10 things nobody told you about being a web designer

The parts nobody puts in the pitch deck

Web design looks like a lot of colour palettes and clean layouts from the outside. From the inside, it is also spreadsheets, invoices, and explaining why a font change is not a five-minute job.

Scope creep arrives quietly

It rarely shows up as one big request. It is a "quick tweak" here and a "while you're in there" there, until the project has doubled in size and the price has not.

Feedback is a language of its own

"Make it pop" and "it needs more wow" are not instructions, they are feelings. Learning to ask the right follow-up question saves everyone a week.

None of it is a complaint. It is just the job, and it gets easier once you expect it.