Andrew Backhouse Design

28/05/2026

A new episode of my podcast was out on Monday just gone, and you can find it wherever you get your podcasts; just look for "A web designer in Harrogate did what?!"

Yeah, naming projects is not a strong point for me.

06/05/2026

I received some great feedback over the weekend. Cheers, Lex, and all the best for your big gig.

01/05/2026

Phew… I think I got away with it for another week…

https://penguin.jos.ht

29/04/2026

My good friend, Andy, was a nurse with MSF in the Ebola Clinics of Sierra Leone - if you think you are having a bad day at work, put yourself in those shoes. If you want to see why he did that - head to https://andy4msf.com/ and at the very least have a look at his site, I helped make it; any money you give will go directly to MSF.

28/04/2026

There is a new blog post, https://andrewbackhouse.design/nt9x

22/04/2026

Last Wednesday was close to spectacular; not only was I allowed Fish & Chips for tea but I settled on Foundry Unie as a typeface for my portfolio -

Foundry Unie, born from simplistic pan-European ideals of fraternity and working partnerships, that it works anywhere. Appropriately named,

17/04/2026

I've created a page specifically for typography - it is said that 80% of your site's impact comes from 20% of its elements; so getting your typography bang on is crucial. You can see my new page at www.andrewbackhouse.design/services/typographer

Typographer | Andrew Backhouse is a freelance web designer for Harrogate and Yorkshire. He builds websites for businesses, brands and charities.

14/04/2026

My web design portfolio has had a lick of digital paint and has reverted to a triad of red, black and white. It is quite striking, minimally understated and lets the content breath - plus this is great for accessibility. You can check it out at www.andrewbackhouse.design

Home - Freelance web designer • Typography consultant • Website maintenance service • White label web design • Harrogate, North Yorkshire

10/04/2026

A quick write up about a book I was given as a birthday gift - a great book about design that is actually a poorly designed book. The writing and the message are fantastic, I am grateful for the gift, but it is a difficult book to read.

Book review: "Ruined by design," by Mike Monteiro. A good read; a book you can devour in a couple of days but it's ideas linger.