The world needs inspiration, not templates

Of course you know that feeling: you realize you need a website and don't know where to start. You have been putting it off for so many years now, but just haven't because life is full of so many things and you can't only get so much done in one day. But not today! Today is the day where that project starts!

You start working on that WordPress or Squarespace or whatever site generator your friends recommended you and after hours of moving and tweaking your are exhausted. The website is ready, you have a name for your domain, the email is set up and you are about to click that publish button but suddenly stop. Why, though? All looks good, the plan is even cheap-ish, and you already invested so many hours in this website, and it is kind of ready, it kind of shows what you want and it kind of looks cool. And deep down you know this: a template is not enough. And you are right.

Your work is not some template shit off the shelf!

Have some respect. Get the real stuff

Do you think an agency is expensive? You should think about how expensive it is having that website you just made (or maybe didn't start putting together) sitting around unpublished or loveless in a dusty corner of the internet where the sun never shines. That, my friend, is indeed expensive.

Jokes aside. Agencies are expensive: so many buzzwords, so many promises and in the end a huge bill you don't know will pay off. And as a creative you shouldn't have to take care of an additional burden just to get your audience!

So here a proposal: let's do it together. As a common endeavour, we share the load: you get expertise, we get a chance to work with cool people! Of course we still need to cover our expenses, but we all do this out of love for our craft, don't we?

We are a small agency, a one-man-show, a web design powerhouse

Our name might some weird, we know that. And our logo might put us in a difficult situation, we know that too. But we can explain: we are edgy, daring unapologetic. We are a relic of old days in a modern attire, ready for the future and already living it. If you want spoilers, just let us know.

We are authentic

Our goal at Castrum Doloris is a simple one: We create solid design that ages well. We don't just blindly follow the trends and remake websites all the time just to fit the newest #framework or #buzzword. That mentioned, yes, we prefer JAMstack (Headless CMS websites ) over Server rendered websites (like Wordpress), but that is just our thing. We will make it so nice, you won't even notice the difference!

We favorite creatives

We believe in design as an art to communicate visions and create bonds. This is why we love working together with musicians, writers, plastic artists and film makers.

And then you might be asking: A generic template, a generic WordPress, a generic site generator for restaurants do the work, right? and you wouldn't be wrong.

There are tons of cheap alternatives out there, but none of them are really free, everything has its price, and sometimes free comes at the expense of your work. In the end, what is the point of going all the lengths you do with your work, if in the end your website screams : raandoooooom!.

We've all been there, it doesn't have to be that way. Let us help you break free.

Share your vision with us, we will share it with the world

We have worked with creatives and creators, remaking, redesigning, programming their websites from ground up. Our goal is to simply help everyone's work shine in their unique way.

We believe everyone has a vision, but some of you are really brave and put it out there. An this is the case of creators. We are committed to make the web a space for artist and creators.

Exposed, blatant, daring. We love you for it. That is why we are committed to do everything in our hand to help you reach everyone out there. This what we stand for and this is our promise: your webpage, your vision, your terms.

And there you might start thinking it all sounds too good to be true? We know it does, but we are not sorry for being so fabulous. In any case, you might want to take a look at some projects and the people we have worked with in the past.