Start with visitors and editors
Before we talk about design, we talk about who should be visiting, what they want to achieve, and who will keep the site up to date. This shapes content, structure, and the CMS setup.
About Webmarks
Website partner for tourism operators and non-profits in Western Canada.
I build websites the right people can find, understand, and act on, and I keep them healthy after launch.
You'll work with me, Dany Stadtmuller. I've been building websites full time since 2008, and running Webmarks since 2010. I start by thinking through who is visiting, what they need to understand, and what happens after launch. From there, I help keep your site healthy and I'm here when questions come up.
Based in Lethbridge, Alberta
Serving small organizations across Western Canada
EN / FR
How I work
Four habits behind every project.
Start with people, sketch before building, design for clarity, and plan for care after launch.
Sketch before we build
I like sitemaps, rough content outlines, and quick wireframes. These tools help us catch gaps and bad assumptions early, without weeks of documentation.
Design for clarity, not trends
Interfaces are simple and focused on helping visitors read, decide, and act. Visual decisions support content and tasks, instead of competing with them.
Build for care
Websites go on Craft CMS or Statamic, with clean content models and sensible defaults. Backups, monitoring, analytics, and care plans are part of the work, not an afterthought.
Background
A bit of context behind the studio.
I’m Dany, a Swiss-Canadian web designer based in Lethbridge, Alberta, where I live with my family. I grew up between languages and cultures, studied tourism management, and worked in hospitality before moving into web design.
Since then I’ve helped tourism operators, resorts, research institutes, non-profits, and ag businesses across Western Canada launch new sites, improve existing ones, and keep them healthy.
Earlier in my career I worked with a variety of content management systems. That experience is useful when reviewing or migrating existing sites, and it's part of why I prefer stable, editor-friendly platforms now.
In day-to-day work I combine strategy, UX and interface design, front-end implementation, and CMS development. You don't have to coordinate separate contractors for one project.
What clients say
In their own words.
Dany is a proactive partner and a valued extension to our team - easy to collaborate with and quick to respond. His SEO and site optimization work improved our site's health and search visibility, and made content updates smoother for our team.
Becky Green
Fairmont Creek Vacation Rentals
Superb from first contact to finish. Clear, user-friendly design. Post-launch support was excellent.
Charles McCluskey
Banff Transportation Group
His attention to detail, future-forward thinking, flexibility, and creative approach lead to a beautiful, high-performing representation of the business online.
Christine Malfair
Malfair Marketing
Next step
Want to see if we're a good fit?
If this way of working sounds right for your organization, the next step is a short, no-obligation call. We look at what you have now or hope to build, then decide whether you need a new site, focused fixes, or a care plan.
Bring a link to your current site if you have one, a rough idea of timing and budget, and a sense of what isn't working. I bring questions, experience, and an honest review.
A few questions that help the first call
- What do you hope your website will do better in the next 12 months?
- Who are your most important visitors, and what do they need from the site?
- Do you have an existing site, or are you starting fresh?
- Any hard constraints, like timing, team availability, or integrations?
You don't need polished answers. Rough notes are enough to start a useful conversation.