When it comes to the web industry (or computer industry for that matter) men generally rule the roost. In 2007 A List Apart published their web design survey results and found that out of nearly 33,000 professionals who participated, 82.8% were male while only 16.1% were female (1.1% gave no answer).
However, as I browse the web today I’m finding more and more inspirational and creative websites from females across the globe. Just because there are more men involved in the web community doesn’t mean that the best stuff comes from us. There’s a certain elegance, beauty and tone that the female touch can add to a design.
I’ve compiled a list of 25 26 female web designers who I believe are hot at web design and whose designs are an inspiration to the whole of the web design community.
1. Larissa Meek
2. Veerle Pieters
3. Lea Alcantara
4. Jackie Ellse
5. Jan
6. Bel Koo
7. Shirley Ann
8. Mourylise Heymer Marreiros
9. Rina(Honey Design)
10. Sarah Parmenter
11. Emma Taylor
12. Cindy Li
13. Gisele Jaquenod
14. Grace Smith
15. Melissa Hie
16. Caty Ng
17. Natalie Jost
18. Inayaili de Leon
19. Kassy
20. Eva-Lotta Lamm
21. Estibaliz Landa
22. Sabrina Dent
23. Ali Felski
24. Tanya Merone
25. Jen Germann
26. Meagan Fisher
Who have I missed?
I’ve only shortlisted 25 26 designers above so obviously there are a lot more out there. Feel free to mention yourself or someone else below in the comments.
About the author
Lee Munroe is a freelance web designer from Belfast Northern Ireland. Like this article? Feel free to follow Lee on Twitter.
Nice list Chief. You might also want to check out Alex Beauchamp’s site.
Some pretty high profile clients there and some nice designs.
Keep up the good work!
Well done Jackie, number 4 as well!!!
Spot on! All of the above are awesome designers! Nice one
What about Jina Bolton?
I’d suggest Amy Mahon: http://www.amymahon.com/
Big thanks for including me in the list!
Hi Lee,
Thanks for including me in the list, and for letting me know about it.
Great blog you have here!
Hi Lee,
Thanks for including me on the list, i’m super happy to be apart of it along with some other fab gals out there.
Thanks again!
Thank you for including me in this list! Shame I didn’t have my new site up in time for you though!
Much appreciated
Thanks for having me on the list even though my site design is so old and my new one is on the way…
I’m happy to be included in a list of such esteemed and incredibly talented women. I love seeing the nice versatility in styles.
I’m counting 26?
Chief,
Aaawwwhhh big hit with the ladies…
What about Nicolò Volpato from http://www.jek2k.com/ some nice stuff…
Keep up the great posts…
Well, thanks so much!
hahaha
I am honoured and blushes, pst, I am hot!
hugs to the rest of the ladies!
drew europeo should be in the list..
Lee thanks for featuring me! Lovely surprise and great to be on it with so many other talented designers, go girls!
I’d definitely suggest Selene M. Bowlby of iDesignStudios. Not only did she design my website, but her portfolio is so awesome! Her biz cards and Twitter backgrounds are great, too! Check her out! http://www.idesignstudios.com
Thanks for all the comments and suggestions so far!
@Pieter: True, it seems I got a bit excited and added in one extra
Great post, but you missed out Lisa Bettany of http://mostlylisa.com, why don’t you stretch it to 30 Hot Female Web Designers
Wowzers, I’m thrilled out of my stripy socks to be on this list. You’ve picked out some of the designers I admire most on the whole world wide interpipes. Thanks a lot, that almost beats a bank holiday!
At the risk of bumping myself from the list, I must say that Denise Wilton is conspicuous in her absence. Moo and Fire Eagle are both hers. She’s a powerhouse.
I’d nominate Laura of swizzle designs. Great work I thhink
Hi Lee, thanks for considering me one of the 25 hot female web designers from your post. You’ve done a great job as well, nice portfolio
Wow some of them I have never seen their work before. Great list.
I don’t normally likethese kind of round-ups Lee, but you’ve done an amazing job here. Some of these designs are truly inspiring.
Oh, and it’s nice to see someone else from Northern Ireland in the Blogosphere - I love your site design.
awesome collection. some pieces of ass too.
Perfect selection!
Nice
Very nice list, and some very nice websites!
很漂亮！
Good job！
Thanks for including me in the list!
Wow, nice list, its good to see many great women in the web design industry, I hope many more keep on coming through.
Nice work ladies! There’s a lot of talent in this list.
Wow, nice list. It’s good to see so many women involved in the web design community. Some very hot designs as well! Go girls
Pretty neat, I think you might want to add Adelle Charles onto that list over at http://www.fuelyourcreativity.com/ Shes also a great tweeter.
Great list of web designers period. Does not even need to be qualified with “Female”
another one to add - clean, elegant design: http://www.sushiandrobots.com
you forgot Jina Bolton:
http://www.sushiandrobots.com/
Great web designer and speaker. Oh, she is also pretty good at Rock Band.
wow, great blog.
“There’s a certain elegance, beauty and tone that the female touch can add to a design.” 200% true.
You’ve completely left off Jennifer Sedivy! Probably the hottest web designer I’ve ever met, both in her designs and her appearance… don’t believe me? Check her out, http://jennifersedivy.com or check out my photo album on Facebook, http://www.facebook.com/adryenn and see us at the Emmy’s. She’s HOT, talented, and oh so belongs on this list.
Thank you so much for including me on a list with so many other great female designers.
My favorite: Jina Bolton
http://jinabolton.com/
You might want to check out Drew’s work at:
http://www.grafikas.com/
http://www.dreweuropeo.com/
Awesome list! But, hey, you totally forgot me.
My site is SweetCustomDesigns.com. 
Great List! Although I have to agree with Evan… Adelle is a must for this list! http://www.fuelyourcreativity.com
Thanks Lee for including me in the list.
A few resounding mentions for these designers to be on the extended list:
Adelle Charles | @adellecharles
Jina Bolton | @sushimonster
Selene M. Bowlby | @idesignstudios
Denise Wilton | @pixellent
Amy Mahon | @amerz
Drew Europeo
Nicolò Volpato
Alex M. Beauchamp
Keep the suggestions coming in. Thanks for all the feedback.
Really cool list, my favourite: Estibaliz Landa
Jen Gordon’s site has been around a while but it is certainly still relevant. http://whoisjengordon.com/
Nice list! I hope you can make the part 2 of female web designers
missy, jan,natalie and megan are my favorites
but all girls are great designers. Maybee one day my site will be listed here too 
Great list! I’d like to include my friend Jennifer at tropice.com
Seriously dude, there´s no way you forgot to mention Leah Culver in the number #1 of this list! She´s beatiful, and a succeed entrepreneur in the web world! And you commentators, shame on you!
A great addition would be http://imwithsully.com
Seriously dude, there´s no way you forgot to mention Leah Culver in the number #1 of this list! She´s beatiful, and a succeed entrepreneur in the web world! And you commentators, shame on you!
@Stu Lisa is not a designer.
hey mann!!, where is Molly?She is master of all of these ladies!!
Compared to > milo317… These girls need a little bit more practise…
Milo… Well…I`m not even gonna talk about her…
This link will tell you enough > http://3oneseven.com/
Wow! So great to see fellow females hard at work and I’m glad you didn’t forget Tanya Merone in there! I have adored her website for a long time.
Great work girls
I’ve admired so many of these ladies for a long time. Especially Gisele Jaquenod. She is talented and an awesome person to get to know!
Nice list.. and here’s one more - Web Design Doc - a female web designer, animator and graphic artist in the beautiful islands of the Seychelles no less! - http://www.webdesigndoc.co.cc
Dudes, you guys should add Casey L. Jones to the list. She’s the forum manager at FreelanceSwitch and is gorgeous AND talented! Check it: http://www.cljdesign.com and/or http://www.caseyjones.cc.
Hi Lee!
Hows it goin? Hope your well Hopefully you remember me from uni, final year seems so long ago!
Great post and I’m lovin your work! I’m also putting my site up for suggestion - http://www.twelve4.com
Very nice list. One of my favorite website design portfolio http://www.visitnetworld.com
So inspirational, makes me feel a bit incapable :D.
you should check Diana Padron portfolio on behance http://www.behance.net/dippa
Woah, they are so beautiful!
Very nice!
Great collection. Some of them look unreal
Hi , I suggest Doris [ http://www.doris.elicom.ee she is a great designer too…hope you add her…
# 3 Lea Alcantara is an amazing designer.
To me, the greatest thing about blogging or researching on certain topic is that they could inspired the industry. It makes the world even a better place to live.
I want to become a web designer, but I always slumber to improve myself. I afraid of failure, but I’m not hardworking! I’m not good at illustration, I’m not good in graphic design, and I’m not good in web design. But guess what, I still wanna become a hot female web designer! Next time when you do your research, you might see a little bit increase in the 16.1%
You motivated me!
@meerly: Glad I helped motivate you. Don’t worry about failure, get out there, try stuff and keep at it
You have to check out
http://imwithsully.com
Kim Coles is one of the best. She is very creative and talented.
I love seeing all the beauty girl-power pushes to the web! Great list Lee!
It will be a great day when we can stop talking about hot women designers and simply include a mix of women and men in the lists of hot designers. You’ve gone a long way towards that goal in this article by including a photo of the designers web page, rather than a head shot of the “hot” female. Too many lists of women in tech devolve into discussions of female anatomy, However, by focusing on the actual design work done by these women, you’ve raised the list-making post to a higher level.
Man alive!
Hmmm .. I currently working on my blog at http://preaxz.com and my personal website, getting start to join in this design business.
Those hot women - borrowing your term - are indeed have a great design … make me wander, how many women web designer are in my country …
Please have a look at Manuela Hoffmann’s work : http://www.pixelgraphix.de/
big congrats ladies!
beautiful women
check http://www.crystaltechesolutions.co.uk/web-design.htm
Great work. And congratulations to all of you.
I just wanted to inform everyone I’ve updated my site with a new design.
Please visit and let me know what you guys think!
Love the designs there is a certain elegance about them all.. great post sparking some interesting comments and also a great resource to refer back to
Great list. I’d have to vote for Mani Sheriar to be added to this list. Her work is just outstanding. http://www.manisheriar.com
Can I be bold enough to add myself to the list? Not that I think I’m hot b.t.w. I would just be happy to be hovering in the wings on this list of ladies who design.
This list is an inspitation although the comment from sweetcustomdesigns…lmao!!
In my experience as a business adviser and trainer, I’ve often found that women come up with far more creative ideas for the web than men.
I know that sounds sexist but most websites that are built for businesses are designed around traditional business website themes. However women seem to be less constrained by business notions and can create some truly beautiful but highly functional websites.
Keep up the great work.
Karl
Training in the UK Midlands
Great to see this list has been so inspirational. Keep the suggestions coming.
@Lea: Nice redesign!
These are really great designers. We are doing a re-style of our website and if it looks any thing like these babes make I will be very pleased!
Here’s a great designer that I’ve worked with for years. Incredibly talented, and incredibly easy on the eyes too.
Andrea Thomsom
http://www.GoldenPinecone.com
She’s taken her picture off that site, but you can find a tiny one here:
http://www.templatehappy.com/about.html
These websites inspired me, as I am a creative person myself and feel a womans touch makes a creative website.
I work for a female designer, Michelle Spain. I think her designs are great. Check it out: http://www.smartsley.com.
yes some great designs there. There are some really good female web designers around…..
You should see my good friend Deanna… Hot rock-climber/designer with a grace that is hard to describe…
http://viastudio.com/
I have some great pics…
Super hottie!
Who of this list are the dutch female web designers?
and who has affection with supermarketproducts in relation to webdesign.
any repley is welcome at info@boodschapper.nl
number 1 & number 6, number 7’s got a nice pussy lol .
Gr8 list!
Love the list and all the other mentions. Still, kinda hurts. If you took “Female” out of the title and then just listed men, nobody would think the “hot” part meant anatomically hot. But use “hot” and “female” in the same phrase, and let the adolescent foolishness begin. Just look at the comment above mine, from Rob of websiteking.co.uk. “Nice pussy”? Seriously? Grow up!
i want to say thank you Lee for this treasure of websites female designers…i feel it was very hard work for you to collect them so you deserve a lot of thanks words.
nice list .. but my fav is Larissa Meek.. and you can add in your list “Insic” … http://blog.insicdesigns.com/
Hey guys my name is varanti’m new amature designer i have a small problem well where i work they want me to design a mini book where shows all there past works and things which they will do in the future i did something but it’s not really good is here anyone would like to help me check my work and comment on it advice me what i have to change to make it look better??? please connect with me vkandilyan@glendalehills.am
This list is inspiring . great designs. May be one day my portfolio will aslo look so good.
A few of these are favorites, but some are new! Thanks for introducing me. They are quite inspirational. I will continue to try and live up to the standards they set other female designers.
Do i love it or do i love it ;D
pretty good list. theres some amazing designers our there. alist apart seem to be pretty spot on with their results.
Suggesting Janelle Hitz: http://chickenpaper.com/
Ladies are not far behind in quality output. If they get the chance they will definitely rule the web world.
Nice list, thank you!
Anyway, Nicolò is an italian male name
Nice list! Inspirational sites. One day, I’d like to become part of that list.
I’d love to be featured as an awesome female designer and developer. My site validates HTML and CSS, uses JQuery and is powered by Expression Engine Core. Love that CMS. I also have a sweet mobile version powered by http://mobify.me. Also see http://m.amystoddard.com
I’d like to add yet another to the mix: http://www.calientecreative.com/
hey when I go to marketing meetings I often say that the unique thing about me is being a women in this industy
its a real advantage and a key tool for me to use 
hi, have a look at this one: http://sunduslive.com/blog
Hi, just wanted to let you know this is a truly inspirational website. This is what the web is best at, people sharing their knowledge to help others and expecting nothing in return.
Many thanks!
hehe thanz for this detailed list of hot designers
Hi, Great work. Inspirational website for creative people.
Great post. Kudos for posting such interesting and informative read for those who need that extra push of trying out freelance graphic and web designing. Keep it up.
A expert freelance web designer “MUNNA BHAI”
http://progli.net
Skill: Web Design, Flsh, PHP-MySQL & Joomla
I definitely agree that some of the best work comes from the women in the industry - I love seeing their work. And you are quite right, the elegant feminine touch can certainly work wonders for a design.
hey !
all the work is good.. awesome… they are jus professional and really nice work …. no words to explain their expertise.. keep it up girls…
Good Luck
Hi! I totally agree and I have to ad something. I’m a webmistress by the way, my name is Yen Howell, I’m 22 am I’m from Panama and I work with men (a lot of then since I’m a system engineer), I do the web design and men do the programming, even thoug they are capable of designing and I am capable of programming, I can say they don’t care about the little details (at least the ones I have worked with, who are a lot), they simply don’t. And people like things that look nice, as simply as it is. I’m not saying women are better, but let’s face it in some things we are, same way men are better for some other things. They’re a few men who are in touch enough with their female side.
One more thing, I am defenetily making my own verssion of this article for my blog. I think it’s brilliant. And the last thing… I invite all to visit my website YenHowell.com - http://www.yenhowell.com I defenetily think I should be on that list! hehehehehe! =D
Regards,
Yen.
^^ Did this lady just call herself a “webmistress”…you made my day, cheers.
“They’re a few men who are in touch enough with their female side.”
I don’t think a vagina is required for web design.
Hi Jordan! Yes. I called myself a webmistress =D
If she is from Panama then I would well believe that very few of the Panamanian males and in touch with their feminine side, so perhaps that’s her reasoning. Part of the reason I use pink in my own branding is to show I’m not scared to take such risks!
Yes! I am from Panama, and I think that’s a huge part of the reason. But I don’t know what’s the big deal, same way I can make a very masculine desiging with motorcycles and cars (and I like both), men should be able to put that “xtra touch” to their designs =)
@Yen: ‘Webmistress’
Thanks for all the suggestions and feedback. Definitely a lot to choose from for volume 3 of the list
Hehehehehehe… Great Lee!
* Cheers *
Some really great designs here ladies. There should be more female web designers in the industry….
wow
amazing collection .. especially last one
I like it much
nice sites, womenpower is the future
You forgot to add me
*site is outdated but still works*
Flash website designed by Padma Aleti
Spot on all of the designs are great.. Keep up the good work Ladies
This is a female owned web design company and they do fabulous work!
For the previous comment…the website address that I referred to is http://www.quirky-bird.com.
Great Job Guys… Look at mine and let me know what you think?
great article! i am an aspiring female web designer in atlanta, ga. to get some feedback, i’d like to add this website, which i designed to showcase my artwork:
http://www.lapoliticatheartist.com/
what do you think?
-La Politica
all designer a re very good and has good portfolio i like them
Great inspiration. Thanks!
Great post idea - some decent design there as well, loving Emma Taylors work!
Great Post And the selection of designers dude - but i think u have missed fiona of fionasdesigns.com /// have a look at her work and then see…… She is one of the upcoming artists on the internet.
These designs are so professional. Nice creativity ladies. Keep up the good work!!!
Great design, I admit it
Amazing! Thanks for sharing these
This a fantastic list. It’s easy to feel isolated as a female designer, but terrible inspiring that there are kiss a** chicks out there doing it well.