by Sean | Mar 19, 2025 | Web Design Woes & Wins
The Day the Web Punched Me in the Face Picture this: it’s 2016, I’m three coffees deep, and a client’s site I’ve nursed for months decides to throw a 404 tantrum five minutes before launch. Not a cute “page not found” with a sad puppy—just a blank, soul-crushing void....
by Sean | Mar 19, 2025 | Web Design Woes & Wins
Picture this: it’s 2015, I’m three coffees deep, and a client drops a website in my lap that looks like a neon rave threw up on a Geocities template. Think lime green headlines, purple links, and—God help me—Papyrus screaming “Welcome” like a yoga instructor on a...
by Sean | Mar 19, 2025 | Web Design Woes & Wins
So, I’m sitting there, three coffees deep, when a client—let’s call him Dave, because he sounds like a Dave—drops a bomb: he wants his homepage to be the digital equivalent of a CVS receipt. Forty-seven sections, he says. Testimonials, a photo gallery of his dog, a...
by Sean | Mar 18, 2025 | Web Design Woes & Wins
Divs and I used to be tight. We’d align perfectly, nest like champs, and flex our way through any layout. Then, midway through a client’s “urgent” redesign last month, we hit the rocks. My code filed for separation, citing irreconcilable differences—apparently, I’d...
