Designer, What Would You Be? I don't know, but I know that it would have to be a creative profession, giving me enough freedom in organizing my time, and my work. What is Your Biggest Challenge/Achievement? I am pregnant at the moment, which is something only "female web designers" can do. Other than this (which is occupying my mind a lot these days), I hope I will manage to keep up with the trends and continue to work as a designer and enjoy it, and at the same time find the time to be a good mum. Anything to Say to Other Female Designers? Well not much. What I could say and send a message to everyone, not just women, is that they should stick to their own style and not imitate others, because any kind of original design is better than the best kind of imitation. This way with time you'll develop your very own style. Melissa Hie How Did You Get Into the Web Design Industry? I started when I was about 15 or so, playing with geocities websites. From there I started learning HTML and CSS by viewing other people's source code and borrowing books from the library. I had a lot of time on my hands back then I suppose. Do You Think There is a Lack of Female Web Designers? Yes, I'm quite surprised there are a lot more male web designers than female since I grew up in a sort of girl web community