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Website Design & Development for Creative Studio

Services Covered:

Website Development

Industry

Arts, Entertainment & Recreation

Duration

5 months

Budget

50K - 199K

Start Date

1 July 2024

Team Size

1-5 Employees

Engagement Model

Onshore

Project Capability Score (PCS)

78/100

Good

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Client

Confidential

New York City, United States of America

Project Summary

Empat delivered a full-cycle website redesign and development for a creative studio, producing a brand-aligned design system and a responsive, animated front end. The team built a scalable Node.js backend integrated with a headless CMS (Contentful) and optimized the site using Next.js and Vercel. The engagement achieved fast load times and increased inbound leads while enabling the client's content team to adopt the CMS without extra onboarding.

Key Challenges

Build a visually distinctive, high-performance marketing website that reflects the brand identity
Develop a fully responsive and animated website with attention to micro-interactions and smooth transitions
Ensure a scalable, SEO-optimized, and easy-to-manage CMS setup to support future content updates and growth

Project Deliverables

A custom, brand-aligned design system
A modern, responsive front-end built with React.js and TypeScript (Tailwind CSS, Framer Motion)
A scalable back-end using Node.js and Express
Headless CMS integration (Contentful) with REST and GraphQL APIs
Static site generation and SSR via Next.js
Deployment on Vercel with CI via GitHub Actions
End-to-end testing, cross-browser checks, and performance tuning to meet Core Web Vitals standards

Project Solution

Empat led full-cycle development from concept to deployment. They created a custom design system and built a responsive, animated frontend using React.js with TypeScript, styled with Tailwind CSS and animations via Framer Motion. The team implemented a scalable backend using Node.js and Express and integrated Contentful as a headless CMS via REST and GraphQL. They optimized SEO and performance using Next.js (SSG/SSR), deployed on Vercel, and established CI/CD workflows through GitHub Actions while performing end-to-end testing and performance tuning.

Project Outcome

Website load time under 2 seconds globally
35% increase in inbound leads within the first month after launch
Significant user engagement with low bounce rates and high time-on-site metrics
Seamless internal adoption of the CMS by the client’s content team without additional onboarding support

Platforms

Web
Cloud
CMS

Tech Stack

React.js
Node.js
Express.js
GraphQL

Client Endorsement

Overall Review Rating

Timeliness

Cost Rating

Willing to Refer

Quality of Deliverables

“Empat delivered a website with a 2-second load time that increased inbound leads by 25% within the first month. The team led structured and transparent project management. They were responsive and adaptive to changes. Moreover, they blended strong design sensibilities with technical execution.”
Anonymous
CEO
Date: 06/05/2025