Intelligence & Design

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Exploring the delicate equilibrium between cognitive psychology, high-performance engineering, and digital fortress security.

A hand-drawn website wireframe marked up in pen on a desk beside a laptop showing a screenshot of an AI-generated page layout. The surrounding scene is an AI-generated image; the on-screen layout is a real screenshot.

27 July 20269 MIN READ

Can AI design a website? What the tools do well, and where they fall short

Can AI design a website? The tools produce competent screens in seconds. What they do well, where they fall short, and what it means for your site.

16 June 20267 min read

Live preview for Payload CMS in Astro: how our new package works

We have released a package that brings Payload CMS live preview to Astro, so editors see draft changes as they type. Here is how to set it up.

12 June 20268 min read

The week Google stopped being a search engine

Google I/O 2026 made it official: Search is now AI Search. Here's what that means for real businesses in Norfolk, and why it's less alarming than the headlines suggest.

Connecting Payload CMS to Claude desktop

9 June 2026

Connecting Payload CMS to the Claude desktop and web apps with OAuth

The official Payload MCP plugin uses API keys, so it won't connect to the Claude desktop or web apps. Here's the OAuth plugin that fixes it, and how to wire it up.

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5 June 20264 min read

Why we've retired our carbon neutral label

BrainWeb is retiring its carbon neutral label. Not because we've stopped caring, but because we can no longer stand behind the claim. Here's what changed, and what we do instead.

Sheringham Shoal Offshore Wind Farm viewed from Winterton-on-Sea, Norfolk.

2 June 20267 min read

Your brain is a prediction machine, and your brand is one of its predictions

The brain doesn't passively receive reality, it predicts it. Here's what predictive processing and the expectation effect mean for branding, marketing, and your website.

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31 May 20263 min read

Colour in web design: choosing a palette that works

How to choose a website colour palette that looks good and works hard: contrast, guiding attention, and the common traps. A practical guide from BrainWeb.

29 May 20263 min read

Does llms.txt actually do anything? An honest answer

Is llms.txt worth adding to your site in 2026? An honest look at what Google and the AI providers actually say, and whether it affects AI visibility. BrainWeb.

27 May 20263 min read

Can AI write your content? What it does well, and where it falls down

Where AI genuinely helps with writing content and where it falls down, plus the honest truth about whether AI content gets penalised. From BrainWeb.

25 May 20265 min read

What the rise of AI in cybersecurity means for your website

AI now helps both defenders and attackers find website vulnerabilities faster. What that shift means for your site, explained calmly and without scare tactics.

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