What is AI-First Web Design?
Author: Yılmaz Saraçai-firstwebdesigndefinitioncreatyssemantic-html
AI-First Web Design is a development approach by Creatys where websites are optimized from the ground up for readability and referenceability by AI systems like ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Gemini.
Unlike traditional web design that primarily focuses on human visitors, AI-First Web Design considers machine information processing as an equally important user.
Core Principles:
- Semantic HTML structures for clear content hierarchy
- Structured data (Schema.org) for precise entity definition
- llms.txt as standardized AI interface
- Bot-optimized crawl paths
Why does this matter?
AI answer engines are increasingly becoming the primary information source. Websites recognized as trusted sources by AI systems receive more citations in generative responses.
Author: Yılmaz Saraç, Founder Creatys