Custom Web Design

We build websites on great foundations

We give ourselves – and your website – a tremendous head start!
If you wanted to get to an exotic destination on the other side of the planet as quickly as possible, you would probably want to book a fast, non-stop jet from the airport closest to you that lands at the airport closest to your intended spot on the map, everything being equal, right? If your goal is a specific destination and you don’t have all the time in the world, why not skip the plane changes, layovers, and delays?

To use another metaphor, buying the right property is crucial before building – or remodeling – your dream home. If you hire an experienced realty/construction team that knows both your list of must-have and desired criteria as well as current listings, options and excellent knowledge of the terrain and construction technologies, then you’re much more likely to find a property/home that “ticks all your checkboxes” and provides everything you need to provide a new or remodeled home with the “Wow Factor” you’re looking for.

We start with a great foundation for your website, WordPress with the Genesis Framework and StudioPress Themes. This gets us – and your website’s foundation – 90% of the way there … within a few minutes!

Genesis Framework, StudioPress themes – Our pick since 2008

We’re big fans of the outstanding WordPress web foundation that is the Genesis Framework and StudioPress Themes. We have built virtually all our designs (about 99%) with these superb themes since 2008 (when StudioPress was called Revolution2). We can have a new or remodeled WordPress website up and running quickly with minimal customization. These sites have world-class ‘under-the-hood’ architecture, support and performance that a WordPress-based website with a robust, extensible StudioPresss Theme provides.

Since these professionally designed themes already look great ‘out of the box’ and have a solid foundation upon which to build, often – for quick-implementation and/or low-cost website projects – we can use your selected theme with minimal adjustments and get great results. If your site has additional unique requirements, or you have a particular look or style you’d like to achieve, we can start with whatever theme might be closest and take it almost anywhere you’d like it to go. What used to take weeks and months to achieve in many cases can now be done in days or even hours with these advanced, ever-evolving, well-maintained tools.

Using WordPress (which now – since March 2019 – powers over a third of the web) with the Genesis Framework and StudioPress Themes eliminates wasted time, enhances usability and avoids core programming that might need fixing. By choosing Intent Design Studio (IDS) web design to build your website, our WordPress team will help you quickly choose just the right StudioPress theme for your site. We’ve been doing this over a decade and have built hundreds of websites with these themes.

No matter what your small business website’s purpose and target markets are, StudioPress Themes give us a tremendous head start. Our WordPress design team starts with the best theme to provide the website layout/architecture you want. We quickly apply the desired “look and feel” by changing fonts, colors, and other elements, mindful of your branding, style, unique message, history, and offerings. We incorporate your text content (or help you generate it), plus your own (or custom) photography and graphics, and add appropriate plugins and widgets. We create interactive, engaging and stunning websites you will be eager to show off.

Here is another example of how we quickly customized a StudioPress (Wellness Pro) Theme to meet the needs of our client, a northern California Chiropractor:

This page shows several demo examples of StudioPress themes – on the left – next to the sites we’ve customized from those themes – on the right. We can do as much or as little customization as needed to fit your desired outcome while being mindful of your budget.

Ready for YOUR Custom Web Design? Contact us today.