A selection of articles, news and
thoughts about design.

A generic storefront isn't a neutral asset. It's a liability that costs money every day it's live. The quantified price of looking cheap — from lost trust to compressed margin to the rebuild you pay for twice.

Between a third and two-thirds of web projects fail. A buyer's framework for choosing an e-commerce design agency: the four options, the questions that reveal fit, and the red flags worth walking away from.

Buyers decide whether your store looks expensive in seconds. That’s before reading a word. The behavioral science of why design signals price, and how premium brands use it.

Amazon's effective take rate reaches 45-50% of revenue, Tokopedia and Shopee takes 18-23% and Facebook organic reach has fallen to 2-5%. The real cost of renting your storefront and audience and when renting is still the right call.

Real 2026 pricing for custom Shopify development, plus 7 signs your brand has outgrown its theme — and when staying on a theme is still the right call.

Why high-AOV DTC brands convert below 1% and the 7 storefront design lessons top premium e-commerce sites use instead of chasing average benchmarks.

Shopify, WooCommerce, BigCommerce, or Magento? We break down which e-commerce platform wins on engine, design, and real-world cost and reveal the best stack of 2026.

Discover how agentic commerce and AI optimization (AIO) are changing e-commerce in 2026. Learn how to prepare your Shopify store for AI shoppers.

Kenapa marketplace fee semakin tinggi di 2026? Ini 7 alasan utama kenaikan biaya admin & komisi Shopee, Tokopedia, Lazada, TikTok Shop dan cara menyikapinya.