Aura Design,a UIUX websitedevelopment companybased in Toronto.

Est. 2026Available for select engagements
N°002About / The Studio

A small studio building websites the way editors build magazines.

Practice

Aura Design is a two-person studio in Toronto. We design and build a small number of websites each year for founders, operators, and creative directors who care about the details most people overlook.

Our work sits between editorial design and product engineering: deliberate typography, considered motion, and interfaces that hold up under real use. We write our own code — no templates, no page builders, no shortcuts that compromise the result.

Every engagement begins with a quiet period of reading, sketching, and listening. The best websites are never the loudest in the room; they are the ones that leave a residue.

Services
  • Brand & Identity
  • Art Direction
  • Website Design
  • Engineering
Signature
  • Editorial Typography
  • Craft-Led Motion
  • Bespoke Engineering
  • Longform Collaboration
N°003Engagement / What to expect

A two-week engagement, five steps.

We take on a single project at a time. Here's the shape of it — what we do in each step, what we need from you, and what lands on the other side.

  1. Step 01Kick-off call

    Meet, understand what you need.

    Start questionnaire
    You bring
    your idea, goals, any existing brand or references
    We deliver
    a written summary of scope, timeline, and fixed quote
    Cost
    Free until scope is signed
  2. Step 02First prototype

    Build a working first draft.

    You get
    a live prototype of the site — layout, type, navigation, the whole feel
    Turnaround
    typically 3–5 days after kick-off
    Format
    a shareable link you can click through on any device
  3. Step 03Review & refine

    Meet again, revise until it's right.

    Together
    walk through the prototype, note every change
    We revise
    as many rounds as the scope allows — no surprise fees
    Goal
    a version you'd be happy to show your mom and your biggest client
  4. Step 04Features & hosting

    Wire up everything behind the scenes.

    Hosting
    set up on a fast, reliable server — you own the account
    Payments
    Stripe, PayPal, or whatever gateway you need — connected end-to-end
    Extras
    contact forms, bookings, analytics, custom features — all hooked up
  5. Step 05Launch

    Deploy the site, hand over the keys.

    You get
    the site live on your domain, plus a short walkthrough of how everything works
    Targets
    Fast load · Mobile-ready · Accessible
    After
    ongoing support billed by the hour — changes, updates, whatever you need
N°004FAQ / Common Questions

Frequently asked questions.

Our website design projects start at a fixed quote determined during a free kick-off call. Pricing depends on scope, features, and complexity. We provide transparent, fixed-fee quotes with no surprise charges — you know the full cost before any work begins.

Our typical engagement is two weeks from kick-off to launch. This includes a working prototype within 3–5 days, revision rounds, and full deployment with hosting, payments, and custom features all set up.

Every Aura Design website is custom-designed and hand-coded. We don't use templates, page builders, or shortcuts. Each site is built from scratch using modern technologies like Next.js and React to ensure performance, accessibility, and a unique design.

We're based in Toronto and serve clients across the Greater Toronto Area including Mississauga, Brampton, Markham, Vaughan, Richmond Hill, and Scarborough. We also work with clients across Ontario and Canada remotely.

Every project includes UI/UX design, responsive development, hosting setup, domain connection, contact forms, analytics, and a walkthrough of how everything works. We also integrate payments (Stripe, PayPal), booking systems, and any custom features you need.

We prototype one direction fast — usually within 3–5 days — then revise it with you in two unhurried rounds until it feels right. Revisions are tightly scoped to what you brief; out-of-scope reworks beyond that get a fixed-price add-on, so there's no surprise meter running.

You do, in full. We hand over the source code, the design files, the hosting account, and everything else under your name. No vendor lock-in, no per-month design fee, no "licensing" of your own brand back to you.

Optional. We offer light maintenance plans (small content updates, monitoring, backups), but most clients take the keys and run with it. If something breaks on day-200 because of an external API change, we'll always quote a fix — we don't ghost.

Yes. New brand identities or refreshes of existing ones — logo, type, palette, art direction — as an optional add-on to the site project. Multiple directions on request. We don't take logo-only work without an accompanying website.

You talk directly to the people building your site. No account managers, no handoffs, no game of telephone between strategy, design, and engineering. Fewer clients means more attention; honest scoping means no padded hours. The work shows.