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Brand Identity
Naming, logotype, voice — the system every other decision hangs on.
✳ Independent web design studio — Merseyside, UK
We make the sites other agencies bookmark.
The Design Foundry is a small Merseyside studio for businesses that refuse to blend in. Your site — designed, built, and live within a week of order confirmation.
✳ Scroll — the site is the portfolio
Order to live in 7 days / 0 templates
Built for businesses like yours
- Cafés & Restaurants
- Trades & Home Services
- Salons & Barbers
- Fitness & Coaching
- Local Shops
- Events & Venues
- Charities & Community
- Sole Traders & Startups
01 Services
Five crafts.
One standard.
We keep the roster short so the work stays sharp. If it’s on this list, we’re serious about it.
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Web Design
Interfaces with a point of view, designed for the browser’s reality — not just the Figma frame.
03
Development
Hand-built front ends that score green on Core Web Vitals and still have a pulse.
04
E-commerce
Stores tuned like instruments: fast, persuasive, and measured to the decimal.
05
Motion & Interaction
The difference between a site people use and a site people remember. You’re feeling it right now.
02 Example Styles
Somewhere to start.
Four directions, not a menu. Every site we make is designed custom, from a blank page — no two Foundry sites are the same, and yours won’t be either.
✳ Custom, every time — no two Foundry sites are the same
Got an idea of your own? Tell us — we’ll say straight if it’s possible →
03 Process
One message.
One week.
Step 01Day 0
Get in touch
Message us on Facebook or email with the checklist below. That’s the whole brief — no forms, no meetings you don’t want.
Step 02Day 1
We confirm
You get a straight answer within a day: what’s possible, what we’d suggest instead, and a fixed quote. Confirm the order and the clock starts.
Step 03Days 2–6
We build
Your site, drawn from scratch and built by hand. You’ll see a preview mid-week — tweaks are part of the deal, not an extra.
Step 04Day 7
You’re live
Live within a week of order confirmation, tested on real phones. Host it with us or take the files and host it yourself — it’s yours either way.
The whole brief is one message.
No discovery workshops, no twelve-page questionnaires. Send us these six things by Facebook message or email and we’ll take it from there.
- Your business name — and what you do, in a sentence.
- Any design ideas you have. If something won’t work, we’ll say so straight — and offer what will.
- Where you’re based.
- Your Google Business page, if you have one — just the link.
- Your contact details.
- What the page should include — menus, prices, photos, booking, anything.
04 The Studio
Templates made the web cheap. They also made it forgettable. We exist for the businesses that noticed.
The Design Foundry is a small independent studio on Merseyside. No account managers, no ticket queues, no handing your project down a chain — the person you message on day one is the person who designs, builds, and launches your site.
We stay small on purpose: fewer projects at a time, more care in each one, and a promise we can actually keep — order to live in seven days.
- 7Days, order to live
- 1Point of contact
- £0Surprise invoices
- 0Templates used
05 Our Word
You’ll always deal with the person actually building your site. No account managers, no scripts, no “let me check with the team.”
A fixed quote before we start. Live within seven days. And if an idea won’t work, we say so before you spend a penny.
06 Pricing
Two ways in.
Keep it simple or go the full works — either way it’s custom, fixed-quote, and live within the week. No surprise invoices, ever.
The One-Pager
from £249
Live in 7 days
A sharp single page with the basics done properly. For businesses that don’t need much online — just something that looks the part.
- Single page, designed from scratch
- The essentials: hours, prices, contact
- Mobile-first and fast to load
Our pick
The Full Works
from £499
Live in 7 days
The higher standard: space for everything you want to show — services in full, business photos, menus, galleries, your story.
- Up to five pages, built by hand
- Business photos, galleries & menus
- Every service, properly told
Hosting? Your call.
Want us to handle it? We’ll price hosting into your quote when you order. Rather run it yourself? We hand everything over on launch day. Your site is yours either way — no lock-in, no hostage websites.
Not sure which fits? Message us the problem — we’ll tell you honestly.
07 Questions
Asked, answered.
The things people usually want to know before they message. Anything else — just ask.
When do I pay?
A £50 deposit when you decide to go ahead — that’s what confirms your order and books your build week. The rest is due when your site’s ready to go live. The quote you approve is the price you pay; nothing gets added in between.
How can you build it in a week?
Because the brief is one message, we take on a small number of projects at a time, and there’s no chain of approvals — the person you talk to is the person building it. If a project genuinely needs longer, we’ll say so in the quote, not on day six.
What if I don’t like it?
You’ll see a preview mid-week, not a big reveal at the end. Tweaks at that stage are part of the build, not an extra — we’d rather change it twice than launch something you’re lukewarm about.
Do I need my own domain?
If you already have one, we’ll use it. If not, we’ll help you register one when you order — usually £10–£15 a year, and always in your name. Same rule as everything else: no lock-in.
What do you need from me?
Six things, one message: your business name, any design ideas, where you’re based, your Google Business page if you have one, your contact details, and what the page should include. The full checklist is in the Process section.
What happens after launch?
Host with us or take the files and host it yourself — your site is yours either way. Need a change down the line? Message us: small tweaks are usually quick, and anything bigger gets a quote before we touch a thing.
✳ Live within a week of order confirmation
Let’s make something worth bookmarking.
Facebook or email — send the checklist and we’ll take it from there.