This is essentially the last phase of website development where final details of the website are attended to and tested. Complete functionality of the different scripts of the website and compatibility issues with various browsers are looked into to ensure that the site is totally optimized and can be viewed by all important versions of web browsers. With the client’s approval, the website is then delivered and uploaded to the client’s server using the FTP (File Transfer Protocol). Many website designers and developers also offer domain name registration and hosting services. With a final run-through done, the site is finally live and might require only constant maintenance and content management.