Hire Web Designers

A web designer plans and designs the look, layout and user interface of websites and web apps - visual design, responsive behaviour across devices, and often prototyping. Some focus purely on design and hand over to developers; others also build the site themselves in code or a platform like Webflow or WordPress.

A web designer covers the visual design and layout of a site; a UX/UI designer focuses more deeply on research, flows and interface systems; a developer builds the working site in code. Roles overlap, especially for freelancers - many web designers also handle front-end build, so check what each candidate actually delivers.

Freelancers suit individual sites, redesigns and overflow; permanent hires suit ongoing product and platform work. Freelance day rates commonly run £250 to £550 depending on experience and whether they also build, and full sites are often quoted as a fixed project price. Many web designers on Creativepool take both freelance and permanent work.

Live, working sites over static shots - and check them on mobile. Look for clean, usable layouts in your sector, responsive and accessible thinking, and evidence of the result (launched products, not just concepts). If you need build as well as design, confirm the platforms and code they work in.

By a weekly-refreshed composite of editorial standing, portfolio depth, engagement, client recommendations and recent activity - so active, well-regarded web designers surface first.