Is web design coding?

8 Oct 25 | FAQs, Knowledge Base, Web Design

A web designer’s job is less about using code to bring a website to life and more about determining a site’s layout, colour palette, font set, and visual themes. Designers use their knowledge of colour theory and tools like InVision to create mockups, prototyping, and templates when designing a site.

What we typically see at Ronin is confusion about where design ends and development begins. Web designers handle visual layout while developers write the underlying code. Think of it this way – designers are the architects who plan how everything should look and feel, while developers are the builders who make it actually function.

The reality is that modern web design does involve some technical knowledge, but it’s not primarily about coding. Coding is creating software, while web design is crafting aesthetics – they’re distinct but related fields. Designers might need to understand HTML and CSS basics, but they’re not writing complex programming languages.

Through our work at Ronin, we’ve found that the best web design Brisbane projects happen when designers and developers collaborate closely. Web design blends creativity and tech, with designers benefiting from coding knowledge but not needing it as their fundamental skill.

Web designers “combine creativity and technical coding knowledge” to enhance usability, but the emphasis is firmly on the visual and user experience aspects. For Australian business owners, this means you can work with marketing agencies that handle both the creative design work and the technical implementation seamlessly.

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