14/05/2026
Is web design easy?
Anyone who says web design is easy has never spent three hours trying to centre a button in Squarespace only to discover it was being pushed two pixels left by a rogue setting hidden deep in the website controls.
Web design is one of the few professions where clients ask for things like:
“Can we make it pop more?”
“Can it feel luxurious but approachable?”
“I want it minimalist, but with more things on the homepage.”
Which is a bit like asking an architect to design a cottage that also feels like a nightclub.
Then comes font selection. Hours disappear comparing two almost identical fonts that nobody else can tell apart.
No website project is complete without “a few small amendments,” including rewriting all the text, moving the menu, and “just making it look a bit more Apple.”
Then there is making websites work properly on phones - where a perfect desktop design suddenly turns into chaos. Menus overlap, images float into strange places, and testimonials mysteriously appear halfway down the page.
Thankfully, platforms like Squarespace have removed much of the traditional web design pain, making it far easier to build professional-looking websites without endless coding headaches.
Yet despite all this, web designers continue. Because after battling layouts, blurry client photos from 2007, and strange browser behaviour, there is something satisfying about finally launching a site.
Right before somebody’s aunt emails to say:
“The text looks funny on my iPad.”
If your own website is causing similar levels of emotional damage, or you need help updating or building a new site from scratch, feel free to get in touch. I can help make the process far less painful -and hopefully keep the mysterious floating testimonials to a minimum!
