web design

noun

The trade of a web designer; the creation of web pages, especially in terms of layout and presentation rather than functionality.

Meanings

nounweb design (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe trade of a web designer; the creation of web pages, especially in terms of layout and presentation rather than functionality.

    The Web Design Style Guide: How to Create a Smash Hit Web Site

    1996, Ruffin Prevost, The Web Design Style Guide: How to Create a Smash Hit Web Site, title
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    Still others are firms already established in other creative sectors, which offer Web design services to their clients as part of their portfolio of services.

    2000, Birgitte Andersen, Knowledge and Innovation in the New Service Economy, page 72

    As relatively new as responsive web design is to us designers, it's even newer and often completely unfamiliar to our clients, which means we need to take every opportunity to weave in the concept.

    2015, Dan Rose, Responsive Web Design with Adobe Photoshop, page 85

Translations

Finnish verkkosivujen suunnittelu
  • verkkosivujen suunnittelucreation of web pages
German Webdesign
  • Webdesigncreation of web pages
Hungarian webdizájn
  • webdizájncreation of web pages
Japanese ウェブデザイン
  • ウェブデザイン (webu dezain)creation of web pages
Korean 웹 디자인
  • 웹 디자인 (wep dijain)creation of web pages
Polish web design
  • web designcreation of web pages
Russian веб-диза́йн
  • веб-диза́йн (vɛb-dizájn)creation of web pages
Swedish webbdesign
  • webbdesigncreation of web pages
Cite this entry
APA

web design. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/web%20design

MLA

“web design.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/web%20design. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “web design,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/web%20design.

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