Field notes from the AI frontier · Updated June 2026

Web design just got reinvented by AI. Keep up here.

The rules changed. Sites are built by prompt, ranked by language models, and increasingly visited by autonomous agents instead of people. ImproveWebDesign decodes what actually works now — for founders, designers, and businesses building on the new web.

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2026
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The frontier

Latest from the new web

Researched, opinionated, and current. No recycled 2019 advice — only what matters now that AI sits between you and your visitor.

Generative SEO

Generative Engine Optimization (GEO): How to Get Cited by AI Search

ChatGPT, Perplexity, and AI Overviews now answer before anyone clicks. Here's how to become the source the models quote — the new front page of the internet.

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Tools & Reviews

The Best AI Website Builders in 2026, Compared

Framer AI, v0, Lovable, Wix, Webflow AI, Durable — which one actually ships a site you'd be proud of? A clear-eyed comparison by use case, not hype.

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Designing for Agents

Designing Websites for AI Agents, Not Just Humans

Soon your most important visitor won't have eyes. As shopping and booking agents browse on users' behalf, machine-readability becomes a design discipline.

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Workflow

From Prompt to Production: An AI-Assisted Web Design Workflow

A repeatable pipeline from idea to live site — using AI for research, layout, copy, and code, while keeping the taste and judgment that AI still can't fake.

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Tools & Reviews

Vibe Coding Your Website: v0, Lovable, Cursor & Framer AI

You can now describe a site in plain English and watch it build itself. Here's how "vibe coding" really works, where it shines, and where it quietly breaks.

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Trends & Strategy

The Field Guide: Where the Web Is Heading Next

Pull together everything — builders, GEO, agents, and workflow — into one strategic view of the AI-era web and what to do about it this quarter.

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The fundamentals

Web design that converts — AI or not

The frontier moves fast, but the fundamentals still win customers. Practical, evergreen guides on the pages, speed, and trust signals every site needs.

Page Types

What to Put on a Services Page (With Examples)

The exact structure that turns a "what do you do?" visitor into an enquiry — element by element, with a copy formula and pricing guidance.

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Industry Guides

Does a Tradesperson Need a Website?

Plumbers, electricians, builders — in an age of Google reviews and Facebook, is a site still worth it? An honest, numbers-led answer.

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Trust & Conversion

What Makes a Website Look Unprofessional?

Visitors judge credibility in 50ms. The 12 details that quietly cost you trust — and the quick fixes that win it back.

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Page Types

What to Put on Your About Page

Your About page is your most-visited, most-undervalued page. Turn "your story" into a trust-building, customer-focused asset.

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Page Types

What to Put on a Contact Page

The page where buyers decide to reach out — or leave. Every method, the ideal layout, and the 7 mistakes that kill enquiries.

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Tools & Cost

How Website Speed Affects Sales

Every second of load time costs conversions. The real numbers behind speed and revenue — plus the fixes that move the needle.

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Layout & Structure

What to Put on Your Homepage

Visitors decide in 15 seconds whether to stay. The 9 sections every high-converting homepage needs, in the right order.

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Color & Imagery

Website Image Size Guide

The exact dimensions and file sizes for every image on your site — hero, thumbnails, social — so pages stay sharp and fast.

7 min read
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Trust & Conversion

Creative Ways to Display Testimonials

Social proof only works if people actually see it. 8 fresh ways to present testimonials that build trust without looking generic.

8 min read
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