Beluga Digital

Projects across sectors and borders

Based in the North East of England, Beluga Digital is a boutique studio. It covers design, copywriting, build and ongoing upkeep for websites and apps. Clients come from many countries, from tiny start-ups to businesses that are scaling. Projects listed on the studio's site include a music management system for UK venues and artists, a Shopify store for sustainable products, a corporate multisite for a group of companies, a website for a regional mental health charity in Tyneside, and a site for the British Council that presents shared cultural heritage. Other work includes a construction app for craftsmen in Germany, a website for a US-based nutritionist and technical search work for a meeting facilitation business.

Stock, subscriptions and quoting systems

Some projects are systems rather than brochure sites. One client's website carries a quote and lead system for a maintenance business. A subscription service came with a site build and a stock management system, with payments handled through SagePay on a .NET back end. The studio also works on Airtable integrations and multi-language sites, and it builds progressive web apps (PWAs), which are interactive pages built with JavaScript and animation. The studio describes these as ways to make a user's journey smooth and easy to follow.

A small studio with direct contact

The studio is deliberately small, which it says lets it move quickly while keeping the familiarity and accountability that good website work needs. There are no layers of management between a client and the people doing the work, and the studio values direct, open communication. Its services cover website design and build, progressive web apps, technical discovery, digital strategy and user experience. It says it makes websites intuitive, accessible and clear, and it works by video call, phone, email or in person, whatever suits the client.