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Custom websites and web apps, built properly by the two people you actually talk to
We’re a two-founder engineering studio for businesses that want senior work, direct communication, and a site that performs — measurably.
2026
Founded — a new studio, senior founders
15+
Combined years of engineering experience
12
Technologies in our curated core stack
< 24hr
Reply time on every enquiry
Services
Everything a custom build needs, in one senior team
Design, engineering, performance, and ongoing care — without the hand-offs, account managers, or junior delivery of a larger agency.
Website Design
Conversion-focused, fully custom interface design — never a templated theme with your logo dropped in.
Learn more about designWebsite Development
Hand-coded builds on a modern framework stack — component-driven, fast, and maintainable.
Learn more about developmentPerformance Optimisation
Core Web Vitals audits and remediation with verifiable before/after Lighthouse deltas.
Learn more about performanceConsulting
Fractional technical advisory: stack decisions, architecture reviews, and second-opinion audits.
Learn more about consulting
Selected work
Results, not just redesigns
Every engagement targets a measurable outcome — faster pages, more enquiries, hours saved.
Why Verna
Small by design, senior by default
Most agencies scale by adding layers: salespeople to win the work, managers to relay it, juniors to do it. Every layer costs you clarity, speed, and quality — and you pay for all of them.
We stay deliberately small instead. Two senior founders, a handful of projects at a time, and a direct line to the people with their hands on your code. You get big-agency engineering discipline with none of the big-agency distance.
Direct founder access
You talk to the person building your product — never an account manager relay.
Senior engineers only
No junior hand-off after the sales call. The people you meet do the work.
Fixed, transparent process
A written scope, a weekly demo URL, and no surprises in the invoice.
Performance & SEO from day one
Speed, accessibility, and technical SEO are built in — not sold as add-ons later.
How we work
A process you can see all the way through
- 01
Discovery
We learn your business, audience, and goals — then scope precisely.
- 02
Design
A visual direction and design system built around your visitors.
- 03
Build
Weekly demos on a live URL — you watch it come together.
- 04
Launch
Deployment, DNS, and monitoring handled end to end.
Tools we choose deliberately
A curated stack we know deeply — not a buzzword list. This site runs on it.
- Next.js
- React
- TypeScript
- Tailwind CSS
- Node.js
- PostgreSQL
- Vercel
- Shopify
- Framer Motion
- Playwright
- Figma
- GitHub Actions
FAQ
Questions founders actually ask
Tell us about your project
A short message is enough to start. You'll hear back from Luke or Sam within one business day — no sales scripts, no pressure.