Cuadra Studio

Web design studio · Los Angeles

Websites people can find their way around.

Cuadra is a small web design studio based out of Los Angeles, CA. Ten years of designing sites and products for agencies, small-to-medium businesses, nonprofits and enterprise teams, focused on clear, fast websites for the people who run things.

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Since 2016 Design and build One point of contact

What we do

Services

Every project starts with how your visitors think and what you need them to do. Design and code follow from that.

Most requested

Website design and build

A new site or a full redesign, from structure and copy to a live launch you can update yourself.

  • Sitemap and page plan
  • Visual design and responsive build
  • Launch, analytics and handover

Fix what exists

Website audit

A clear read on where your current site loses people, backed by auditing and analytics.

  • UX and analytics audit
  • Accessibility review
  • Prioritized fix list

Words and structure

Content and navigation

Plain language and a menu that makes sense, so visitors stop guessing where things live.

  • Information architecture
  • UX content strategy
  • Page copy that converts

After launch

Care plans

Monthly updates, small improvements and conversion tracking so the site keeps working for you.

  • Content updates
  • Performance checks
  • Quarterly conversion review
Small businesses Nonprofits and community groups Medical and professional practices Early stage startups

How it works

Process

Short, visible steps. You see work early and often, and nothing launches without your sign off.

  1. Listen

    A call about your goals, your customers and what is not working today.

  2. Map

    Sitemap, page plan and key messages, agreed before any visual design.

  3. Design

    Page designs you can click through, refined with your feedback.

  4. Build and launch

    A fast, accessible site, tested on real devices and set live.

  5. Care

    Training, tracking and ongoing support so the site keeps improving.

Background

Ten years of agency and product work

We’ve spent ten years (since 2016) designing for digital agencies, small-to-medium businesses, civic tech volunteers and enterprise software teams. The common thread is making complicated things easy to navigate.

Past clients include:

Testimonials

Upon the recommendation of a member who had worked with Cuadra Studio before, our women’s non-profit group hired them to refresh and update our organization’s website: www.nawicla.org. We are so glad that we did. They did a fabulous job of both the design and communicating with us about all aspects of the project. Cuauhtémoc brought creative ideas to the team, and presented them in what we came to recognize as his typical upbeat and positive attitude. Cuadra was professional and delivered what they promised on time, and were thoroughly knowledgeable about the most current best practices. The end result is a much more modern-looking and well-designed website. I recommend Cuadra Studio highly and would eagerly hire them again.

Barbara KotsosPresident, NAWIC LA Chapter

We hired Cuadra Studio to rebuild our website and could not be happier with our decision. Cuauhtémoc used a systematic approach that helped keep the new website consistent and orderly. They are well organized and were patient with us when our day to day business tasks led to delays getting them the information he needed. Cuadra Studio was prompt and communication was excellent. The website [they designed] has been an absolute lead machine since it launched. I would highly recommend Cuadra Studio to anyone looking for web-related services.

Jordan KamholzPresident, Kamholz Outdoor Living

You work with the web designer, start to finish.

Cuadra is intentionally small. The person on your first call is the person designing and building your site, so nothing gets lost in a handoff.

When a project needs more hands, like custom development or photography, we bring in trusted specialists and stay your single point of contact.

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