How Junior Web Designers Use Google Maps to Generate Cash
For many junior web designers, the biggest hurdle isn’t mastering the code or the latest design software—it’s the brutal reality…
Stop Asking ‘Is This on Brand?’ — It’s Killing Your Creativity
For a phrase that sounds harmless, “Is this on brand?” might be the quietest creativity killer in modern design. It’s the meeting-room…
Why Designers Are the New Bureaucrats
There was a time when design meant making something—actually making something. You’d open Photoshop (or, if you’re older, Illustrator 9), throw…
Blogging Is Dead. Long Live the Blog.
Let’s say it out loud: blogging, as we once knew it, is dead. That romantic era of handcrafted posts, quirky sidebars, and…
The Death of Ownership in Web Design — and Everything Else
There was a time when being a designer — or honestly, just being a consumer — meant owning the tools…
How Designers Can Make Money on Gumroad in 2025
Let’s be honest: most designers who put something on Gumroad don’t make enough to buy a fancy coffee, let alone…
How AI Took Over Stock Photography
Once upon a time, photographers dreamed of landing the holy grail: passive income from stock photography. Upload a few well-lit…
How Designers Gaslight Users with Microcopy
Microcopy is supposed to be the quiet hero of user experience: those little lines of text that guide you through…
Ethical Defaults: Why Designers Must Stop Hiding Behind Settings
Let’s cut to the chase: if your product requires users to dig through labyrinthine settings just to stop you from…
Are Closed Ecosystems Like Apple’s a Necessary Evil?
The walled garden. The fortress of control. The golden handcuffs. Whatever you want to call it, closed ecosystems like Apple’s…
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…
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…
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….
Forget Design Portfolios: Here’s How Designers ACTUALLY Get Hired in 2025
Once upon a time, the designer’s portfolio was a sacred relic. You polished it, curated it, and prayed to the…
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….
The Future of the Web Is Decentralized (Whether You Like It or Not)
Let’s be real—the internet is broken. It’s a mess! Once upon a time, it was this wild, open frontier, a…
30 Seconds to Impress: 8 Expert Tips to Ensure Your Portfolio Gets Noticed
Let’s talk about something painful, yet incredibly important: Your portfolio. Yeah, that carefully curated collection of your best work. The…