Chicago
Essential Web Developers
Our specialized team in Chicago provides web development services as custom web design, mobile application development, business solutions, and many more services for your successful online presence.
Our Clients
Making hundreds of businesses better, big or small.
Lifeguard
“Essential Designs was able to create a cutting edge application that will save lives, they always say "Anything can be done" and are definitely able to deliver on that promise.”
Founder
Teck Resources
"We’ve been engaged with Essential Designs for several years now and we’ve found that the value they deliver is significantly above everyone else that we deal with."
SBA
Schneider Electric
We are a company present in more than 150 countries..I was very happy with their efficiency..they were responsive and happy to make any changes that we required.
Product Manager
Handld
"I had a lot of trust in them, everyone knew their job, and they worked very efficiently. ...the trust and communication skills were what distinguished them from their competitors.’’
Owner
We are Chicago Experienced Web Developers
Strategy and Analysis
Every web development process needs a strategy and a set of research. We listen to you trying to figure out what business tasks, who are the end users, and what the main functionalities should be. Our extensive research informs the design of bespoke websites, user-friendly interfaces, and effective features to enhance your Chicago business.
Design and Mockups
When it comes to design and prototyping, you need to be able to turn your website vision into reality. We develop and design layouts and mockups that are at the same time attractive, easily usable, and fit into your brand. We ensure the optimized web design for Chicago businesses so that their website works perfectly on all devices.
Development & Coding
At this stage, the website's graphic design is implemented through the development and the coding. Our developers use the most sophisticated tools, including HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and other qualitative backend frameworks, to create fast, safe, and adaptive websites.
Testing and Launch
All systems are working well; it is the right time to publish the website. All speed, security measures, and performance on every device are checked. It is time to go live with the website and further work together to reach maximum effect for your business.
Have a project in mind? Let's create something together
Contact us to discuss and collaborate on your software or app project!
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The Essential Process of Web, App and Software Development
Planning
At the start of each project, we work with our customers to build a solid project plan. The initial scope document can come from the client or a combined process of phone calls and in-person meetings.
Wireframing
Once the project plan and scope have been finalized, our wireframe team takes over to determine the placement of all objects on each page of the application, whether it is a consumer mobile app or a backend business application.
Design
This is an exciting stage of the project where you can see the entire application come to life. We will provide you with clickable versions to fully experience everything the user goes through before we begin coding.
Code
As an Agile development shop, we break down the project into baskets of features called Sprints. This approach allows our customers to regularly review the progress of their software development process and provide feedback at the end of each spring.
Testing
The testing process is a crucial step in ensuring that the product is functional, reliable, and user-friendly. The goal is to detect and correct any issues before the application is released, ultimately improving the user experience and ensuring the success of the product.
Deployment
After the application is completed, approved by our internal QA, project management and the client - we are ready to deploy the code to its final destination. Hosting options vary from client owned servers to web or cloud hosting.
Web Design and Development Chicago
The Essentials of Great Web Designers and Developers
User-Focused Design
The main goal of user-centered design is to create sites that are practical and pleasing to the end user. By assessing and accommodating users' tendencies, the designers create systems that facilitate easy interaction and many other functions and features as effectively as possible. That is why it is called user-centered design:
User-Friendly Navigation: Enables users to get information quickly through simple and straightforward menus and navigation paths.
Responsive Design: It Ensures that websites can be fully functional and aesthetically appealing, whether performing on a desktop, laptop, tablet, or a mobile phone, affording a good usable experience for all the users.
Quick Load Pages: Make sure that all the websites open quickly so that the users stay on the pages and the bounce rates are low, thus making the experience even better.
Streamlined Development
It concentrates on improving the speed of the process of web development using present-day tools and methodologies in the development of high quality websites very quickly and with utmost efficiency and functionality.
Quality Code: A clear architectural structure helps not only in faster loading and maintenance of code pages but also keeps them quite tidy.
Scalable Design: Creates web pages that can easily adapt to the organization's growth, allowing for seamless upgrades and adding new features as needed.
Multi-Browser Compatibility: Ensures that, apart from all the objectives, the consumers can use the site over the internet in similar capacities with the assistance of online browsers or devices.
Continuous Testing and Improvement
It includes regularly evaluating the website for its performance, usability, and functionality to help locate improvements to ensure the site always gets better and the users get the best experience possible.
Site Speed Optimizations: This includes regularly measuring the overall site’s speed and subpages loading time or any other parameters that ensure the users can comfortably navigate the site.
Security Testing: Performs periodic examinations to seek and mitigate possible threats to safeguard confidential information and prevent attacks on the site.
Testing for Browser and Operating System Compatibility: The test is being performed, and the proposed website is tested to the fullest in each possible way, including different devices, operating systems, and applications, and ensuring that the website works in all possible scenarios.