Sustainable Web Design: 15 Principles for Eco-Friendly Websites
How to build brilliant websites that don’t cost the earth (literally) TL;DR: The Quick Guide to Greener Web Design Short on time? Here’s the gist: The internet produces as much CO2 as the aviation industry, but your website doesn’t have to be part of the problem. Sustainable web design means optimising images, choosing green hosting, […]
The AI Shortcut: Reflections on Work, Research and What Might Be Lost
When I started building websites, the equation was beautifully simple. People needed websites. I could make them. They paid me. Sorted. Now there’s a AI shortcut being dangled at almost every turn. Is it a golden era of sustainable web design or are we edging into the abyss? Let me be clear, I love AI. […]
5 Ways to Make Your Website Lighter, Faster, and Greener (Without Losing Style)
TL;DR Summary A bloated website doesn’t just frustrate your users—it slows everything down, hurts your search rankings, and leaves a bigger carbon footprint. In this guide, we break down five practical (and stylish) ways to make your site more efficient, more eco-friendly, and still beautifully on-brand. From cleaner code to smarter image handling, these are […]
Marzipan: The Rebuild Story
TL;DR I rebuilt my agency website from the ground up. It took me over 8 weeks, two existential crises, 200+ questions to Lovable, numerous false starts with static generators, one contact component meltdown, and more conversations about redirects than I care to admit. But I made it (mostly). This is the full, unfiltered story—from nervous […]