Software design is the process by which an agent creates a specification of asoftware artifact, intended to accomplish goals, using a set of primitive components and subject to constraints. Software design usually involves problem solving and planning a software solution.

Software design is the process of implementing software solutions to one or more sets of problems. One of the main components of software design is the software requirements analysis (SRA). SRA is a part of the software development process that lists specificationsused in software engineering. If the software is "semi-automated" or user centered, software design may involve user experience design yielding a storyboard to help determine those specifications. Some common skills and tools traditionally viewed as unique to the front-end developer are listed below: