Most of the websites I've designed were built by someone else.

Now I build the ones I design, and I see how many decisions happen after the design file is done.

I wrote about what changes when one person designs and builds the site, and when that stops working: a product with a backend and user accounts needs a team. At the end there are four questions to help you choose a setup for your own project.

I'm usually the one building other people's designs, and yes, half the decisions happen after the Figma is "done" 😄

Has anyone else been feeling the sudden drop in client in-flow/requests in last few months? I've never faced something like this in my practice of more than half a decade. Feels like all the founders and business are onto designing and developing everything by themselves. Or at least are happy with the AI output/slop. Maybe because they want to ship things faster? I don't know how sustainable this is in long term. If this is an isolated experience, I'd love to learn what you're doing that's making a difference for you! But if you relate, I think it's time we address the elephant in the room! 🤔