Web Design / Experiential
Most sites tell people what you do. A Presence-First site makes them feel something before they even book. It is the difference between a brochure and an invitation.
Built for hospitality venues, wellness retreats, farms, event spaces, boutique restaurants, and any business where the experience is the product.
There is a category of business where a standard template is not just a missed opportunity, it is actively working against you.
A farm retreat, a wellness studio, a boutique event venue. These places have something most businesses do not: an atmosphere. A feeling. Something that cannot be put into a pricing table or a feature list. People do not choose these places based on specs. They choose them based on whether they felt something when they landed on the page.
That is what Presence-First Web Design is built to do.
Every site I build in this tier opens with an enter gate, a full-screen moment that separates where the visitor just was from where they are now. It uses GSAP-powered scroll animations so elements reveal themselves as the user moves down the page, not all at once. The typography is chosen for the client's world, not pulled from a default list. The layout is built around the feeling of the place, not a grid template.
The result is a site that earns the price point your business deserves.
If you are competing on atmosphere and not on price, this is the right investment.
$4,500
Best for: New or early-stage businesses that need a strong first impression without the full build.
Delivery: 2 weeks
Most chosen
$7,500
Best for: Established businesses ready to upgrade their digital presence to match what they offer in person.
Everything in Essential, plus
Delivery: 4 weeks
$12,000 and up
Best for: Destination businesses, multi-offering venues, and anyone who wants a site that can grow with them for the next five years.
Everything in Signature, plus
Delivery: 6 to 8 weeks
01 · Week 1
One 60-minute call to understand the business, the feeling they want to create, and who they are trying to reach. I leave with a clear picture of the visual world, the language, and the one thing the site needs to make people feel.
02 · Week 1 to 2
I develop the visual direction, font pairing, palette, and layout structure. I write all placeholder copy in the client's voice. The client sees a design direction document before a single line of code is written.
03 · Week 2 to 3
Development in Next.js with GSAP animations layered in. The enter gate and hero are built first so the client can see the feel of the site before the rest of the pages are complete.
04 · Week 3 to 4
The client reviews the full build on a staging URL. Two rounds of revisions are included for Signature and Full Experience tiers.
05 · Final week
Domain connected, Vercel deployment confirmed, analytics live. A Canopy Guard audit runs at launch to confirm the site's security posture and visibility signals. The client gets a short walkthrough video showing them how to use any CMS tools.
Under the hood
| Layer | Technology |
|---|---|
| Framework | Next.js |
| Animation | GSAP (ScrollTrigger, timeline, marquee) |
| Deployment | Vercel |
| CMS (Tier 3) | Sanity or Contentful |
| Fonts | Google Fonts (custom per client) |
| Forms | Formspree or native API route |
| Booking | Calendly, FareHarbor, or custom |
| Audit | Canopy Guard at launch |
The brief: make someone feel a place before they have ever visited it. An enter gate creates a moment of arrival. Scroll-triggered reveals pace the story so nothing is visible all at once. The layout alternates between wide atmospheric sections and tight specific details, the way a good tour guide moves between the large view and the small one.
Template demo — swap for a client build once the first one ships
One call. No pressure. Just a conversation about what you’re building.