Confessions of a Web Design Generalist (a.k.a. The Person Who Does Literally Everything)
There’s a special kind of web designer out there. You won’t always spot them in the wild because they’re usually…
Simplicity in Web Design? It’s All Smoke and Mirrors
Let’s get one thing straight: Simplicity in web design? It’s a lie. We’ve all been told that making things simple…
20 Footer Design Myths You’re Still Believing (And How to Fix Them
Footers—often treated like the forgotten bottom shelf of your website’s pantry. Designers pour their energy into flashy homepages and slick…
AI by the Numbers: How It Took Over Web Design & Development in 2025
AI isn’t just a neat extra anymore—it’s at the core of how websites are imagined, built, tested, and maintained. It’s…
UX Fatigue: When Your Website Asks for Too Much (and how to fix it)!
Let’s be honest: we’ve all been there. You click a link, land on a site, and before you can even…
Designing for Discovery: Why AI and Accessibility Are Now UX Priorities
As web designers, we’ve been taught to prioritize human-centered design. But the web’s newest users aren’t people at all –…
25 Useful ChatGPT Prompts for Web Designers (that you can copy/paste)
Being a web designer in 2025 feels like wearing five hats at once: strategist, psychologist, trend forecaster, accessibility advocate, and…
Web Design & Web Development Salaries Around the World in 2025
If you’ve been in tech for more than five minutes, you know salaries swing harder than a startup’s “pivot” plan….
User Journeys vs. Customer Journeys: Why the Distinction Matters More Than You Think
Let’s get something out of the way: “user journey” and “customer journey” aren’t interchangeable buzzwords you can toss around to sound smart in meetings….
Your A/B Tests Are Lying to You! The Myth of Data Driven Design
A/B testing is supposed to be the ultimate weapon in data-driven design. Change a button color, tweak a headline, and…
Skeleton Screens Are Just Gray Lies We Tell Ourselves
It’s 2025. Your site loads, your API chokes for a split second, and boom: shimmering gray boxes cascade across the…
Nobody Waits for Your Fancy Animations Anymore (And They Never Really Did)
It’s 2025. Can we finally say it out loud? Nobody—and I mean nobody—cares about your lovingly crafted, buttery-smooth, pixel-perfect animations. That…
The Silent UX Killer: Micro Failures Are Wrecking Your Site
Let’s cut the crap: your site isn’t broken, it just feels broken. You’ve got no 500 errors, the checkout works, buttons click—but…
The Death of the Click: How Scrolling Took Over the Web
Remember clicking? That sharp, deliberate action where you made a choice, committed to a path, and opened the next door…
Dear Hamburger Menu: It’s Not the ’90s Anymore
Oh, Hamburger Menu. You mysterious little stack of lines. Once hailed as a sleek solution to messy navigation, you now…
How Formatting Text in Web Design Increases Conversions
When it comes to web design, most of us know that first impressions are critical. But what about the subtle, often overlooked…
Non-Linear Web Design: Unlocking the Future of User Experience
In the ever-evolving world of web design, one thing has become crystal clear: linear design is no longer enough. As…
Stop Using Hero Images! They’re Killing Your UX
There’s a pattern that’s haunted web design for over a decade now—one so embedded in our collective workflow that questioning…