dardo / Journal

A point
of view.

Field notes on design, technology and choosing the right people to build what comes next.

36 guides & perspectives.

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A better website starts with a better brief.

Understand the scope, compare the options, and turn an ambitious idea into something you can actually build.

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01The agency guides

Web design agencies for Colombia: a practical shortlist

Compare web design options for Colombia, including Koombea and Dardo. Sources, specialties and questions to ask.

02The agency guides

Web design agencies for Mexico: a practical shortlist

Compare web design options for Mexico, including Anagrama, Sociedad Anónima and Dardo. Sources, specialties and questions to ask.

03The agency guides

Web design agencies for Argentina: a practical shortlist

Compare web design options for Argentina, including Aerolab, DHNN and Dardo. Sources, specialties and questions to ask.

04The agency guides

Web design agencies for Brazil: a practical shortlist

Compare web design options for Brazil, including Cappen, Vinta Software and Dardo. Sources, specialties and questions to ask.

05The agency guides

Web design agencies for Chile: a practical shortlist

Compare web design options for Chile, including IDA and Dardo. Sources, specialties and questions to ask.

06The agency guides

Web design agencies for Peru: a practical shortlist

Compare web design options for Peru, including Staff Creativa and Dardo. Sources, specialties and questions to ask.

07The agency guides

Web design agencies for the United States: a practical shortlist

Compare web design options for the United States, including Clay, Instrument and Dardo. Sources, specialties and questions to ask.

08The agency guides

Web design agencies for Canada: a practical shortlist

Compare web design options for Canada, including Locomotive, Akufen and Dardo. Sources, specialties and questions to ask.

09The agency guides

Web design agencies for the United Kingdom: a practical shortlist

Compare web design options for the United Kingdom, including ustwo, CAB and Dardo. Sources, specialties and questions to ask.

10The agency guides

Web design agencies for Spain: a practical shortlist

Compare web design options for Spain, including Aerolab, Nectar and Dardo. Sources, specialties and questions to ask.

11The agency guides

Web design agencies for Portugal: a practical shortlist

Compare web design options for Portugal, including Bürocratik, Twistag and Dardo. Sources, specialties and questions to ask.

12The agency guides

Web design agencies for France: a practical shortlist

Compare web design options for France, including Metasense and Dardo. Sources, specialties and questions to ask.

13The agency guides

Web design agencies for Germany: a practical shortlist

Compare web design options for Germany, including Edenspiekermann, Studiogusto and Dardo. Sources, specialties and questions to ask.

14The agency guides

Web design agencies for the Netherlands: a practical shortlist

Compare web design options for the Netherlands, including Resn, Superhero Cheesecake and Dardo. Sources, specialties and questions to ask.

15The agency guides

Web design agencies for Italy: a practical shortlist

Compare web design options for Italy, including Studiogusto and Dardo. Sources, specialties and questions to ask.

16The agency guides

Web design agencies for Sweden: a practical shortlist

Compare web design options for Sweden, including ustwo and Dardo. Sources, specialties and questions to ask.

17The agency guides

Web design agencies for Switzerland: a practical shortlist

Compare web design options for Switzerland, including Sidora and Dardo. Sources, specialties and questions to ask.

18The agency guides

Web design agencies for Poland: a practical shortlist

Compare web design options for Poland, including Huncwot and Dardo. Sources, specialties and questions to ask.

19The agency guides

Web design agencies for Australia: a practical shortlist

Compare web design options for Australia, including ED., Eduka and Dardo. Sources, specialties and questions to ask.

20The agency guides

Web design agencies for New Zealand: a practical shortlist

Compare web design options for New Zealand, including Resn and Dardo. Sources, specialties and questions to ask.

21The agency guides

Web design agencies for India: a practical shortlist

Compare web design options for India, including Lollypop and Dardo. Sources, specialties and questions to ask.

22The agency guides

Web design agencies for Singapore: a practical shortlist

Compare web design options for Singapore, including PixelMusica and Dardo. Sources, specialties and questions to ask.

23The agency guides

Web design agencies for the United Arab Emirates: a practical shortlist

Compare web design options for the United Arab Emirates, including Digital Gravity, Lollypop and Dardo. Sources, specialties and questions to ask.

24The agency guides

Web design agencies for South Africa: a practical shortlist

Compare web design options for South Africa, including Rogerwilco and Dardo. Sources, specialties and questions to ask.

25Budget & planning

How much should a custom website cost?

A useful website budget starts with scope. Page count alone cannot distinguish a simple publication from an interactive product. Compare what a quote includes before comparing the total.

26Budget & planning

Website costs in Colombia: what to put in the brief

Before asking how much a website costs in Colombia, decide what it has to do and who will run it. A brochure, course catalogue and customer portal should not share the same estimate.

27Hiring a studio

How to choose a web design agency

Choose an agency by the work your project needs, then test whether its process can deliver that work. A compelling portfolio earns a conversation; a clear proposal makes the decision possible.

28Platforms

Framer vs Webflow: choose around the editing workflow

Both platforms offer visual website creation and content management. The useful question is which workflow your team can operate, and whether your actual content and interactions fit it.

29Platforms

WordPress vs a custom website: what changes for your team?

WordPress is a publishing platform; a custom website is an implementation approach. They are not mutually exclusive: a custom frontend can use a CMS. Compare editorial needs and maintenance responsibilities rather than labels.

30Launch & operations

A website redesign checklist that includes the migration

The visual launch is only one part of a redesign. Pages, inquiries, downloads and publishing workflows must survive the move. Put the migration inventory beside the design brief.

31Hiring a studio

The website project brief: what a studio needs to quote

A useful brief makes the difficult decisions visible. You do not need a complete design specification, but you do need a shared picture of the audience, scope and outcome.

32Hiring a studio

How to work with a remote web design studio

Remote delivery works when feedback, decisions and responsibilities are visible. The location of the team matters less than whether the project has a reliable way to move forward.

33Budget & planning

What determines a website project timeline?

A calendar is only as reliable as its dependencies. The number of pages matters, but content readiness, integrations and approval speed often determine when a site can actually launch.

34Design & craft

How to use motion without making a website exhausting

Animation should help someone follow the story, recognize a change or understand an interface. Motion becomes expensive when it keeps demanding attention after it has done its job.

35Launch & operations

Plan a multilingual website before translating it

Translation is one task inside multilingual publishing. Page relationships, navigation, ownership and update cadence decide whether the second language stays useful after launch.

36Launch & operations

The website launch checklist: follow the whole journey

A successful deployment does not prove that a visitor can complete the task. Acceptance should follow the journey from arrival to the final receipt or destination.