Creative Direction — Websites · Motion · Brand
The difference
Make it unmistakable.
Most small-business sites come off a template — same layout, same stock photos, same feel. We don’t work that way. Every build is drawn from the one business it belongs to: its own lettering, its own colors, its own motion. A barbershop should feel nothing like a café. That’s the whole point.
Recent builds
Concept sites — spec work, built before the pitch.
Cafecito by Antojo
ConceptView preview ↗Café · Arlington, VA
Lotería-deck layout, warm shader surface
Hoang Tho Barbershop
ConceptView preview ↗Barbershop · Falls Church, VA
Place / map-led — a route that draws itself to the door
K&B Auto Service
ConceptView preview ↗Auto service · Alexandria, VA
Work-order UI pulled from the trade
Westover Barber Shop
ConceptView preview ↗Barbershop · Arlington, VA
Pinned story — a toy train pulls into the station
How it works
We find you
We spot local shops that are invisible on Google — no site, or one that hasn’t aged well.
We build it first
You don’t get a quote and a brochure. You get a real site, already built for your business, ready to look at.
You see it live, then decide
Like it, it goes live on your own domain. No obligation to get there.
The handover
Signed,
sealed,
launched.
Every site leaves the studio finished and signed off: built, tested on phones, pointed at your own domain, and handed over with the keys. When it’s yours, it’s sealed.
What we do
Direction & Design
- —Brand & art direction
- —UI / UX
- —Motion design
- —Typography
- —Layout from your own world
Development
- —Astro + React
- —GSAP & Lenis motion
- —Tailwind CSS
- —Cloudflare hosting
- —Fast, mobile-first builds
Strategy
- —Local SEO basics
- —Google Business Profile
- —Copywriting
- —Click-to-call & maps
- —The pitch that wins the shop
Packages
Plain pricing, no surprises.
Setup is due only when it goes live — because the site is already built when we show it to you.
Starter
Signature one-pagersetup · + $99/mo care
Barbers, salons, single-service shops.
- One long-scroll page, art-directed from your sign1 pg
- 2–3 headline motion effectsGSAP
- Live Open/Closed, call button, map, hours✓
- Domain in your name, SSL, hosting✓
- Revision rounds before launch1
- Live after you say yes3 days
Growth
Multi-page sitesetup · + $149/mo care
Cafés, restaurants, trades, mechanics.
- Up to 5 pages with page transitions5 pg
- Full motion: shader surfaces, parallax✓
- Quote / contact / catering form to your email✓
- Google Business Profile cleanup + local SEO✓
- Printable review QR card✓
- Revision rounds before launch2
- Live after you say yes5 days
Pro
Flagshipsetup · + $249/mo care
Independent auto dealers, redesigns, booking or ordering, multi-location.
- Up to 10 pages incl. service-area pages10 pg
- Booking / ordering hookup (Square, Toast, Booksy)✓
- Signature piece: 3D object, video hero or pinned story✓
- On-site photo + video session1 hr
- Quarterly traffic report✓
- Revision rounds before launch3
- Live after you say yes7–10 days
What the care plan covers
Starts on launch day. Month to month, cancel with 30 days’ notice.
| Care plan | Starter $99 | Growth $149 | Pro $249 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hosting, SSL, domain renewal, uptime check | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Edits each month (hours, prices, photos, specials) | 30 min | 1 hr | 2 hr |
| Holiday hours and closures posted same day | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Seasonal refresh of the hero | — | 1×/yr | 2×/yr |
| Traffic report | — | — | Quarterly |
| Pay yearly (2 months free) | $990/yr | $1,490/yr | $2,490/yr |
Three ways to pay
Pay at launch
Setup + care
Setup is due at launch, then the monthly care plan. The lowest total cost.
12-month plan
$0 down
Setup plus 10% split over 12 months on top of care: Starter $237/mo, Growth $470/mo, Pro $937/mo. Then it drops to the care plan.
Buyout
Own the code
You get the full project and host it yourself: Starter $2,500, Growth $5,000, Pro $10,000. No care plan; edits billed hourly.
Setup is due at launch, before the domain points to it · the domain is always registered in your name, so you keep it if you leave.
Built
to be
yours.
Available now for new sites, redesigns and brand work. Based in Northern Virginia, building for businesses anywhere.
Start a project→[email protected] →Available for projects