Author: The Designer Review

I've been designing for the web since 2009, working across agency and in-house roles in SaaS, healthcare, finance, real estate, and small business. For the past several years I've been the sole designer keeping seven websites running for a healthcare agency, which means I've had to figure out a lot on my own, stay current on a lot at once, and make decisions that actually hold up in production. AI is changing what that work looks like, whether I like it or not. I care deeply about the environmental cost of these tools, which means I think hard about where AI earns its place and where it doesn't. That tension is exactly why I started The Designer Review: to cut through the noise and give you an honest read on what's actually worth using.

Wix Studio vs Wix Editor: The Honest Answer From Someone Who Uses Both

Most comparisons tell you Studio is for pros and Editor is for beginners. This one goes further, and tells you what happens if you choose wrong.

How to Use AI as a Designer Without Losing Your Edge

AI is reshaping design work fast. But responsible use isn’t just about disclosure, it’s about protecting your creativity, your clients, and the wider industry.

What Website Does a Small Business Need?

If you are trying to figure out what website does a small business need, you are asking the right question, just at the wrong time. Most guides skip straight to page lists and template choices. Before any of that, you need to answer a more fundamental question: what does your website actually need to do […]

Is Wix Good Enough for a Professional Website? An Honest Designer’s Take

After years of building and managing real client sites on Wix, here is what a professional designer actually thinks about the platform.

Framer AI Review 2026: Tested on Real Client Sites

Framer’s AI site builder can get you from blank canvas to something live in under a minute. Whether that something is any good depends almost entirely on what you put in.

Best Website Builders for Photographers in 2026

A working designer’s guide to the best website builders for photographers in 2026, covering portfolio quality, ease of use, pricing, and client gallery features.

Framer vs Webflow: Who Will Win in 2026?

A working designer’s honest comparison of Framer and Webflow in 2026, covering ease of use, pricing, design control, and which tool wins for different types of projects.

Website Builder SEO: What I Tell My Clients

When clients ask me which website builder is best for SEO, the honest answer is more nuanced than most articles let on. Here is what I actually tell them, based on real experience building client sites on all three platforms.

Wix vs Squarespace vs WordPress: The Brutally Honest Guide

Choosing between Wix, Squarespace, and WordPress is one of the most genuinely confusing decisions in web design. A working web designer who has built real client sites on all three cuts through the noise.

Framer Review 2026: Surprisingly Powerful for Designers

This Framer review comes from a working web designer who opened the platform for the very first time with no prior experience. What happened next was genuinely surprising. If you use Figma, you need to read this.