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When Trust Becomes Part of the Timeline

By Danielle Iera / March 8, 2026

Merrick described our team as extended cousins, people who already know the business, already know the standards, and don’t need to be managed into doing good work. We’d say the same about him.

You Don’t Need to Be “Techy” to Build a Great Website

By Danielle Iera / October 19, 2025

In our latest episode of Let’s Not Optimize This, we spent some time reflecting on feedback we’d received about what it’s like to work with…

Human Designers vs. AI Website Design: Where Craft Still Counts

By Danielle Iera / October 3, 2025

I recently went to a Sleep Token concert (aka a “ritual”). While they’re not everyone’s cup of tea, I simply don’t care. The creative, sensitive human in me appreciates how they find ways to connect. So, if connection is the currency of trust, why trust something that has never felt anything spend it for you?

Unveiling a Digital Art Renaissance: The Smack Happy Curated Art Show

By Danielle Iera / April 15, 2024

Launching on May 24th, 2024, the Smack Happy Curated Art Show is Nicole Hanusek’s innovative solution to blend her passion for art with her web design business. This virtual art exhibition, exclusive to Smack Happy Design’s network, serves as a dynamic platform to showcase art, foster artist and client connections, and enhance referral networks. Attendees gain access to a curated selection of websites hosting a diverse collection of artworks, each narrating its own unique story, showcasing the vast potential of creative collaboration.

Top 10 Best B2B Website Design Examples

By Danielle Iera / February 7, 2023

B2B sites are typically used by businesses to promote their products and services to other companies. Any B2B website design should be easy to navigate, clean-looking, and simple. You’ll want your target audience and prospective customers to find exactly what they’re looking for on your site to make an informed decision about whether or not they want to do business with you. Check out our top 10 B2B website designs!

How Practicing Creative Thinking Can Propel Us Forward

By Danielle Iera / January 17, 2021

Yes, you are and can be creative. My mother always said, “I am not creative. I can’t even draw a stick figure…” and each time,…

3 Ways to Practice Clever and Creative Thinking

By Danielle Iera / January 17, 2021

Back to Basics: 3 Ways to Practice Clever and Creative Thinking If we want to support our customers, family, friends, colleagues, or anyone with any…

Inside Look: How Smack Happy Came to Be

By Diane Pauley / January 3, 2021

One Woman’s Entrepreneurial Journey: An inside look at how Smack Happy came to be. The start of any business is unique. Behind every business is…

Getting Inspired in “America 2.0”

By Danielle Iera / April 20, 2020

Every so often I experience that one thing that really lights a fire under my ass to get back to the drawing board and just…

Top 5 Most Loved Web Design Posts of 2019

By Danielle Iera / January 1, 2020

That’s a wrap for 2019, my friends. But where there’s an end, there’s always a beginning. It was really exciting to sift through our year-end…

What makes a great web developer?

By Danielle Iera / September 6, 2019

[and] What does a great web developer do? An SHD full-stack developer spotlight story and Q&A. Over the past few years, I’ve been fortunate enough…

Unsure Where to Start with Social Media?

By Danielle Iera / June 27, 2019

Originally posted on January 7th, 2019. Updated November 11th, 2019. Often our clients tell us either one of two things: “I have all this content,…