Top 10 Web Design Blogs To Read in 2025 [For Beginner to Advanced Designers]

Trying to stay current in web design is like chasing a moving target. Trends shift, tools update, and everyone has an opinion. That’s why we’ve curated a list of our top 10 web design blogs. These sites cut through the noise — so whether you’re just dipping your toe into the design waters or are a pro sharpening your skills, you’ll find insights to up your game.

1. Smashing Magazine

Founded in Germany in 2006, Smashing Magazine is an online magazine focused on providing reliable, useful, and practical articles for web professionals. Its articles, published a few times a week by web designers and developers (just like its audience), cover topics like web design, front-end development, user experience (UX), user interface (UI), and accessibility. 

Smashing Magazine also publishes tutorials, ultimate guides, case studies, and opinion pieces for designers, developers, and marketers. It features a job board and a weekly email newsletter containing front-end and UX tips and techniques. 

According to its website, Smashing Magazine receives over two million monthly pageviews from over 1.5 million unique visitors. 

Vitaly Friedman

Smashing Mag’s co-founder and editor-in-chief, Vitaly Friedman, is a UX lead who has worked with organizations of various sizes for almost two decades. For the magazine, Vitaly helps organize conferences, run video courses, and conduct live UX training. 

Before co-founding Smashing Magazine, Vitaly was a freelance web designer for eight years. He’s passionate about writing, speaking, running workshops, and sharing his UX knowledge with others.

Vitaly also co-hosts the Smashing Podcast with Snyk’s staff engineer, Drew McLellan, where they talk to web designers and developers about their work. The podcast’s website assures readers that their podcast is suitable for cats. Phew!

2. A List Apart

Don’t be fooled by the word “list” in its title. A List Apart is an independent webzine that began as a mailing list in 1997. A year later, co-founder Jeffrey Zeldman turned A List Apart into an online platform for designers, developers, and other digital creators to share their knowledge and discuss industry trends.  

The webzine publishes articles, essays, and other well-researched, thought-provoking, carefully considered pieces about current and cutting-edge industry topics. Its audience is a community of passionate, knowledgeable design and development professionals. 

Until recently, A List Apart published articles once or twice a month. However, as of this writing, the most recent article on the site is dated May 2024, although Jeffrey’s personal blog features ongoing fresh content. Still, the webzine’s most recent stats show that A List Apart’s website received almost 74,000 visitors in March 2025 alone. 

Jeffrey Zeldman

Jeffrey Zeldman, a major figure in web design and standards, is widely credited with helping legitimize web design as a serious profession. In addition to founding A List Apart, here are a few of his outstanding achievements:

• The Web Standards Project (WaSP): Jeffrey co-founded this group of professional web designers and developers who helped convince major browsers to support HTML, CSS, and other open standards. WaSP dramatically improved web accessibility and compatibility.
• Designing With Web Standards: Jeffrey’s groundbreaking book, which quickly became a must-read for web creators, taught designers how to create cleaner, faster, more future-proof websites.
• Happy Cog: This web design studio, which Jeffrey created in 1999, remains open today. It’s known for helping major brands create user-focused websites that comply with web standards.
• An Event Apart: A popular but now defunct web design conference series, An Event Apart — which Jeffrey organized — brought top web experts together to teach and inspire other professionals.

3. Creative Bloq

The world’s leading art and design site, Creative Bloq, is an online platform delivering daily inspiration, expert tips, advice, news, trends, and tutorials for creative people, such as digital and traditional artists, web and graphic designers, 3D and VFX artists, and more.

The UK-based site, which publishes new content daily, covers an assortment of diverse art-related content, including pertinent topics such as:

• Graphic design: Expert insights into typography, branding, and layout techniques
• Digital art: Features on digital painting, illustration, and concept art
• 3D and VFX: Articles on 3D modeling, animation, and visual effects
• Web design: Discussions about various UI and UX design topics
• Photography: Tips and tutorials for photographers of all levels
• Technology: Reviews and news on the latest creative hardware and software
• AI: Explorations of using artificial intelligence in creative processes
• Creative inspiration: Innovative projects and design trends meant to kindle the imagination

Creative Bloq also provides buying guides to assist professionals and enthusiasts in selecting the best creative tools and resources for their needs. They also host events like the Vertex conference and the Brand Impact Awards, which celebrate excellence in branding design.

In February 2025, the Creative Bloq website received 2.8 million visits, a telling glimpse into the site’s popularity and authority.

4. Webdesigner Depot

This popular — and, it must be noted, aesthetically pleasing — blog is an excellent resource for web designers, developers, and other digital creatives to stay informed and improve their skills. Webdesigner Depot offers a wide range of content, including articles, tutorials, news, and curated collections. 

In its near-daily posts, Webdesigner Depot covers many relevant topics, including web design trends, AI in web design, and UX. They also offer how-to articles on web design technologies like HTML5, CSS3, and JavaScript. 

Although the blog doesn’t publish its official readership numbers, it does have 1.1 million newsletter subscribers and over 740,000 followers on X (formerly Twitter).

Editorial Team

Webdesigner Depot was founded by Walter Apai, a web designer from Vancouver, Canada, who runs and owns multiple other websites and businesses. Walter himself has contributed various articles to Webdesigner Depot over the years, and WDD Staff as an entity also provides frequent contributions. 

5. Hongkiat

Hongkiat (HKDC) is a popular design and technology weblog named after its founder, Hongkiat Lim. Touting itself as publishing “awesomely fresh and inspirational content,” HKDC offers tutorials, tips, resources, and news surrounding design and technology. 

Posting two to four times per week on average, HKDC features articles on topics like:

• AI in various areas of design
• Web design and development tools
• Desktop and mobile apps
• Updated resources for its readers
• Tech how-to articles
• Cool gadgets and hardware

According to Similarweb, HKDC is quite popular, with total visits in February 2025 hovering around 175,000. 

Hongkiat Lim

Founder and Editor-in-Chief Hongkiat Lim is a Malaysian-born entrepreneur, web designer, and developer who founded his weblog in 2007. The weblog covers design and tech tips and tricks. Hongkiat also funds several cafeterias and recreation centers in Malaysia and actively invests in real estate and the U.S. stock market. 

HKDC’s deliberately lean editorial team includes Hongkiat himself, writer and Senior Editor Arfa Mirza, writer Thoriq Firdaus, and writer and Technical Editor Anna Monus. The website also lists almost 400 additional writers and contributors.

6. Speckyboy Design Magazine

Speckyboy Design Magazine is an online publication providing resources, tutorials, and inspiration for designers and developers. Founded and edited in 2007 by Paul Andrew, Speckyboy’s mission began as an inspirational hub for web designers worldwide. Nearly two decades later, the magazine focuses on delivering practical content to help web professionals do their best work.

Posting once or twice a week, the online magazine covers various topics, such as:

• Web design: Articles and tutorials on CSS, HTML, JavaScript, responsive design, UI templates, and web frameworks
• Graphic inspiration: Galleries and articles covering various aspects of graphic design
• Design education: Educational resources, how-tos, and courses for designers
• Information architecture: Resources on CSS, HTML, JS, WordPress, UX, Git, and more
• Digital art: Collections of free high-resolution texture packs and other resources for design projects

The website received about 137,500 visits in February 2025 alone.

Paul Andrew

Paul Andrew, who lives in Inverness, Scotland, is the founder, editor, and content writer for Speckyboy Design Magazine. He has many years of experience in web design and a passion for the latest web technologies and design trends. Paul contributes extensively to the magazine, authoring numerous articles and curating content that resonates with the design community.

Other members of the Speckyboy team include writers Jake Rocheleau and Brenda Barron, as well as editor, writer, and WordPress expert Eric Karkovack.

7. SitePoint

SitePoint is a long-standing, Melbourne-based platform that brings together tools, tutorials, and a strong community of industry pros. The website, which was established in 1999 by Mark Harbottle and Matt Mickiewicz, caters to developers, designers, programmers, and digital entrepreneurs, providing a community where they can share their enthusiasm for building exceptional web experiences.

SitePoint’s daily content spans a spectrum of subjects relevant to its audience, such as:

• Web development: In-depth tutorials and articles on HTML, CSS, JavaScript, PHP, and modern frameworks
• Design and UX: Insights into UX design, responsive design, and visual aesthetics
• Programming: Guides on various programming languages and best practices
• Business and freelancing: Advice on running a digital business, freelancing tips, and career development
• Tools and resources: Reviews and recommendations of tools to benefit designers, developers, and digital creatives

With over 800,000 page visits in February 2025 alone, the numbers speak for themselves.

Editorial Team

Mark Harbottle and Matt Mickiewicz remain on SitePoint’s editorial team to this day, along with eight other experienced professionals. The site’s content largely comes from a global network of contributors and freelancers.

In addition to SitePoint, Mark has invested in various startup ventures and co-founded several online platforms, including:

• Learnable: A library of online books and courses for web developers and designers
• Flippa: The world’s top auction marketplace for buying and selling websites

Based in West Vancouver, Canada, Matt describes himself as “a serial entrepreneur and passionate investor.” He also co-founded 99designs.com, Flippa, and Hired, Inc. (now LHH Recruitment Solutions).

8. UXDesign.cc

The UX Collective is an independent design publication encouraging thoughtful, reflective design practices. Powered by Medium, it features curated stories on UX, visual design, and product design written by designers for designers. There’s no fixed posting schedule, with some days yielding multiple articles and others none.

Co-founders Fabricio Teixeira and Caio Braga created the UX Collective to keep other designers up to date with UX design news, tips, and trends. The polar bear in its logo is a nod to Information Architecture for the Web and Beyond, a landmark book in the UX field.

The UX Collective also curates two separate weekly newsletters: Bootcamp, which focuses on supporting up-and-coming designers by delivering design articles straight to their inboxes, and the UX Collective Newsletter. 

The latest available statistics show that UXDesign.cc received almost 659,000 page visits in February 2025.

Editorial Team

Fabricio Teixeira and Caio Braga make up the UX Collective’s editorial staff. 

Fabricio writes most of the publication’s content, with pieces from guest contributors occasionally appearing. He’s a prolific designer who has created products for brands like Google, Samsung, TikTok, Mailchimp, and Vistaprint. He strongly believes in user-centered design and knowledge sharing. 

Caio is also a web designer with over 15 years of experience, including his current position as design manager for SurveyMonkey.

9. Designmodo

In a departure from the other entries on this list, Designmodo is, first and foremost, a website and email design suite providing no-code tools for creating email newsletters, landing pages, and websites. Its mission is accessibility for everyone, from marketers and designers to startups and developers. Its drag-and-drop interfaces and customizable modules allow users to build professional designs without extensive coding or design skills.

However, Designmodo made this list because it also features a dedicated section for articles, guides, showcases, and tutorials to improve the readers’ web design, email newsletter design, and email marketing skills. Some topics covered on the site and in its monthly newsletter include:

• Responsive website design
• Font psychology
• Email marketing strategies
• Avoiding email spam traps
• Website examples
• AI tools for marketers

The site was launched in 2010 as a web design blog. Fifteen years later, the team has built and released an entire product suite for web professionals. Among their 65,000-plus clients are giants like Adobe, Nike, NASA, Disney, Microsoft, Google, IKEA, and Yahoo!

In a 2018 article about a large-scale brand redesign, the Designmodo team mentioned that their website received, at the time, about 30,000 visits daily and over 800,000 monthly.  

Andrian Valeanu

Founder Andrian Valeanu has over 20 years of experience in web design, email marketing, and search engine optimization (SEO). He frequently writes (or co-writes) Designmodo’s articles, along with other authors like frequent contributor Nataly Birch, who has written for the site since 2013.

Andrian has also created several web apps, including:

• siter.io: A no-code website building tool for web creatives
• Pulsetic: A free website uptime monitoring service that notifies site owners of downtime
• Static: An all-in-one hosting platform for static websites

10. Design Shack

Created in 2003, Design Shack is an online magazine and platform for creatives, designers, and developers. It offers various web design and development resources, including articles, tutorials, inspiration, and news. The site covers a range of design aspects, such as web and graphic design, UX, typography, trends, and business-related topics.

Design Shack publishes articles more or less daily (often more than once a day), and although more recent figures aren’t accessible, as of early 2019, the site’s monthly visitors averaged around 1.6 million.

Editorial Team

The Design Shack editorial team consists of these three creative professionals:

• David Appleyard: Site manager, writer, and behind-the-scenes wizard, David also founded Theme Junkie, Creative VIP, and Themelantic.
• Carrie Cousins: You may remember Carrie’s name from our entry on Webdesigner Depot. As a freelance designer and writer, she also contributes to various other projects.
• Roshan Perera: A blogger and freelance writer, Roshan has years of experience with digital marketing, web design, WordPress, graphic design, and UX design.

Web Design Blogs Worth Bookmarking

These 10 standout web design blogs offer something for every developer, designer, and digital creative. Each brings a unique perspective to the table — some with deep-dive tutorials, others with curated inspiration or expert commentary — but they’re all created by experts in the field with a passion for the craft.