Web Design
Web "Design" refers to the visual aspects of a given web solution. For instance, the layout of a page, the graphical elements that accompany the page, and the colors and styles of
a page are all design elements. Not to be mistaken with web development, which refers to the programming-code behind the design.
Web Design on Wikipedia
Web Design on About.com
Design Practices
Studio-underground's design technique includes discovering elements in nature the client is attracted to, and basing our design concepts on
these. We typically spend a period of time
collecting information about the client's likes and dislikes before producing two or three mock-ups for review.
Development Practices
Studio-underground focuses on producing quality code for quality solutions. As all developers
know, there are many different ways to accomplish the same result when writing a program. Documentation
is always a big issue, since if a program is not well documented programmers other than the original author will have a lot harder time
understanding the code. Additionally, efficiency is a key factor, since the more
efficient your code is the smaller its resource consumption is.
Consider: "if it's not worth doing right, it's not worth doing."
Writing Quality Code on Microsoft's MSDN