Designpluz

Custom websites built around the brand

Sydney is home to Designpluz, a web design and development agency whose core work is custom designed and built websites that establish a brand and improve the processes behind it. Three related services sit alongside the websites: brand identity with matching collateral, marketing focused on brand recognition and conversions, and bespoke cloud and API driven software applications for businesses that need more than a website.

The agency describes its work as operating from a holistic view, in which every service is shaped by its web design expertise. Its sites are intended to be memorable and trusted, and its team says it takes its reputation seriously. Each client is given a dedicated project manager who acts as the main point of contact for the length of the project.

A design process built on wireframes and mock-ups

The design stage is given a large share of each project, the site says, with planning and design taking up between 40 and 50 percent of the duration. The team uses design tools such as Adobe XD and Figma. The process begins with the homepage, where wireframes are produced for the client to consider. Those wireframes lead to UI and UX mock-ups that show how the finished site will look, and the rest of the pages follow, so the client has a full view of the site before development starts.

Development on WordPress and other platforms

The agency develops its sites on a development server, shares them with clients for updates, optimises them for different devices and browsers, and then launches and supports them. Its team works with several content management systems, including WordPress, WooCommerce, Shopify, Magento and Drupal, although the site says most clients choose WordPress. Ongoing support is part of the service after launch.

Clients from small business to government

The agency says it has worked on projects in Sydney and across Australia since 2014. Its examples include a provider of turnkey solutions for academic spaces, a company whose first Australian website had to present a range of around 15,000 products, and a property, construction and infrastructure adviser, for which the site describes a grayscale design built to establish professionalism and trust quickly. The agency says it works with businesses of all sizes across industries, as well as with corporates and government agencies.

Office and meetings

The agency has an office in Sydney that clients can visit for workshops, meetings and reviews, and it also holds face to face or online meetings as required. The site describes its team as one focused on lasting relationships with clients, providing insights and services as their needs change.

Designpluz is a web design and development agency in Sydney. Its core work is custom-built websites, supported by three related services: brand identity, marketing and bespoke software. Each client is given a named project manager for the length of the job.

What Designpluz does

• Custom web design and development: websites designed and built to establish a brand and improve processes.
• Branding: brand identities with matching collateral.
• Software development: cloud-based, API-driven business applications.
• Marketing: campaigns aimed at brand recognition and conversions, reviewed and adjusted over time.

Clients

Past projects include websites for Civic Australia, which fits out academic spaces; Lonza's first Australian site, covering a large product range; and MBM, an adviser to the property, construction and infrastructure sectors.

Key facts

• Based in: Sydney
• Services: web design, web development, branding, marketing and software