Whalespeak

Is it the way websites are used, or is it all the frilly bits? Where does the confusion come from?

Design is literally the opposite of an accident. It is when things are done for a purpose, or when a choice is made from many competing options.

So graphic design and usability as they relate to the web are really two different skills. How important they are depends heavily on the project, but as a web designer it’s good to have an appreciation of both. In fact, web design could be defined as where these two considerations overlap.