Web Design
-----------------------------------------------------------------Your website is your voice to the world. We understand that. The importance of a website is exponential in the business world today. It is the most direct and visible way that an enterprise connects with its customers. Therefore, when a website needs to be designed, there are many factors to be addressed. The Digital Hierarchy, employs all latest available web based technologies to develop you a custom tailored web site to meet your needs. Below are just a few of the key functions we focus on. These are the building blocks of a powerful web site.
Functionality and User-FriendlinessForm should be married to function. We always aim to provide you with a web site which is both aesthetic while being functional and professional. A complicated and difficult to maneuver around website is a major turnoff for the time-starved user today. This is why we design websites that do not overwhelm and complicate the end user. The web site must flow naturally while being one that stands out among your competitors. . We aim to achieve pervasive usability for every web site that we design. This in turn guides your users through the site with ease. The Digital Hierarchy believes that a website should not overwhelm a user, but instead have a natural balance of good information and user-friendliness so that your customers stay engaged and keep coming back.
ContentContent, content, content! I preach it like no other Good informative content is the bread and butter of an effective web site. The information you share and the way it is presented is just as important as any other aspect of web site development process. When we design your website content lies at the top of our priority list. Rich content is not only extremely important to the user, but also to the search engines that crawl your site. Unique and well formatted content is one of the top factors in having a well optimized web site. Because search engine optimization is our business, we ensure our customers that your content will be displayed properly for both your users and the search engines.
AppearanceIt has been proven time and time again that having an atheistically appealing site will hold the attention of the user far greater than a dull, bland layout. The Digital Hierarchy has a dedicated website design team who ensures that the websites we design do a great job of standing out from the crowd. At every stage of our design process, we ensure consistency in visual design so that the entire website is a rich aesthetic experience for the user.
Web Development
-----------------------------------------------------------------The Process of Website Development
The process of Website Development includes components from information systems, information technology and communication design. These multi-disciplinary components are categorized as “front-end” and “back-end”. The viewable components like the page layout, text, graphics, audio, user interface, etc. are known as the “front-end” components. While the “back-end components” includes scripted functions, source code, etc along with the server-side components.
The Tools of Website DevelopmentWebsite Development is the design of the web sites, the individual web pages and web applications for these sites. There are a number of methods and tools we use in the development of a site. These tools can be either ready-to-use or tailored as per the requirements of the development process. The prevailing popular tools or technologies that are being widely used web site design and development are –
- Markup languages – XHTML and XML
- Style sheet languages - CSS, XSL, etc
- Client-side scripting - JavaScript,VBScript, etc
- Server-side scripting - PHP, ASP and DotNET
- Database technologies - MySQL
- Multimedia technologies - like Flash and Silverlight
