THE PROCESS / A CLEAR WAY FORWARD

From a good question to a great website.

Creative work benefits from a clear process. We make space for ideas, define the important decisions and keep you involved as your website takes shape.

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Explore the work behind Elliot Web DesignsDESIGN WITH DIRECTION
FIVE STAGES. ONE SHARED DIRECTION.

Know what comes next.

01
THE DISCOVER STAGE

Understand the business behind the website.

Before we talk about layouts, we talk about your customers. What brings them to you? What do they need to know? And what should happen once they reach the website?

WHAT WE WORK THROUGH
  • Discuss your services, audience and priorities
  • Review your existing website and useful content
  • Identify integrations, constraints and decision makers

A shared brief and a written scope, so the project begins with the same expectations on both sides.

01
Discover

Understand the business behind the website.

Before we talk about layouts, we talk about your customers. What brings them to you? What do they need to know? And what should happen once they reach the website?

A shared brief and a written scope, so the project begins with the same expectations on both sides.

  • Discuss your services, audience and priorities
  • Review your existing website and useful content
  • Identify integrations, constraints and decision makers
02
Define

Give every page a reason to exist.

We turn the brief into a structure: which pages you need, what each one should explain, and how visitors move from curiosity to a conversation.

A page plan and content direction that connect the design to your commercial priorities.

  • Plan navigation and the main customer journeys
  • Agree the content, imagery and responsibilities
  • Set checkpoints for feedback and approval
03
Design

Find the look that feels unmistakably yours.

Typography, colour, photography and interaction come together as a coherent visual direction. We explain the thinking and work through feedback with you.

A considered design you can see and discuss before the main development work moves ahead.

  • Create a distinctive visual direction
  • Develop key desktop and mobile layouts
  • Review important pages and interaction ideas
04
Develop

Make the experience work in the real world.

The design becomes a responsive website. We build the content structure, connect the agreed features and check the journeys customers will actually use.

A working preview where you can read, explore and review the website in context.

  • Build responsive templates and content
  • Configure the agreed integrations
  • Check accessibility, performance and key journeys
05
Launch & grow

A proper handover. A clear next chapter.

We plan the switch from your old website, check the live result and explain how things are managed. Support can continue through an agreed care or SEO arrangement.

A launched website, clear ownership and a practical plan for looking after it.

  • Plan redirects, hosting and the launch sequence
  • Review enquiries and important live pages
  • Hand over access, editing guidance and next actions

What makes a
project work well?

A clear decision maker, timely feedback and access to the right business knowledge make a real difference. We agree who is responsible for content, who reviews the design and which dates matter before the main work begins.

Ideas can change as a project develops. When a new request affects scope or timing, we explain the impact and agree the next step. The written proposal remains the reference for what is included.

Prepare a useful website brief
PLANNING YOUR PROJECT

A few practical
questions.

YOUR NEXT CHAPTER STARTS HERE

Ready for lift-off?
Let’s build your next chapter.

Tell us where you want to go. We’ll work out how to get you there.

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