Web Designers are of the creative type.They study typography, user interface design, and usability. Most include tools such as Photoshop, Illustrator, and DreamWeaver.

Web Developers are usually more technical in nature. They tend to have excellent problem solving skills and are generally good at math. On a daily basis, a developer write code in five or more different languages including (X)HTML, CSS, JavaScript, [PHP, ASP, ColdFusion, Ruby, Python, Perl, etc.