Booking spring projects
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Based in Alderwick, working worldwide
Design and code under one roof
Fixed prices, written down
Booking spring projects
Reply within one working day
Based in Alderwick, working worldwide
Design and code under one roof
Fixed prices, written down
Quests · selected projects
Recent quests
9
years in business
64
projects shipped
23
clients who came back
1
working day to reply
Guild · about me and the team
A small guild with one shared desk
Market · services and prices
What I can make for you
Brand identity
A name, logo, colours and a one-page guide you can hand to anyone.
From $2,400
Website build
Design and build in Framer, with a CMS you can edit yourself.
From $4,800
Product design
Screens and flows for an app, tested with real users before launch.
From $6,500
Motion and film
Short films and loops for launches, events and social feeds.
From $3,200
Windmill · how a project runs
Four steps from hello to launch
01
Talk
A free 30 minute call. You tell me what you need and what worries you.
02
Plan
You receive a one-page quote with a fixed price, a page list and dates.
03
Build
Weekly notes and a private link, so you can watch the work grow.
04
Launch
I hand over every file and a short video, then look after the site for two weeks.
Bag · tools and skills
What is in the bag
Eight things I use on almost every project, so you know what to expect.
Design systems
Front-end code
Framer builds
Illustration
Motion
User research
Copywriting
Speed and testing
Road · how the guild grew
Nine years on the road
2017
Wren starts the studio
Working from a spare room above a bakery in Alderwick.
2019
Tamsin joins
The first hire brings brand and illustration to the desk.
2021
The guild of four
Oskar and Pip join. Projects get films and a weekly note.
2023
Fifty projects shipped
A small party, and a bigger table.
2025
A studio on the harbour
The whole guild moves into an old net loft by the water.
2026
Booking spring
New quests are open. Come and say hello.
Lookout · client reviews
Kind words from the road
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Wren shipped in five weeks what our last agency could not finish in five months. The site was finished, and so were we, on the day promised.
Marta Quill
Co-founder
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Riders keep telling us the app is the first thing that just works. Nobody asked for a manual.
Ewan Pruett
Operations lead
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The dashboard changed how our Mondays feel. We actually know what to work on now.
Dara Okonkwo
Head of support
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I update the planting guide myself every month. I never thought I would say that about a website.
Jean Thistlewood
Owner
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The film made grown people cry at the opening night. Then the lanterns lit and everyone cheered.
Bao Trinh
Market manager
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Pip sends a note every Friday. In twenty years of hiring designers I have never had that.
Alma Ferreira
Chair
Library · notes and articles
From the library
Process
How I quote a website in one page
A fixed price, a clear list of pages and a date. Here is the page I send before every project.
4 min
Studio
Why the small team is the point
Six people, one desk. The person you speak to is the person who does the work.
3 min
Guide
Checking a Framer site before launch
Ten checks Hollis runs on every site, from keyboard focus to slow phones.
6 min
Map · every door in the kingdom
Prefer a list to a map?
Inn · questions people ask
Questions before you write
01
How much does a project cost?
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02
How long until we can start?
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03
Can I edit the site myself afterwards?
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04
Do you work with clients outside Canada?
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What if I do not like the first designs?
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Who owns the work?
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Have a quest in mind?
Tell me what you want to build and when. I reply within one working day with a plan and a price range.
hello@wrenalder.studio