Element8 web design

A Dubai studio working in English and Arabic

From its base in Dubai, Element8 web design works as a website and digital partner for brands across the UAE and the wider Gulf. Corporate, listed and well-known brands in the UAE and the wider Gulf have used the firm since 2010, and it keeps strategy, design, development and marketing inside a single team. The agency describes itself as an integrated communications firm that treats each project as an extension of a brand's core promise.

Its work is aimed at businesses that need more from a site than a brochure. Typical projects are large corporate sites, online stores, portals and business systems, and the agency builds for both English and Arabic audiences.

Websites, portals and online stores

Website design and development is the core. The agency builds custom sites that are mobile-first and that present a bilingual Arabic and English experience. For commerce, it builds online shops on Magento, with payment gateway integration so that transactions run through a secure, established route. Web applications and online portals are built for clients who need a system rather than a set of pages.

The agency says its design is grounded in user perception. Its argument is that a site succeeds when visitors find it easy to understand and pleasant to use, and it describes its work as a four-part approach that moves from analysis and planning through design to development and launch.

Mobile apps and business systems

The agency develops apps for iOS and Android, along with web applications for internal and customer use. Its business systems range from payroll and staff tools to point-of-sale systems for shops, food and beverage solutions and SharePoint development, which lets larger organisations run internal processes on a platform they already use.

Digital marketing and creative work

On the marketing side, the firm handles search optimisation, paid campaigns, social channels, and video work such as explainer films and animation. Its creative team works on branding, copy, photography and experience design, with identity, wording and functionality planned as one piece.

Gulf brands and enterprise accounts

Client work runs to big names in the Gulf, among them electronics makers, property developers and leisure venues. Its own count is over 900 completed projects, delivered by roughly 85 specialists working in-house from design through to marketing. Its hosting work runs on AWS and Azure, and its front ends are built on Next.js and WordPress VIP.