Bespoke website design & development

A worldof your own.

A distinctive website that reflects the quality of your business, makes your offer clear and gives the right clients a reason to get in touch.

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Start with a short fit conversation. Suitable projects receive a complimentary homepage direction.

FormFeelingFunction

An independent studio. A personal commitment.

Your business has a character. Its website should have one, too.

We bring design, storytelling and development together around what your business needs to communicate and what your visitors need to do.

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Selected work · Five independent concepts

Different worlds.
Purpose in every detail.

Independent concepts, presented with their purpose, scope and working demos. Keep scrolling to travel through each one.

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Make room for wonder

Cinematic brand experience

A landscape-led introduction, moving from dunes to coastline to forest. Editorial typography gives each scene room to breathe.

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Form Studies

Interactive product discovery

Six original digital objects. Explore their shapes, compare material finishes and build a shortlist worth a conversation.

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Harvest

Hospitality art direction

Warm light, a table in the vineyard and the texture of a cellar. A quieter story about place, time and craft.

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PV Custom Homes

Coastal homebuilder concept

An independent coastal homebuilder proposal. Architecture, material details and place shape the route from first impression to inquiry.

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A Point of View

Expressive typography and motion

Oversized type, changing material textures and an editorial project rhythm. A study in how one word can carry a distinct identity.

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Every concept is independent and shown with its purpose and scope. Explore the full selected portfolio

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The person behind Merci

Justin “JJ” Johnson

Founder & project lead, Merci Group

Thoughtful design, clear communication and work I’m willing to stand behind.

Before Merci, I worked in door-to-door solar and at AT&T, moving from frontline sales into leadership. Markets, finance and writing have also become part of my journey. My path has included setbacks and starting over, and I bring that experience to building this studio.

I want business owners to recognize their own character in the websites we create and understand the purpose behind the decisions. That means thoughtful design, clear communication and work I’m willing to stand behind.

My faith in Christ shapes how I want to work and how I treat the people who trust me. Integrity, humility and care are commitments I want reflected in the work.

When you work with Merci, I’m your point of contact from our first conversation through the agreed handover.

Two hands reaching toward a point of warm light, inspired by The Creation of Adam.

By His GraceA personal testimony to Christ.Read my story →

Working together

Know what
happens next.

A bespoke engagement, with the scope and responsibilities agreed before the build begins.

i.
Understand the business
Establish your offer, audience and the action your website should help visitors take.
ii.
Agree the scope
Define the pages, functionality, content responsibilities, milestones and investment in a bespoke proposal.
iii.
Design & build
Approve the creative direction, then develop the experience with agreed stages for feedback and review.
iv.
Review & hand over
Check the agreed scope and prepare the access, documentation and launch arrangements set out in your proposal.

Before we begin

What will my project include?

Your proposal defines the pages, copy, media, forms, editing tools and integrations included in the project. It also sets out what you’ll provide and what Merci will create.

How do feedback and changes work?

Review stages and revision allowances are agreed in advance. If the scope changes, we discuss the effect on cost and timing before additional work begins.

What happens at handover and after launch?

We define hosting, account access, editing, documentation and applicable ownership or licensing arrangements in your proposal. Any ongoing care and future changes are scoped separately.

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Form.

Feeling.

Function.

Independent in spirit. Intentional in every detail.

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Inside the studio · Optional exploration

Character,
in every letter

Explore how type, color and material change a website’s character. Your project’s direction begins with your business.

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Featured direction · Dark Matter

Dark Matter

Violet depth, obsidian surfaces and a blue iridescent edge.

Nebula / Obsidian

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Start a conversation

Let’s make something yours.

Tell us what your business needs from its website and the investment you have in mind. We’ll review the fit and arrange a conversation by email.

A useful first step

For suitable projects, a complimentary homepage direction sets out the proposed message, layout and visual treatment. A full build begins after we agree the scope.

A worldof your own.

Your business has a character. Its website should have one, too.

Different worlds.Purpose in every detail.

Make room for wonder

Form Studies

Harvest

PV Custom Homes

A Point of View

Justin “JJ” Johnson

Know whathappens next.

Understand the business

Agree the scope

Design & build

Review & hand over

Character,in every letter

Dark Matter

Let’s make something yours.

A useful first step

Thank you. Let’s make something yours.

Different worlds.
Purpose in every detail.

Know what
happens next.

Character,
in every letter