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— 04 / Featured partner

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— SpotlightFeatured partner

Higglo Digital

— Conversion-minded strategy with high-end visual craft

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● Index live  ·   The Designers Ledger
2025 cycle   ·   5 designers ranked   ·   7 nominees counted
Recalculated as nominations land
Index/Designers/Top 100 · 2025

The designers shaping
the cycle forward.№ 25

Explore the top 100 web designers of 2025, ranked by average score, total score, and nominee performance. A curated index of the individual designers behind the standout digital work — tracked across nominations, scoring, and performance.

Designers ranked
5
Nominees counted
7
Scored nominees
7
Average score
7.67
2025 · current2026
— 01 / Current №1 · designer of the year

The frontrunner.

2025 · live recalibration
● @The Moss WDS
The Moss WDS portrait
// designer of the year · current №1
The Moss WDS
Designer@The Moss WDS
★
Annual rank 01

The Moss WDS.

@The Moss WDS

8.30 average judging score across 1 scored nominee in 2025, with 1 total submission on the platform.

Avg score
8.30
Total score
8.30
Nominees
1
Scored
1
View profile →Browse all studios ↗
№ 02 · Silver
media.corps
@media.corps
7.80
avg score
№ 03 · Bronze
We Are Fred
@jacob
7.50
avg score
— 02 / Full ranking · 2025

Top 100 designers of 2025.

Rank
Designer
Avg
Total
Scored
Noms
01
The Moss WDS★ Editor’s pick
@The Moss WDS
Avg
8.30
Total
8.30
Scored
1
1
noms
→
02
media.corps
@media.corps
Avg
7.80
Total
7.80
Scored
1
1
noms
→
03
We Are Fred
@jacob
Avg
7.50
Total
7.50
Scored
1
1
noms
→
04
vishalbhandari
@vishalbhandari
Avg
7.40
Total
7.40
Scored
1
1
noms
→
05
Digital WOW
@TheDigitalWOW
Avg
7.33
Total
22.00
Scored
3
3
noms
→
01
The Moss WDS
@The Moss WDS
8.30Avg8.30Total1Noms
8.30avg
02
media.corps
@media.corps
7.80Avg7.80Total1Noms
7.80avg
03
We Are Fred
@jacob
7.50Avg7.50Total1Noms
7.50avg
04
vishalbhandari
@vishalbhandari
7.40Avg7.40Total1Noms
7.40avg
05
Digital WOW
@TheDigitalWOW
7.33Avg22.00Total3Noms
7.33avg
Showing 5 of 5 ranked designers   ·   sort: avg
Browse studios ↗
— 03 / Performance metrics

How the ranking works.

Public rubric · v3.2
01Primary SIGNAL

Average score

Designers are ordered first by average judging score across scored nominees in the ranking year.

02Tie-break SIGNAL

Total score

Total accumulated judging score separates designers with the same average — sustained craft compounds.

03Context SIGNAL

Nominee volume

Nominee count reflects how often a designer reached the platform during the cycle.

Rankings recalculate continuously as nominations are scored. The 2025 cycle has already produced 7 nominees totaling 53.00 in combined judging score across the ranked field.
— 04 / Yearbook rankings

Compare the Top 100 by year.

Track movement & momentum
2026Archived

Top 100 Designers in 2026

Last cycle's benchmark designers — the names that defined the year.

Open archive→
2025Live · current cycle

Top 100 Designers in 2025

The live ranking — recalibrated as new nominations are scored.

Current ranking→
— 05 / Are you among the elite?

Climb the next designer leaderboard.

Build your profile, connect new nominations, and position your work for the 2026 ranking cycle.

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