Independent web studio — Sydney, Australia
Brand websites, ecommerce and custom digital products for independent brands and growing businesses. Strategy, design and development handled directly by Michael, from first idea to launch.
01 · Ecommerce
Ecommerce · Shopify
A storefront for an Australian food brand, with a custom mix-and-match bundle builder, volume pricing and a clearer path for wholesale customers.
02 · Platform
Data platform · Search & information design
A search-led public platform that makes large Australian political datasets easier to find, read and explore.
03 · Product
Digital product · Progressive web app
A calmer habit tracker built around returning rather than maintaining perfect streaks. Installable, offline-capable and synced across devices.
04 · Editorial
Editorial platform
A community publishing platform with a custom editorial workflow, contributor access and integrated media handling.
Custom websites for independent brands launching, evolving or replacing an experience that no longer represents them — structure, interface design, responsive development, accessibility, performance and launch considered together.
Thoughtful Shopify and custom commerce experiences that make products easier to understand, choose and buy. For product brands that need more than a generic theme installation.
Installable apps, portals, dashboards, directories, publishing tools and tailored workflows for ideas that do not fit inside a standard website builder.
Understand the business, audience, goals and practical constraints.
Agree on scope, content structure, technical approach and a clear plan.
Establish the visual direction, key screens and interaction behaviour.
Develop, refine and test the responsive production experience.
Deploy carefully, hand over ownership and provide ongoing support.
You work directly with the person designing and building the project. No account-manager handoffs, and no gap between the approved idea and the finished implementation.
The same person is present from discovery through design, development and launch.
Work, timeline and investment agreed before the build begins, with visible checkpoints throughout.
Domains, accounts, content and completed project files stay under your control. No artificial lock-in.
I'm Michael, an independent designer and developer based in South-West Sydney. My work sits between visual design, product thinking and hands-on development, which means an idea can remain coherent from the first sketch through to the production build.
hello@hevin.designProjects start at A$3,500. Every engagement is scoped around what the business actually needs — these ranges give you a sense of shape before a short discovery conversation.
Strategy, custom interface design, responsive development and launch for an established business or independent brand.
Shopify or appropriate commerce implementation with custom design and project-specific functionality.
Applications, platforms, portals, directories, dashboards and non-standard technical work.
Hosting oversight, maintenance and agreed support, scoped to the project rather than bundled indiscriminately.
Smaller launch-scope projects are considered case by case. Final pricing depends on scope, content, integrations and timeline. All prices in AUD.
Tell me what you are building, what needs to change and where you'd like it to go. I'll reply with the most useful next step.