Design that earns its place
Every screen
We design for phones, tablets, laptops, desktops and the in-between sizes that everyone forgets.
Every journey
Every page is built around the action you want a visitor to take. The eye drawn to the right place and calls to action.
Everybody
Accessibility considered throughout, with expert use of brand guidelines that bring your brand to life.
We’re particularly great in these sectors
B2B Technical
Taking complex products and services and translating them into digestible but inspiring page designs.
Professional Services
Memorable page designs, portals and digital tools that help you stand out from your competitors in crowded sectors.
Ecommerce
Conversion-focused designs that showcase your products beautifully while guiding users seamlessly to purchase.
Charity
Striking designs, via our sister brand Atelier Impact, that garner support, create emotional connections and motivate action.
Designs tailored to the journey
Drawing the user’s attention to the parts of your site which matter most.
Good website design is almost invisible. Visitors should arrive on a page, understand what it is for, and find their way to the right next step without stopping to think about why.
We design for the path, not just the page.
Let’s talk about your project
Your brand, brought to life
We use your brand guidelines to steer the creative direction of your page designs, to ensure your designs feel like you. However, if your brand isn’t quite hitting the mark, we can help you to evolve your company’s look and feel into something meaningful.
Whether it’s introducing new colours, refining font choice or tweaking your logo mark – we can help.
Accessible by design
Inclusivity considered from the earliest stages of the project.
Accessibility should be deep-rooted in the process, not as a fix-up at launch. Colour contrast that actually works, typography sized for real readability, focus states for keyboard users, alt text and content order that screen readers can follow, all considered as part of the design itself.
The result is a website that meets WCAG 2.2, opening up the content to a meaningfully larger audience.Â
We design more than just websites
Clear, considered interfaces and dashboards
Customer data and visualisations
We design the customer portals and user dashboards that turn complex workflows and data into clear, considered interfaces.
We design for the people who use them every day to maximise uptake.
Empower users with onsite tools
Sales tools and product wizards
We design pricing calculators, quoting engines, savings estimators, material calculators and product selectors.
These tools help customers make buying decisions that drive sales forward.
Drive engagement and learning progress
Complete online education platforms
We create lightweight through to enterprise learning management systems made up of course libraries, lessons and interactive features.
Strong interfaces, detailed report options and subscription management features help you deliver high-quality training online.
Making complex information easy to digest
Custom visualisations for your brand
We design high-quality custom maps, data dashboards, visualisations and infographics which take complex information or data about your business and make it easy to digest at a glance.
We ensure that these elements fit seamlessly with your brand and site design rather than looking an add-on or widget.
Where we earned our stripes
Our design process
UX Research
An optional phase where we dig deep into the ins and outs of your user base. Through from user persona development to user journey planning - taking the time to conduct user research significantly improves the end result.
Design Brief
A written document outlining our shared understanding of the creative direction for the project - here we explore the flexibility of the brand guidelines, image and iconography styles and consider any evolutions of brand colours and font choices.
Wireframes
Structural, content-led wireframes that lock down the layout, hierarchy and journey on every key page before any colour or imagery gets near it. The fastest way to surface real feedback before pen goes to paper.
Visual design
Full visual design across desktop, tablet and mobile breakpoints, using your brand guidelines as the starting point and the design system as the output. Every component is considered as part of a coherent kit, not as a one-off.
Review and refine
Structured stakeholder review sessions, transparent feedback gathering and a clear sense of what is changing and why. We protect the integrity of the design without ignoring the people who have to live with it.
Handover to build
A clean handover to our development team (or yours), with annotated designs, build notes and the kind of paperwork that makes the build phase predictable rather than painful.
Let’s talk about website design
Tell us about your project, any existing likes and dislikes and what you want your design to achieve.
hello@atelier-studios.com
023 8022 7117
Everything you need to know
Do you design for mobile and desktop separately or together?
Together. We design across breakpoints in the same process, with phones, tablets and desktops considered as part of one coherent design system rather than a desktop-first idea retrofitted onto smaller screens.
What if our brand guidelines are out of date or incomplete?
Very common. We can either work with what is there and extend it carefully, or run a brand refresh alongside the website project so the two come out aligned. We will be honest at the start about whether the guidelines are strong enough to design from.
How do you make sure the design is accessible?
Accessibility is built into the design process from wireframe stage, with WCAG 2.2 A as the baseline. Colour contrast, type sizes, focus states, content order and keyboard navigation are all considered as part of the design rather than audited at the end.
Do you also build the websites you design, or just design them?
Both. We have an in-house development team who build the sites our designers create, so the handover is seamless. We can also produce design files for an external development team if you prefer, with the documentation to make their lives easier.
Can you design portals, calculators or interactive tools as well as websites?
Yes. Portals, dashboards, calculators, configurators, interactive features and maps are all part of what our design team regularly produces alongside marketing sites. Tell us what you are trying to build and we will scope it.
How long does a typical design project take?
A focused website design project usually takes between six and ten weeks from kick-off to final approved designs, depending on the number of templates and stakeholders involved. Larger portals, apps or tools take longer. We agree timings up front.
Who from your team works on the design?
A senior designer leads every project, supported by a strategist, content lead and other specialists as the project needs. The team you meet at the start is the team you work with throughout.
Can we keep the design assets if we move on?
Always. Design files, design systems and any assets we produce belong to you. If you ever decide to take the work elsewhere, you walk away with the lot.
How do you handle stakeholder feedback during the design phase?
Structured review sessions at the end of each design stage, with clear context on what we are showing and what feedback would be useful. We protect the design from being designed by committee, while making sure the people who have to live with it have a real voice.
How much does website design cost?
It depends on the scope. Number of templates, complexity of interactions, brand work involved, and whether we are building portals or tools alongside the marketing site.