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Web Design Calgary Businesses Get Custom, Never From a Template
To date, The Stem Creative has designed and developed more than 140 websites for individuals and businesses across Canada, the US and the Caribbean. If you’re looking for web design Calgary businesses can build on for years, you’re in the right place. We have an aversion to predesigned templates, so every client gets a completely custom site that reflects their business, their product or their message in the best possible way. Our fixed rates mean you get a fair, balanced price, with no surprise invoices halfway through the build.
All of our design and development is done locally, here in Calgary. We don’t outsource your project overseas, and you deal with the person actually building your site.
Web design Calgary: what we build
- Custom WordPress websites. A WordPress-based content management system you can update yourself, from a single-page web presence all the way up to database-driven, multi-page sites.
- Online stores. Richly featured e-commerce you administer yourself, from a handful of products to a full catalogue.
- Redesigns. Your current site looks like 2014, loads like 2004, or doesn’t work on a phone? We rebuild it without losing what already works.
- Design and development for other designers. Fellow graphic designers, we’ll implement the technical side of the sites you’ve designed for your clients.
- SEO built in. Every site is built with streamlined search engine optimization from day one, not bolted on afterward.
Our web design philosophy
In most web design houses, the design and development teams are separate. That can produce sites that are too design heavy, beautiful but difficult to navigate, or too development heavy, easy to use but not very creative or eye catching. When one person with strong creative instincts and advanced development skills handles both, you get the best of both worlds.
That’s the approach behind our web design Calgary clients keep coming back for. Rick Gold has spent more than 30 years in design and digital media, and he started with a paintbrush long before a mouse. When a project needs more hands, an extensive network of designers and programmers lets us bring in extra creative and technical support.
Built on our own Framework 7.0
Every web design Calgary project we take on runs on Framework 7.0, The Stem’s internally developed codebase. It uses the most established, open source coding languages available, HTML, CSS and PHP, to ensure longevity and stability. It’s an HTML5 responsive structure that automatically adjusts to whatever device your visitors are using, from a phone to a 27″ monitor.
When you want to manage your own content, Framework 7.0 converts cleanly into a custom WordPress theme, restricted to the Classic Editor so you can update text and images without breaking the layout. That gives you access to thousands of plugins without giving up a custom design. That gives you easy access to thousands of turnkey advanced features available as plugins, without giving up a custom design. On-page SEO is built into the codebase, and we’ll guide your content so it lines up with your SEO goals. If you want off-page SEO, we have trusted partners who can help.
Standards, security and compliance
Your website will adhere to W3C standards and OWASP security guidelines. Depending on your business category, we can also help with compliance frameworks such as SOC 2, PIPEDA, ISO 27001 and PHIPA. That matters if you handle client, patient or financial information, and it’s rare to find in web design Calgary studios our size.
If the day comes when you want to bring your site in-house, future developers will find clean, well-documented code built on open standards. You also stay in control: we have you purchase and register your own domain and hosting, so you’re never locked in and moving providers later is painless.
Why choose The Stem Creative for web design Calgary
- 140+ websites built for clients across Canada, the US and the Caribbean.
- Full custom design. Absolutely no templates. We work with you on the design, start to finish.
- Design and code under one roof. The person designing your site understands how it’s built.
- Branding to match. Need a logo, business cards or a brand video to go with the site? Our graphic design and video production services tie it all together.
- Fixed rates. You know the price before we start.
Our web design portfolio
Browse a selection of sites we’ve designed and built below. Every one started from a blank page, not a theme.
Common questions
Why WordPress? It powers a huge share of the web, it’s easy for you to update, and it’s supported by a massive community. You can read more about it at WordPress.org.
How much does a website cost? It depends on the size and features of your site. We quote a fixed rate up front, so there are no hourly surprises. Tell us about your project and we’ll give you a number.
Can you redesign my existing site? Yes. We’ll keep what’s working, fix what isn’t, and give it a fresh, custom design.
Do you do e-commerce? Yes, WordPress online stores are a big part of what we build. If you’re set on another platform, ask and we’ll talk it through.
Get started
Ready for web design Calgary businesses are proud to show off? Visit us at 6415 Bowness Rd NW, call 403-619-9121, or start your project online. Want to see what past clients say? Read our reviews.