01 · Web design
Bespoke websites, beautiful and robust
Every website we deliver is designed around one specific need: yours. The design is polished, the code is clean, and speed, accessibility and SEO are built in from the very start.
Anatomy of a Micromagic website
What lies behind a great website
Designed in-house at our Fontenailles agency, every website brings together six ingredients that we work on from the very first mock-up.
- Security & complianceHTTPS, GDPR compliance with no unnecessary trackers, RGAA accessibility.
- SpeedLightweight pages that load in an instant.
- Search engine optimisationSemantic structure, structured data and a sitemap for Google.
- Bespoke designAn identity true to your brand, designed mobile-first.
- Easy content managementA CMS or a custom admin area to update your content.
- MaintenanceUpdates, backups and enhancements over the long term.
Measurable quality
Aiming for 100/100
We test every website with Google Lighthouse before it goes live, against the four criteria that matter to your visitors and to Google.
- 100 out of 100PerformanceLoads in under a second
- 100 out of 100AccessibilityUsable by everyone (RGAA)
- 100 out of 100Best practicesSecurity and modern code
- 100 out of 100SEOWell understood by Google
Our technologies
Open-source tools: reliable, free from vendor lock-in and chosen to suit your project.
Showcase website
- WordPressUpdate your pages and news yourself, with the world’s most widely used CMS.
- AstroUltra-fast, secure and resource-efficient websites. This one is built with it.
Bespoke
- LaravelYour bespoke features in PHP: customer area, bookings, online quotes.
- Vue.jsSmooth, interactive interfaces, a natural companion to Laravel.
Foundations
- TypeScriptReliable, checked code that is easy to evolve over time.
- MariaDBYour data in a robust, proven open-source database.
Method
Four stages, a deliverable every time
You approve each stage before we move on to the next. Discussions, approvals and deadlines are all tracked in our project management tool.
Scoping
Your goals, your audience and your content. We define the site structure and user journeys.
Mock-ups
Interactive mock-ups to approve the usability and design before a single line of code is written.
Development
Build, content, testing on every device, accessibility and SEO checks.
Go-live
Deployment, content management training, then maintenance and enhancements.
Have a project in mind?
Let’s talk. We reply within one business day with an initial analysis of your needs.