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Spotify's disco ball logo sparked a debate about flat design, but the real story is a shift already underway at Google, Apple, and Microsoft.

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Framer is one of the most capable design-first website platforms available. Here is what it does well, where it falls short, and who it suits best.

A practical guide to what makes a website work for Cape Town small businesses, covering platform choice, local SEO, and how to choose the right designer.

Tropicana's 2009 rebrand lost $50 million in six weeks. The case study still reveals how much a visual identity can carry without anyone noticing.

Preparing to brief a web designer? Here's what to gather before your first meeting so the project starts on solid ground and stays on budget.

Shopify vs WooCommerce is a trade-off between money and time. Here is how to decide which ecommerce platform suits your business right now.

Traditional product photography is expensive and slow. 3D product rendering gives you the same results - at a lower cost, with fewer constraints.

Cheap website design often trades a low upfront cost for long-term dependency. Here is what it really costs South African business owners over time.

Most Cape Town websites rank for keywords but miss what customers need to see. Here is how search intent works across local industries, and what to do.

The brand redesign mistakes that cost recognition follow the same logic: a brief to simplify ends up stripping the visual equity customers rely on.

Website animation can obscure rather than aid users. A practical guide to web animation best practices that put the user's needs above the visual effect.

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WordPress is free to download. Plugins, security patches & broken updates are not free to manage. What running the platform actually costs over 12 months.

AI.com spent $85 million on a Super Bowl ad - their website crashed. Here's what went wrong, and why your website is an important part of your marketing.

The Stormers changed their badge for the first time since 1999. What the week-one backlash missed, and what it means when you update your logo.

Cape Town web developers vary widely in what they build and who they suit. Here are five agencies worth comparing in 2026, and how to choose.

South Design builds Framer and Shopify websites for Cape Town businesses. Mobile-first, fast-loading, and set up to rank in Cape Town searches from day one

The best web design agencies in Cape Town for 2026: platform specialisms, client types, and three practical checks every SA business should make.