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Web Design for brands that want to be chosen
Web design decides whether a business gets chosen online: what people see first, what they understand in ten seconds and whether they take the next step. We design custom websites for small and mid-sized businesses in Germany, Portugal and across Europe. Websites start at €1,500, you get a fixed quote before we begin, and most projects are live within 2–6 weeks.
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Web design services: what we design for you
Our web design service covers everything between your offer and a finished, approved website: positioning and page structure, the wording of the key messages, wireframes, the visual system and a clickable prototype. Every page is designed around one decision you want a visitor to make, whether that is booking a call, asking for a quote or buying a product.
We do not start from a template. Each site gets its own layout system, type scale and set of components, built around your content. That is what makes it look like your business and not like the theme half your sector bought last year.
Design is only half of the job. The same senior team then builds the site with web development that keeps it fast and stable, so nothing gets lost between an attractive mock-up and the page that goes live.
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Who our web design is for
Service businesses such as consultants, studios, workshops and clinics, whose website has to earn trust before the first phone call.
Growing companies whose current site no longer matches the business. If you are not sure whether you need a new site yet, our list of signs it is time for a website redesign helps you decide, including three good reasons to wait.
Businesses working across borders, especially between Germany and Portugal. We write and design natively in German, Portuguese and English, which matters more for search and trust than most people expect. Our guide to multilingual website SEO explains why.
It is not the right fit if you need a site this week for €300. A website builder is a fair choice in that case, and our comparison of website builder and design studio shows where the line is.
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How a web design project runs
1. Discovery call and fixed quote. We talk about your offer, your customers and what the website has to achieve. You then receive a written quote with scope, timeline and a fixed price.
2. Structure and wireframes. Sitemap, the goal of each page and simple wireframes. Most of the thinking happens here, and moving a grey box costs far less than reworking a finished design.
3. Visual design. Typography, colour, imagery and the components every page is built from, first on one key page, then across the site.
4. Prototype and approval. A clickable prototype on desktop and mobile that your team can test and approve before any development starts.
5. Build, content and launch. We develop the site, place the final content, test it on real phones and browsers and take it live. Most projects launch 2–6 weeks after the start, depending on scope and how quickly content and feedback arrive.
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Web design cost and payment
Websites start at €1,500. That covers a focused site, for example a strong one-page site or a small business website with a handful of core pages. Larger sites with more pages, several languages, bookings or a shop are quoted individually after the discovery call.
Whatever the scope, you get a fixed price before work starts, not an hourly estimate that keeps growing. Payment is split into a 50 % deposit at the start and 50 % at launch. There is no mandatory retainer; ongoing care after launch is optional and quoted separately.
For orientation beyond our own prices, the guide how much does a website cost in 2026 lists market ranges for builders, freelancers, studios and agencies, plus the running costs that rarely appear on the first quote.
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Design that supports SEO and accessibility
A website that nobody finds, or that part of your audience cannot use, is not good design. We plan structure and search visibility together: one clear topic per page, headings in a logical order, readable URLs, fast-loading layouts and clean semantic markup that search engines and screen readers both understand.
Accessibility is part of the brief from the first wireframe: enough colour contrast, visible focus states, full keyboard navigation, proper form labels and text alternatives for images. Since 28 June 2025 the European Accessibility Act has applied to many consumer-facing online services, including online shops, so this is now a legal question as well as a matter of good craft.
If search is a priority, our guide to SEO for small businesses explains what matters and what to skip, and the digital strategy and SEO consulting service goes deeper into content and keywords.
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Proof: recent web design projects
Daradiant Interiors is an interior design studio that needed a brand and a website as calm and considered as its spaces. We designed the identity and a portfolio-led site with editorial typography, warm neutrals and a direct route to a consultation call.
Drag Race Choppers, a custom Harley-Davidson workshop and professional drag racer in Leverkusen, got the opposite: a dark, high-contrast site with the same attitude as the machines, and automations that send every enquiry straight into the workshop's workflow.
The two sites look nothing alike, which is the point. Across more than 45 projects for clients in Germany and Portugal the method stays the same, and the design follows the business.
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Studio, freelancer or agency?
A small senior studio sits between a freelancer and a large agency. You get three disciplines (design, code and strategy) without a junior layer, and you talk directly to the people doing the work, in English, German or Portuguese.
Before you sign with anyone, us included, our guide on how to choose a web design agency lists the questions worth asking and the red flags worth noticing. We work remotely across Europe; if you are nearby, see web design in Lisbon or web design in Düsseldorf.
Included
What you get
- Positioning, page goals and content hierarchy
- Sitemap, UX flows and wireframes
- Visual direction and UI system
- Clickable responsive prototype
- Accessibility checks for contrast, focus and keyboard use
- Design QA during the build
Process
From brief to launch
- 01Discovery call and fixed quote
- 02Structure and wireframes
- 03Visual system and UI
- 04Prototype and approval
- 05Build, content and launch (2–6 weeks in total)
FAQ
Common questions
01How much does web design cost?
Websites start at €1,500. Larger projects with more pages, languages or a shop are quoted after a discovery call, always as a fixed price, with a 50 % deposit and 50 % at launch.
02How long does it take to design and build a website?
Most projects go live within 2–6 weeks, depending on the number of pages and how quickly content and feedback arrive. You receive the timeline together with the quote.
03Do you also write content and source imagery?
Yes. We support copywriting, photography direction and brand assets so the finished website feels complete from day one.
04Can I edit the website myself after launch?
No, and that is deliberate. Our websites are hand-coded without a CMS, so there is no admin login to break, no plugins to patch and no layout that falls apart after an edit. You send us new text, photos, opening hours or a new project and we make the change quickly: small changes as part of website care, larger ones at a fixed price agreed beforehand. If you run a Shopify shop, you still manage products, prices, stock and orders in the Shopify admin yourself.
05Do you design multilingual websites?
Yes. English, German and Portuguese are written natively by the team, not machine-translated, and each language version is set up correctly for search engines.
06What happens after launch?
You own the website and its content. We can stay on for updates, hosting and care, or hand everything over to your team with documentation.
