Web Design Verse Print Design

Designing for the web and print have similarities in that they use the same basic guidelines regarding alignment, proximity, repetition, and contrast but they do have numerous differences also. The lower cost of web designs coupled with the ability to provide almost unlimited information on a site is a huge advantage over print. But when actually designing for the web you need to keep in mind that your design will be different depending on the monitor it is viewed on and the browser used. Designing print is more what you see is what you get. A lot of care must be taken when designing for the web to ensure that files are compressed to appropriate levels and files are not too large to allow for quick loading. In print the size of the photo is less important but typos or other errors can prove costly if not caught prior to production. Generally speaking it seems that training to design for print or web should be specific to the medium. Without guidance one could foresee a lot of mistakes made by a print designer designing their first website and vice versa.