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Web design and development.

A fast website that brings in enquiries.

Design and build happen in one team, on WordPress, Shopify or a custom stack depending on what the project needs. You see real pages in a browser early, and you end up with something your own people can run.

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What we offer

Design, build and platform
01

UX and UI design

Information architecture, wireframes and interface design. Covers what the site has to do, who it is for, and the path to an enquiry, drawn in the browser where you can click it.

  • Information architecture
  • Wireframes
  • Interface design
  • Design system
02

The right platform

WordPress when your team needs to own the content, Shopify when you are selling, a custom build when neither fits. Includes replatforming from a setup that has been outgrown.

  • WordPress block themes
  • Shopify storefronts
  • Custom builds
  • Replatforms and migrations
  • Managed hosting
03

Content your team can edit

Content modelled around how your team actually works, with enough structure that nobody can break the layout by accident. The pages that change are yours to change.

  • Content modelling
  • Editor training
  • Preview before publish
  • Media handling
04

Performance engineering

Speed held to a budget through the build and measured on mid-range mobile hardware. Also runs on its own, against a site that is already live and slow.

  • Core Web Vitals
  • Image strategy
  • Caching and CDN
  • No plugin sprawl
05

Accessibility

Semantic markup, real focus states, keyboard paths and colour checked to WCAG 2.1 AA. Available as an audit of an existing site as well as part of a build.

  • WCAG 2.1 AA
  • Keyboard paths
  • Screen reader passes
  • Contrast audit
Proof in practiceAttributed client work only
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Named clientsRelevant work, shown below
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Sectors representedConstruction · Non-profit · Software · Finance · Manufacturing · Sport · Education · Media · Church · Legal · Healthcare
AA
Accessibility floorWCAG 2.1 AA on every build
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Accountable teamStrategy through delivery

Clients we've helped

24 clients for this service
Plumbing MDConstructionEzra InstituteNon-profitTriviumSoftwareArk CyberSoftwareMainstreet CUFinanceNorth Star WindowsManufacturingCMITNon-profitCanada Ocean RacingSportKing Alfred AcademyEducationLandmark CanadaFinanceKing's Cross AcademyEducationLegacy RoofingConstructionThe Cross CurrentMediaTrinity Bible ChapelChurch
Crossroads Bible ChurchChurch
Redemption Bible ChapelChurch
Amin LawLegalCoyne Family LawLegalCrosby LandscapeConstructionEmergDentHealthcareMagnolia LaneHealthcareRollCorManufacturingRiverside ChiropracticHealthcareUnity FinancialFinance

Recently built

A few we can show
The performance budgetMeasured before launch, not promised after
< 2.0sLargest Contentful PaintMid-tier mobile, 4G
< 0.1Cumulative Layout ShiftAll templates
WCAG 2.1 AAAccessibilityAudited before launch
Phones firstTested onMid-range Android and iPhone

Platforms we build on

Chosen per project

We are not tied to one of these. The right answer depends on who maintains the site, what it has to do, and what you are already paying for. We favour well-supported tools over whatever is trending, so the site still runs in five years.

How a build runs

Fewer hand-offs, faster builds

Most of the delay in a web project is not the building, it is the waiting: approvals, hand-offs, and a queue behind each one. We took the hand-offs out, so work leaves here quicker without anybody rushing.

  1. Diagnose

    A working session, then a written diagnosis: what is broken, what it is costing you, and what we would do first.

  2. Direct

    Positioning and design direction. Two real directions to choose between, not eleven mood boards.

  3. Build

    Design and development run together, in one place. You see real pages in a browser while they are still cheap to change.

  4. Measure

    We test against your numbers once it is live, stop what does not work and put more behind what does.

Questions we get

Where this comes up most

Sectors we have real work in
Travel & tourismEcommerceEducationNon-profit

Also from us

The rest of what we do
Brand and identityPositioning, naming, logo design and the identity system around it.SEO and GEOGetting found in search, and cited by AI assistants.Paid mediaGoogle, shopping and paid social, managed end to end.Social mediaContent, scheduling and channel management.
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Send a paragraph. You’ll get a reply from the person who would do the work, not a sales rep.

hello@cecile.co(519) 697-3523