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Situation · Custom web design · Berlin & Germany-wide

Off the shelf or made to measure?Designed around your content.

With us the design is always custom – no bought template, no page builder, no website builder. We design in Figma, mobile first, with two revision rounds per phase.

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The situation

You’ve seen templates that look great in the preview – until your real copy and photos go in. Or your website already runs on a theme, and every change fights its defaults. At the same time you wonder whether custom design is really worth it for your business.

Typical sign: the site looks like your competitors’, is full of features nobody needs and loads slowly – because the template was built for everyone, not for your customers.

02

Our solution

We design every website individually: structure, user paths and content plan first, then typography, colours, components and imagery in Figma – mobile first and with your real or realistic content instead of placeholder text. A clickable prototype shows how the site feels before any code is written.

On the technical side we decide by maintenance, performance and budget: hand-written code with Next.js or WordPress with a custom theme and block editor. Core Web Vitals are an acceptance criterion, accessibility to WCAG 2.1 AA is built in, and after training your team updates copy, images and pages itself.

Web design Berlin in detail
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Process & details

Six steps, two revision rounds per phase:

  1. 01Analysis & advice
  2. 02Concept & structure
  3. 03UI design
  4. 04Development
  5. 05Testing & launch
  6. 06Support & growth

Whether custom is worth it shows in measurable things: Core Web Vitals on real devices, the share of visitors who actually complete an enquiry, the gap between mobile and desktop – and how long a change takes your team.

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Companies working with KULIMO

Our clients, on the map

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4 clients worldwide

  • Adltortechnik

    Waiblingen, Germany

    ADL Tortechnik is a specialist company based in Waiblingen (Stuttgart region), focused on the planning, sale, installation and maintenance of modern door, gate and loading-bay technology.

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  • Das Catering

    Germany

    Das Catering (Das Catering Berlin) is the full-service catering arm of the Berlin restaurant concept Die Stulle. Based at the same address in Berlin-Charlottenburg, the team caters private celebrations, brand events and corporate functions in Berlin and Brandenburg.

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  • Die STULLE

    Berlin, Germany

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  • Fixed quote before the project starts
  • 2 revision rounds per phase
  • Core Web Vitals as acceptance criterion
  • WCAG 2.1 AA & GDPR
  • Hosting with German partners
  • Website and logins belong to you
  • Owner-led studio in Berlin
What you get

This is what you get.

Every line is on our service page – nothing we don’t deliver.

  1. 01

    Concept & structure

    Sitemap, user paths, keyword mapping, content plan and wireframes – before the first draft.

  2. 02

    Custom UI design

    Typography, colours, components and imagery in Figma, mobile first, clickable prototype.

  3. 03

    Clean technology

    Next.js or WordPress with a custom theme and block editor – no bought template, no page builder.

  4. 04

    Measurable quality

    Core Web Vitals as acceptance criterion, accessibility to WCAG 2.1 AA, SEO-friendly structure.

  5. 05

    Easy for your team

    CMS, training and documentation, so copy, images and subpages don’t need an agency.

Process

Four steps to the finish.

From the first call to the handover.

  1. 01

    Intro call

    15 minutes, free. Goals, audiences, competitors and existing content.

  2. 02

    Fixed quote

    Scope, stages and go-live date in writing.

  3. 03

    Concept & design

    Structure and wireframes, then UI design in Figma – two revision rounds per phase.

  4. 04

    Build & launch

    Preview for sign-off, testing, go-live on the agreed date, four weeks of fine-tuning.

Questions from search

Frequently asked questions

  • Does KULIMO use templates or design individually?

    The design is always custom. Technically we choose between hand-written code and WordPress with a custom theme – based on maintenance, performance and budget. We don’t use website builders.

  • What does made-to-measure web design mean?

    Structure, user paths and design are created for your content and your customers – not for a template meant to fit everyone. We design in Figma, mobile first, with real or realistic content.

  • How can I tell a high-quality website?

    By measurable things: Core Web Vitals on real devices, the share of completed enquiries, the gap between mobile and desktop, and how quickly your team can make a change itself.

  • Is custom design more expensive than a template?

    How custom the design is counts as one of four cost drivers – alongside page types, the state of your content and features. What that means for your project is set out in the written fixed quote after the intro call.

  • Can I update a custom-designed website myself?

    Yes, that’s the norm. You get a CMS, training and a structure that lets non-technical staff change copy, images and subpages.

Next step

Show us what shouldn’t come off the shelf.

15 minutes, free, no obligation. Afterwards you know what custom design means for your website and when it can go live.

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