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• What a broken short link taught me about trust (September 10, 2026)
• Why your contact form might be turning customers away (September 8, 2026)
• Do I need a website as well as social media? (September 3, 2026)
• What goes on the homepage of a small business website (August 27, 2026)
• How to change web designer without losing your site (August 25, 2026)
• How to write image descriptions that actually help people (August 21, 2026)
• Beautiful on paper, unusable on screen (August 18, 2026)
• How to tell if your website is doing its job (August 18, 2026)
• Do I need to be polite to Artificial Intelligence (AI) (August 14, 2026)
• Why some websites lose their older visitors (August 12, 2026)
• Why your website needs to be faster than you think (August 6, 2026)
• I know what it's like to have a viable idea and no money to build it (August 4, 2026)
• Muriel Cooper: designing beyond the screen (August 3, 2026)
• What happens when your designer stops picking up the phone (August 2, 2026)
• Neurodiversity in web design (July 31, 2026)
• Why fun is a legitimate design choice (July 31, 2026)
• What the law says about website accessibility in the UK (July 30, 2026)
• Designing for friction, not against it (July 30, 2026)
• Why your website is not bringing in any enquiries (July 28, 2026)
• Typography for agentic search (July 27, 2026)
• When to split your design business into two websites (July 26, 2026)
• How to brief a web designer without wasting anyone's time (July 23, 2026)
• How much does a website cost? An honest answer (July 20, 2026)
• Should your Harrogate business have an eCommerce website? (July 17, 2026)
• What a website audit actually tells you (July 14, 2026)
• Do I need a website designer, or can I build my own site? (July 12, 2026)
• Does the world need another design blog? (July 11, 2026)
• Accessibility: Making your Harrogate business website work for older customers (July 9, 2026)
• The real cost of a DIY website in Harrogate (July 7, 2026)
• How to write the words for your own website (July 2, 2026)
• How to get more from your charity website (June 30, 2026)
• How do I know if a web designer is right for my business? (June 28, 2026)
• Accessibility: Why your Harrogate customers cannot read your website (June 25, 2026)
• How to get your website found on Google in Harrogate (June 22, 2026)
• "Does my business really need a website?" (June 21, 2026)
• What to ask before you hire a web designer in Harrogate (June 18, 2026)
• What to look for in a web designer in Harrogate (June 16, 2026)
• How to write a business newsletter people actually read (June 11, 2026)
• WordPress website maintenance: what happens when you leave it alone (June 9, 2026)
• How much does a website cost? (June 5, 2026)
• How to build a Content Hub from your voice notes using iPhone and a Mac (June 3, 2026)
• What Jack Kerouac taught me about writing a blog post (June 2, 2026)
• Client advice: how to prepare for a website redesign (May 26, 2026)
• My web designer is not responding - what to do next (May 24, 2026)
• 5 Reasons to Hire a Freelance Web Designer (May 24, 2026)
• Are stock images hurting your website? (May 14, 2026)
• What I learned about accessible typography from Oliver Schöndorfer (May 8, 2026)
• What is information architecture and why should you care? (May 7, 2026)
• Is a one-page website right for your local shop? (April 30, 2026)
• Why do so many Harrogate businesses use WordPress? (April 23, 2026)
• Designing for the aging web: vision and motor skills (April 16, 2026)
• Choosing the Best Typeface for Your North Yorkshire Brand (April 9, 2026)
• What is a style tile and why does it save you time on a web project? (April 7, 2026)
• Why web speed is a local accessibility issue (March 31, 2026)
• How long does it take to build a website? (March 12, 2026)
• How to prepare for your web design project (March 10, 2026)
• Why freelancers should recommend other freelancers (March 1, 2026)
• Building a visual identity that builds trust (February 26, 2026)
• Why accessible websites rank better and convert more visitors (February 19, 2026)
• Colour contrast that works: making websites readable and inclusive (February 17, 2026)
• Why does my new website not show up on Google? (February 9, 2026)
• How to build accessibility into your web design process (February 3, 2026)
• Andrew Backhouse Design is now an official Automattic Agency Partner (January 30, 2026)
• Accessibility made simple: easy wins that help everyone (January 26, 2026)
• Why many Harrogate small business websites fail to win enquiries and how to fix it (January 19, 2026)
• Design with your mum in mind (January 14, 2026)
• From DIY to pro: when to hire a freelancer and why (January 12, 2026)
• Three current web design podcasts worth your time (January 12, 2026)
• How to get stakeholders on board with Lean UX (January 9, 2026)
• Book review: "The Enduring Legacy of Weimar: Graphic Design & New Typography 1919-1933" and what it offers web designers (January 8, 2026)
• The 80/20 Rule: Designing With Impact in Mind (January 5, 2026)
• How to choose a web designer in Harrogate (January 5, 2026)
• The 80/20 rule: designing with impact in mind (January 5, 2026)
• How to improve conversions on your website with simple changes (January 2, 2026)
• Designing for seniors benefits everyone (January 2, 2026)
• When Peter Saville was interviewed by Vince Frost (January 1, 2026)
• Merry Christmas, film suggestions for designers (January 1, 2026)
• Embrace the curious: how Teenage Engineering designs with purpose (December 29, 2025)
• How to design a service-based website that actually converts: lessons from Harrogate businesses (December 28, 2025)
• Embracing neo-brutalism in web design: inspiration and insights from industry-leading examples (December 27, 2025)
• Why website legal pages need regular updates (December 16, 2025)
• Accessibility checklist for small teams (December 10, 2025)
• The value of a clear homepage story for busy customers (December 8, 2025)
• Age-Inclusive Design: How Tech Can Support an Ageing Population (December 7, 2025)
• Accessibility as a product advantage (November 25, 2025)
• Can a website redesign get you more enquiries? (November 24, 2025)
• How Wim Crouwel's modernism shapes web design today (November 23, 2025)
• What I take from Milton Glaser as a web designer (November 14, 2025)
• Designing Error Messages With Accessibility and Empathy in Mind (November 3, 2025)
• Which Is Best for my Business, WordPress or Squarespace? (November 2, 2025)
• Should I use a local web designer or a big agency for my Harrogate business? (October 5, 2025)
• Why Armin Hofmann's design philosophy still matters for web design today (October 5, 2025)
• 5 Essential Website Elements Every Accountant Website in Harrogate Should Include (October 2, 2025)
• What does ten years of freelancing in Harrogate look like? (September 24, 2025)
• The Web Was Always for Everyone: How Accessibility Was Built Into the Internet’s DNA (September 14, 2025)
• Takenobu Igarashi: the sculptor of alphabets (September 10, 2025)
• 5 Simple Website Updates Harrogate Businesses Can Make to Attract More Local Customers (September 2, 2025)
• Yūsaku Kamekura's lasting design legacy (August 4, 2025)
• Michael Johnson: the designer redefining British branding (August 3, 2025)
• Affinity diagrams: how the K-J Method turns UX research into actionable insights (August 2, 2025)
• How to make sense of your UX research: a guide to analysis and insights (August 2, 2025)
• Walter Gropius and the lasting influence of Bauhaus on web design (July 15, 2025)
• Yoshio Hayakawa's design legacy (July 14, 2025)
• Book review: Pretty Much Everything, by Aaron Draplin (July 7, 2025)
• Celebrating Ryuichi Yamashiro: Japanese graphic design (July 6, 2025)
• Book review: "Poster Power! Great Posters and How to Make Them" (July 2, 2025)
• Review: The Counter-Print "Logo Book Set" (June 30, 2025)
• The Harrogate-raised designer behind the Aphex Twin logo (June 17, 2025)
• Book review: Logomotive, by Ian Logan and Jonathan Glancey (June 8, 2025)
• What a good FAQ page does for a local business website (June 3, 2025)
• Why does my website confuse people? (June 2, 2025)
• The vibrant legacy of Max Huber (June 1, 2025)
• Need extra capacity for web design work? Here is how white label works (May 31, 2025)
• Tadashi Ohashi: shaping Japan's graphic design legacy (May 26, 2025)
• About Ootje Oxenaar: A visionary (May 23, 2025)
• Celebrating Matthew Leibowitz (May 5, 2025)
• A blog post all about Kazumasa Nagai (永井 一正) (April 29, 2025)
• A blog post celebrating Kiyoshi Awazu (粟津潔) (April 17, 2025)
• Book review: "Steal Like an Artist," by Austin Kleon (March 23, 2025)
• Book review: "The Logo Design Idea Book" by Steven Heller and Gail Anderson (March 15, 2025)
• Book review: "Show Your Work!" by Austin Kleon (March 3, 2025)
• Book review: Letters as Symbols by Christophe De Pelsemaker & Paul Ibou (February 18, 2025)
• Margaret Calvert: designing the roads we travel (January 29, 2025)
• Book review: "Sovjet Logo" by Rokas Sutkaitis (January 18, 2025)
• Book review: "Manhole Covers of the World" by Björn Altmann (December 1, 2024)
• Book review: "Design as Art" by Bruno Munari (November 30, 2024)
• A blog post celebrating F. Hazelebach (October 26, 2024)
• Could your website be hacked right now? (October 22, 2024)
• Book review: "Mapping Inner Space" by Nancy Margulies (October 9, 2024)
• Rest is resistance: a personal take on leaving work behind (September 23, 2024)
• Dick Elffers: the Dutch designer who shaped post-war visual identity (September 15, 2024)
• The minimalist mastery of Karl Oskar Blase: lessons for designers (July 29, 2024)
• Otto Rieger: a stamp of authority on graphic design history (July 18, 2024)
• Notes about Stefan Kanchev, designer (July 6, 2024)
• Book review: "Type Matters!" by Jim Williams (June 24, 2024)
• Willy Fleckhaus: bridging the gap between classic editorial design and digital innovation (May 13, 2024)
• Book review: "The Conscious Creative" by Kelly Small (May 10, 2024)
• Book review: "Logo Modernism" by Jens Müller (April 4, 2024)