As we all know, black women are extremely underrepresented in the world of tech on a corporate and business level. Although larger organizations are aware of this issue and are working to diversify the space, there is still a wide breadth of talented black web designers that still go unrecognized for the contributions that make in the space – especially on the design front. Well, Black women are tech creators — and good ones at that.
Black web designers deserve to be recognized and that is why we did our own reviews to spotlight some great black web designers to further showcase their talent! If you’re looking for someone to turn up the notch on your boring old site, then look no further! Here’s our curated list of talented tech women and black web designers who are serving it in the digital design world. We are all about connecting ambitious people with BAUCE women and this list does just that!
These are the top black web designers and black web developers you should hire for your next project right now:
If you need a design-obsessed black web developer who can whip your website together with quality and style, then Li of Beautifuli Digital is your girl. A passionate technologist, Li is a black web designer who lives at the intersection of technology, design, and content creation. Her specialties include building high-performing site experiences for female entrepreneurs, e-commerce brands, real estate brokers, and corporate brands that are looking to increase conversions and get more sales through their website.
With a background in digital marketing, Li approaches her web development work from a business perspective and knows how to code with your end goal in mind. If you need a true web developer who can build custom sites from scratch, look no further. Her boutique agency, Beautifuli Digital, also offers monthly tech support, branding, and web design services.
Contact: beautifulidigital.com
2. Krystle Rowry
Krystle Rowry of Kriss Did It is a black web designer who’s use of color and shapes truly makes her work stand out from the rest. Her designs are elegant and empowering and she has done work for several top digital influencers including Issa Rae, Marie Forleo, the Food Heaven Made Easy team, and even Zim of Travel Noire to name a few. If you are in need of an industry expert in web design who has worked with top clientele, she’s your girl!
Contact: @krissdidit krissdidit
3. Tiereny Allen-Green of Scopetheory
Tiereny runs an innovative agency that seamlessly blends sophisticated brand identity development, cutting-edge web design, and strategic consulting services—all with an unwavering commitment to delivering concrete, measurable outcomes for clients worldwide.
Contact: Scope Theory website
3. Jasmine Easter
Jasmine is an industry veteran who specializes in brand strategy and web design for women-led businesses. If you are just starting out with your business and need support with your digital strategy and brand development, Jasmine is a great person to get in touch with.
Contact: @jasmineeaster_ jasmineeaster.com
5. The Brand Doula
Lola is the founder of The Brand Doula, a brand and experience design agency based in the Bay Area, serving clients worldwide. They focus on building signature customer experiences that build well-loved brands and meaningful customer relationships. If you are in need of high-quality branding for your business or campaign planning, don’t hesitate to check them out.
6. Tiffany Tolliver
If you’re in need of a branding dynamo who knows everything from digital marketing to web strategy, then Tiffany of the Emma Rose agency is your girl. She works mostly with entrepreneurs on a higher-end budget in need of improving their entire online presence, but her deliverables include everything from a social media audit, Wix websites, creative photoshoots, and business cards.
Contact: @theemmaroseagency theemmaroseagency.com
7. Brittany Antoinette of The Idea Girl
If you are in need of a brand refresh, Brittany is your girl. With strong expertise in branding and design consulting, Brittany loves working with women-owned businesses and provides a range of services from brand strategy, product development, and e-commerce design to social media management. If you are in need of a dedicated full-service agency for all your digital touchpoints, then don’t hesitate to reach out to her.
8. Kirby Mack
If you are looking for a high-quality, feminine re-design for your website then look no further. Kirby is a highly-skilled graphic and black web designer that specializes in creating gorgeous personal branding websites for industry leaders and service-based entrepreneurs.
Contact: Website Instagram: @kirbymack
9. Sweet Daddy Designs
Melissa focuses on supporting service-based businesses with bold brand identity and modern design. Deeply rooted in strategy, Sweet Daddy Designs leverages design to help adventurous brands disrupt the status quo and stand out online. If you are in need of brand strategy work, Melissa is one to reach out to.
Contact: @sweetdaddydesigns sweetdaddydesigns.com
10. BEELJAY Creative
If you are in need of a black web designer who has strong graphic design skills then Brittney Jones a great resource. She has the capabilities to develop your branding and also design high-quality social media marketing graphics and flyers to complement your digital marketing needs.
Contact: BEELJAY Creative Website
11. Raven Ponder
This Southern-based design architect is a talented creative professional that specializes in creating memorable brand identities that will make your website visitors stop and stare. If you are in need of packaging design, full-scale branding, or a new website with soulful aesthetics, you will not go wrong by working with Raven.
Contact: Raven Ponder Studio | IG: @rp.digitalstudio
12. Jonnie of Porch Studio
Porch Studio is an audacious creative studio specializing in brand development, creative direction, and website design for beauty, lifestyle, and fashion brands. Founded by Jonnie Davis, a multidisciplinary designer, brand strategist, and creative director.
Contact: Porch Studio
13. The Refined Brand
If you are looking for a talented branding strategist that can take your online presence to the next level then look no further. Gratiana is a LA native residing on the East Coast serving quality design services for luxury and personal brands.
Contact: @gratianaprince therefinedbrand.com
14. Fatima Burke
She does web design, and she does it well. Fatima has over 10 years of experience in the web design field. She strives to make design obtainable for everyone, across multiple platforms. This black web designer has worked with Root Magazine and Look Up Radio.
Contact: @MrsFatimaBurke fatimaburke
15. Shanakay Hall
Shanakay is a Toronto-based black web designer and digital consultant who creates WordPress websites for online businesses. She especially loves working with girl-powered service-based businesses and entrepreneurs looking to level up their online presence through a website redesign.
Contact: Kaylo Digital
8 Comments
Thank you so much for featuring me! It’s an honor to be listed among these amazing rockstars!
Love, love, love this article. Congrats to all the ladies featured. You are definitely great role model for young, black female creatives, like myself.
Awesome! Really nice to see so many awesome fellow black creatives featured! Found some new ones here too.
Thank you for including me, Shenika!! All of these designers are amazing and I’m honored to be amongst them!
Thank you for posting this, as I am looking to hire a web designer with an African heritage so this is so helpful.
It’s great to see more black web designers out there! Thank you for putting all of them on my radar.
Thanks for curating this awesome list, Shenika. I didn’t think I would find anything this awesome when I Googled “black wordpress developers.” So excited to have found my new business website designer.
This was a great read!