Welcome to Handmade Web & Design – your trusted partner for web design in Wollongong and digital agency services throughout the Illawarra.
From web design to complete digital strategies, we will drive your success.
We have a proven track-record delivering results for organisations in:
At Handmade Web & Design, we're passionate about crafting websites that are modern, fresh, and uniquely tailored to work for your business.
As specialists in Web Design Wollongong, we know that usability and functionality are just as important as visual appeal.
We build sites big or small that not only captivate your audience but also rank well in search, driving customers straight to you.
Whether you're launching a new venture or elevating an established brand in the Illawarra region, let us create a digital presence that truly makes an impact.
At Handmade Web & Design, we understand that web hosting and domain registration can be confusing and a bit mysterious. That's why we offer a super powerful, Australian-based hosting service designed to take the hassle out of managing your online presence.
When you choose us, we handle routine software updates, perform regular backups, and ensure you're only paying for what you need.
And if your site ever experiences downtime or a security issue, we'll fix it as part of your monthly fee — so you can focus on growing your business in Wollongong and the Illawarra.
User Experience, or UX, is all about designing digital systems that are as intuitive as they are engaging.
At Handmade Web & Design, we live and breathe wireframes and carefully crafted information architecture, ensuring your digital product works perfectly for your customers from the start.
Our founders cut their teeth overseas at companies that pioneered this discipline and ran one of Australia's largest customer experience consultancies in Sydney, so you're in good hands!
Whether you're launching a new website or refining an existing one, our local expertise in Website Design for the Illawarra region will help you create a seamless, user-friendly experience that truly resonates.
At Handmade Web & Design, we’re passionate about solving the puzzle of making your website shine on Google.
Every site we build has Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) at its core, ensuring that your digital presence is primed for success.
With proven techniques that will deliver consistent results over time, we're here to help your site reach page 1.
If you're a business in Wollongong or the broader Illawarra region, let us boost your online visibility and drive more customers your way.
At Handmade Web & Design, we're all about helping your business get noticed and drive revenue online.
We bring a full spectrum of digital marketing expertise—from managing your Facebook, LinkedIn, and Instagram profiles, to crafting engaging content, securing quality backlinks, and ensuring your website is technically optimised for search engines.
Our integrated approach in social media, inbound marketing, SEM, and SEO is designed to make your online presence shine in Wollongong, the Illawarra region, and beyond.
At Handmade Web & Design, we know that a strong brand is the foundation of any successful marketing strategy.
Your logo is more than just an image — it’s the symbol of your entire brand, capturing the essence of your business in one striking, memorable mark.
It quickly connects with your audience by conveying who you are, what you value, and the unique nature of your products or services.
We’re passionate about guiding our clients on a creative, self-reflective journey to develop logos that truly speak for their business.
Whether you’re a start-up or an established brand in the vibrant Wollongong and Illawarra region, let us help you create a visual identity that stands out.
At Handmade Web & Design, we celebrate the limitless potential of print.
While graphic design covers a broad spectrum, we're passionate about crafting print solutions that make your brand shine across the Illawarra and Wollongong region.
Whether you need eye-catching business cards, engaging brochures, striking signage, innovative packaging, or memorable posters and books, without the digital constraints of code or file sizes, we have the creative freedom to bring any idea to life exactly as you envision it.
This is a tough question to answer before we know what you need.
At Handmade Web & Design, we've worked with big and small businesses with budgets to match.
The price range for websites is huge, from $2,000 – $60,000 depending on what you need to meet your objectives.
Below are some things that make one website require more time to create than another:
Whilst bespoke design is our passion, we understand that sometimes budgets simply don't stretch as far as we'd like.
With inflation and rising living costs, many businesses need to manage expenses carefully.
That's why alongside our full custom designed website offering, we've crafted affordable options that will still deliver a beautifully designed, fully functional website tailored with your branding, colours and content.
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At Handmade Web & Design, we tailor every project to your specific business needs, technical know-how, and budget.
For a standout brand experience that drives customer engagement, professional web design is the way to go.
First it's important that you know what business goals you're trying to achieve with your website or project. Some common objectives are:
Before you approach a web designers in Wollongong or the Illawarra, know who you are targeting as specifically as possible.
Then we can establish the right way to pitch your products or services to those customers.
If you have strong preferences around design, come prepared with some ideas of what you like stylistically.
It's helpful to have other websites or materials at hand when showing us what feel you want to capture.
Have a think about how much you're prepared to spend.
It may be that you have no idea, but it's very helpful for us to know what you think it's worth to your business having a great website, and what you can afford to put toward it.
This streamlined process ensures a beautiful, functional website tailored to your business needs.
A website is still a must in most business situations. Yes, there are more eyeballs on social media and many people ask AI chatbots questions instead of Google now, but there are several solid reasons a website will still help:
That would depend entirely on how good your website is at converting people into leads.
Yes, some people may leave the site having learned what they needed to. However, you were the one to provide them with that information and so you build trust and credibility in doing so.
Moreover, you will find that the people who do call won't waste your time "kicking the tyres" of your offering if they've learned the shape of it via your website.
Founded in 2011 by Anthony and Emma Colfelt, our studio was born from a shared passion for great design and a commitment to helping businesses throughout the Illawarra and South Coast to thrive.
Anthony’s creative journey began with a BA in Graphic Design from the University of Canberra when the internet was still browsed over dial-up modems.
He honed his skills working with leading agencies in Canberra, London, Seattle and Sydney — holding roles such as Senior Designer for British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) and Creative Director at a subsidiary company of Ancestry.com overseas, before leading pioneering Australian customer experience firm Different.
Anthony is a mentor and lecturer at iAccelerate (the business accelerator and incubator for University of Wollongong) where he teaches branding and digital marketing techniques to startups.
Emma, with a BSc in Psychology from University College London and an MSc funded by a prestigious scholarship, brings a deep understanding of customer behaviour to every project.
Since moving to Australia in 2006, she has excelled as an Experience Architect, specialising in website usability and customer research.
Having collaborated since 2007 and guided digital projects for major brands like the ABC, Foxtel, AMP, Westpac, Cochlear, and Harvey Norman, we built Handmade Web & Design on a foundation of quality, professionalism, and friendly service.
Whether you’re looking for a fresh website in Wollongong or a complete digital strategy to reach the wider region, we’re here to help your business make its mark.