Web Design
Custom web design for businesses that know their website needs to do more than just look good. Design that conveys your brand and inspires your visitors to take action.
Web Design Agency
Good web design doesn't happen in a vacuum. It stems from your content, your goals, and the expectations of your target audience. We design websites where form and function go hand in hand, rather than working against each other.
Design follows
the content
Responsive from the very beginning
Brand instead of
Template
Web design built for your content
In the design process, we develop a unique layout for each page type and content format. The form follows the content—not the other way around. Your visitors come to the website with a specific question, a need, or a decision to make. Good web design meets them exactly where they are and guides them to the next step. The end result is a design that works toward your goals, rather than merely serving as decoration.
Relaunch or Redesign?
Not every website needs a complete overhaul. Sometimes a visual update is enough; other times, the entire structure needs to be reimagined. We’ll take a look at your current site and give you an honest assessment: What still works, what doesn’t, and where is the greatest potential for improvement? Based on this, you can decide whether a redesign is sufficient or if a relaunch makes more sense.
Good web design is evident in many details that must work together. Here are the areas we focus on in our design work. Each of these plays a role in determining whether a website actually works or merely exists.
These companies know how we work
Good design doesn’t start with aesthetics, but with the question: What do your visitors need? We analyze target audiences, usage scenarios, and typical entry points before we begin designing. This results in layouts that guide visitors rather than overwhelming them. Every page has a goal: to inform, persuade, or convert. We develop navigation patterns, page hierarchies, and visual anchors so that visitors can intuitively find the next step. In doing so, we take into account the different ways visitors arrive at your website: via Google, social media, or a direct link. The result is a website that feels right, even if you can’t quite explain why. Good user guidance goes unnoticed; bad user guidance doesn’t. As a web design agency, we therefore start by mapping out the paths through the site.
„I’ve worked with many digital agencies and seitenweise easily tops them all. They’re extremely accommodating and easy to work with. Their team seamlessly translates our objectives and requirements into impressive digital deliverables, always on schedule and within our budget.“
Locke Truong
Web Design
„In addition to the entire team’s tremendous expertise, we especially appreciate how easy and quick it is to get in touch with them, even when things get urgent. Every problem, no matter how small, is taken seriously and resolved immediately.“
Julian Ellermann
arcus physio
„seitenweise is one of the few agencies that has managed to completely exceed our expectations. Performance, quality, reliability, timing—everything is top-notch! Highly recommended.“
Florian Nack
myflexbox
„Since we started working with seitenweise, our website has improved significantly. In 2023, they used their extensive expertise to transform our static website into a dynamic WordPress site.“
Dirk Bockelmann
DFT
Here's How Your New Website Design Comes Together
Briefing and Analysis
We start with a conversation: What are your goals, who is your target audience, and what works—and what doesn’t—on your current website? We analyze the current state of your website, take a look at the competition, and work with you to define what the new website needs to achieve. This results in a clear brief that serves as the foundation for everything that follows.
Concept and Wireframes
Before we start designing, we define the structure: site architecture, navigation concept, and wireframes for the most important page types. You’ll see early on how the website is structured and how visitors navigate through the content. During this phase, we also determine which page types you need and how the content will be prioritized. Changes can be implemented quickly and cost-effectively at this stage.
Design and Prototype
Based on the approved wireframes, we develop the visual concept: colors, typography, visual language, and components. Interactive prototypes in Figma show you how the website will feel on different devices before a single line of code is written. We work iteratively and regularly review progress with you. Requests for changes are incorporated immediately until the design is finalized and approved by you.
Implementation and Launch
Once the design is approved, our development team takes over the technical implementation. At our company, design and development work together as part of the same team, which means streamlined processes and no loss of information. Before the site goes live, we test it on real devices and check loading times and responsive behavior. Then the website goes live, and we support the launch. We remain available even after that, whether for adjustments or new sections of the site.
Frequently
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Form
Effect
We combine design and impact.
seitenweise is a digital agency based in Bielefeld, founded in 1999. Web design has been part of our work from day one. Over 500 projects have shown us what makes for good design: It doesn’t just look good—it solves a problem. At our agency, UX/UI design and web development are handled by the same team. What we design actually works in practice. Our clients are based in Ostwestfalen-Lippe as well as throughout the rest of Germany. Short lines of communication, honest advice, and a team that knows your project inside and out.
Marcel and Olli run the agency. They'll respond to your initial inquiry about web design.
Are you looking for a web design agency that listens before it designs? Tell us about your project. The first step is a quick video call—no strings attached and free of charge.