Rich Brown, the joint director of Brown&White, who is responsible for dozens of remarkably creative web designs over 12 years of his career, gives an in-depth interview about his work and his experiences working in studios vs. freelance.

Women have been fighting discrimination for years. In the western world it seems to be a less burning problem now than it was before. However, in many industries, especially the predominantly male industries, women still face the glass ceiling. Is web design different? The majority of web designers are still men, but do female designers feel discriminated against? Or is it an industry where women can truly flourish? We have asked five successful talented female designers (Veerle Pieters, Natalie Jost, Jen German, Alyssa Tucker and Mourylise Heymer) about their feelings and experiences in this regard. Read what they have to say.

Kha Hoang is an interactive designer and art director from San Francisco with extensive experience in design and marketing agencies. His works have received awards and mentions, including "Best of the Web" by Forbes. He is now the Interactive Art Director of Mortar agency in San Fransisco. He shared his experience of working for studios in the interview for DI.

Yaron Schoen is an experienced Web Designer & Creative Director living in Manhattan, New York. He has been in the industry for around 11 years now, and has been employed by companies such as AOL and Fi. Now he works freelance and promotes creative projects like Desing-Swap.com. He shared with us his thoughts on designers' comaraderie and paths towards greater creativity.

Rob Palmer is a web & graphic designer based in Newcastle-upon-Tyne. Rob started designing and drawing from a young age and most of his design skills and knowledge are self taught.Rob graduated Multimedia Design Course at Newcastle College where he acquired great knowledge in digital art&design.