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.
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Hi I'm Lee, a freelance web designer and masters student from Belfast Northern Ireland. Like this article? Feel free to follow me on Twitter.
Tags: female, inspiration, showcase, Web Design
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.
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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