Studio By Artisan is a design studio run by Mai and Javier, for businesses that care deeply about how they show up. We think hard, stay close to the work, and see things through from the first conversation to the day it goes live.
Strategy & big-picture thinking
We understand your business before we start planning the design: what you offer, who needs to believe in it, and what the work needs to do to get you there.
We actually care about the work
The detail nobody asked us to fix. The sentence that’s almost there. The extra screen that makes the whole thing work better. Good enough is never where we stop.
15+ years of design (and judgment!)
We’ve made things, fixed things, and seen enough go wrong to know where the real decisions are. Experience helps us make choices that still feel right after launch.
Strategy, design and development in one place. We build what we design, so the idea stays intact from first sketch to launch. The result is a website that helps the business look more established, aim higher, and walk into bigger rooms.
We figure out what your business should look like when it walks into the room, then give it the clothes, posture and visual language to match. Logo, type, color and a system that keeps the whole thing recognizably yours.
A full day with us on your project and nothing else. For the things that don’t need a whole redesign, but do need an experienced eye and uninterrupted time. You finish the day with the work in your hands.
For businesses that refuse to sit still. Keep a spot in our calendar and send over the next landing page, campaign, deck, odd little design problem or “can you make this better?” whenever it appears.
Don’t take our word for it.
“Instead of jumping straight into solutions, we had real conversations about what I needed, and the team asked thoughtful questions that helped me clarify my vision. Then they took it from there, with total creative confidence. The result? Impeccable.”
Ileana Schinder Architect — Residential Design and Construction
“Working with By Artisan is like having your personal website development and design agency, for a day, two days or as long as you need it, when you need it. With Mai and Javier at your side you can tackle projects that are way beyond your personal skill set. You know everything is not just done right, but with the utmost attention to detail.”
Sandra Weinacht President & Co-Founder — Inside Europe Travel Experiences
“You paid attention to the little details, including aspects that I hadn’t even considered. It’s a pleasure to work with someone who knows how to listen and create beautiful, well-made things.”
Daniel Rosenfeld Founder — LinkBridge
“I am overjoyed with the stunning beauty that is my website. I am beyond elated with the impeccable design, the above and beyond customer service and the level of ease, accuracy and excellence you both operate with.”
Donna Bond Founder — Consciousness Rising, Inc
You probably have questions. We like curious people.
What can good design change beyond how things look?
Before someone has properly read your website, they’ve already formed an impression of the business behind it: how established it feels, how considered, how trustworthy, whether it feels like a safe choice. Good design doesn’t create those qualities out of nowhere. It makes what’s already true about the business easier to see.
When the company is moving upward, that matters. Your brand and website should make the next conversation easier, not give you something to overcome first.
When is a redesign actually worth it?
Usually, when something in the business is changing. You’re going after different clients, raising your prices, entering a new market, launching something bigger, or simply becoming a more established company. At some point the current brand or website stops supporting that move. That’s when a redesign becomes more than a cosmetic exercise.
Do we need to have everything figured out before we start?
Not at all. You know your business; part of our job is helping you translate that into a brand and website other people can understand and connect with. We’ll ask the right questions, help you figure out what matters most, and shape the structure, content and direction with you.
What does a typical project look like?
We start by understanding the business: where it is now, where it’s going and what the new brand or website needs to accomplish. From there we define the structure and visual direction, then move into design and development as one connected process. We stay close through launch, testing and refining along the way.
Do you design and develop WordPress websites?
Yes. We design and build custom WordPress websites from strategy and structure through design, development and launch. We’ve worked with WordPress for 15+ years, so we know how to make it flexible enough for your team to actually use and update once the site is yours.
Can you handle the brand identity and website together?
Absolutely. In fact, when both need attention, working on them together often makes for a stronger result. We can develop the visual identity first and carry it directly into the website, so the whole thing feels like one company from the start rather than two separate projects stitched together later.
Do you redesign existing websites, or only build new ones?
Both. Sometimes the right answer is a full rethink. Other times there’s plenty worth keeping and the job is to improve the structure, visual direction, content or experience around it. We start with what the business needs rather than assuming everything has to go.
What’s the difference between a full website project and a Power Day?
A full website project is for businesses that need a larger strategic and visual rethink, with time for planning, design, development and refinement across the whole site. A Power Day is for something more focused: a landing page, a site refresh, a design problem, a handful of key pages or improvements that can make a meaningful difference without starting over.
Tell us where your business is going.
We’ll make sure your brand and website are ready to go there with you.
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