Urchin Design

Urchin Design works out of Somerset West and Cape Town, building custom websites, WordPress sites and e-commerce shops for South African businesses and clients overseas. The team has been in branding, web design and web development for over 27 years, taking on projects that range from a simple brochure website to more complex builds involving memberships, events management or online stores.

WordPress sits at the center of the work: design, development, optimisation and security are handled as distinct disciplines rather than an afterthought. Layouts are custom-crafted rather than templated, development is done in-house by the same people responsible for design, and existing sites that run slowly are optimised for better performance. Ongoing maintenance and best-practice security measures are applied to prevent problems rather than fix them after the fact.

Branding work extends past the website itself — Urchin Design builds new brands, refreshes existing ones and develops brand identities that carry through into the digital presence it designs and hosts. Digital marketing is offered alongside these services for businesses treating growth as a priority rather than an option. Enquiries are handled directly by phone or email, reflecting a practice sized to work closely with each client rather than through layers of account management.