Dave Shea is bringing back his legendary site for a new generation of designers. .net spoke with him about the site's rest and rebirth, and what he hopes to see from new designs

Cat Clark and Davin Wilfrid of Future Insights on what we can look forward to at Future of Web Design this year

Founded in 2008, Pirata has already helmed projects for McLaren and Team GB. We quizzed scurvy dogs Eduardo de Felipe, Ade Rowbotham, Lee McGuffie and Stuart Peddie about their success

After nearly two decades at the web’s coalface, Paul Boag’s creative fervour remains undimmed. Martin Cooper tries to keep up with the Headscape co-founder as he chats ideas, motivations and the importance of keeping it simple

The leading independent designer chats to Martin Cooper about the need for simplicity and how to stamp out plagiarism through the power of Comic Sans

Interaction designer, illustrator and artist Eva Lotta-Lamm tells Martin Cooper about how she uses sketching both as a tool for communication and for personal pleasure

Ever-restless designer, author and thinker Simon Collison tells Martin Cooper about his decision to leave client work, his current work with ‘product shop’ Fictive Kin, and the importance of continuing to question established practice

Prior to its Create the Web conference rolling into London, Adobe hosted a round-table event to discuss the challenges facing today’s designers and how open standards are stepping up to meet them. Martin Cooper took a seat

Dan Mall and Jason Blumer have started a new podcast about the business of running a design practice

Bold founder Noah Stokes chats to Jim Thacker about getting out of the city and finding projects with meaning, redesigning Delicious – and why working for Apple was no Garden of Eden

The Pastry Box Project provides an insight into the minds of those at the forefront of the web design industry. Creator Alex Duloz explains his views on diversity in the industry, how he's planning to make the writings into a book and how TV show Madmen inspired him to start the project

Founder of the Favourite Website Awards, Rob Ford spills the beans on hooking up with Adobe, how things have changed in the last 12 years – and whether beauty or technical prowess wins out

Designer and entrepreneur Dan Mall tells Tanya Combrinck about how he chooses his projects, the influence of mentorship on his career – and why he moved on from Big Spaceship to start his own venture, SuperFriendly

Paravel founder Trent Walton answers your queries about responsive design, working with friends and getting hired to do what you’re passionate about. Oh, and talks turbo-powered space yachts …

Tina Roth Eisenberg (aka swissmiss) runs a temporary tattoo company, a shared workspace, a lecture series, a to-do app and a popular design blog. She tells Tanya Combrinck about her success

Designer and publisher Nick Disabato tells us about his latest literary venture, Distance, a quarterly journal featuring long-form articles on design and technology

blur Group CEO Philip Letts explains how designers and developers can benefit from his skills exchange service that enables them to pitch online for international business

Our existing practices are struggling to cope with the range of different devices, and it’s only going to get worse. Brad Frost and a cohort of web pioneers have devised a plan: future friendly thinking