Toronto Web Design Agency

Built by engineers.
Obsessed with craft.

We're a two-engineer web design agency from Toronto. We use modern tooling and AI-assisted workflows to build better websites, faster — and we charge fairly for it.

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Our Story

Why we built
Zenara Designs

Small businesses in Toronto were routinely paying $10,000–$50,000 to traditional agencies — then waiting three to six months for a website that looked like every other agency template on the internet.

We were engineers at tech companies watching this happen. We knew modern tooling — Next.js, serverless infrastructure, AI-assisted design workflows — could deliver a dramatically better result in a fraction of the time. So we built a firm around that.

Zenara is two engineers and a designer who genuinely care about the outcome. No account managers, no offshore hand-offs, no mystery invoices. You talk directly to the people building your site — from the first call to launch day and beyond.

2024
Year founded
Toronto, Ontario
1–2
Weeks to launch
From first call to live
3
Person team
Engineers + designer
90+
Lighthouse score
On every site we ship
The people building
your site

No account managers in the way. When you email us, an engineer responds.

PM

Pratik Mistry

Lead Developer & Co-Founder

Computer Engineering · University of Ottawa

4–5 years building scalable web applications. Obsessed with clean architecture, performance, and shipping products that actually work.

KM

Kavin Mural

Lead Developer & Co-Founder

Computer Science · University of Waterloo

4–5 years across full-stack development. Specializes in modern web tech, developer tooling, and turning complex requirements into elegant solutions.

RH

Ryan Honeybone

UX / UI Designer

Design · McGill University

3 years crafting interfaces that convert. Bridges the gap between brand identity and user behaviour — no templates, no shortcuts.

Technology

The stack behind
every site we build

No page builders. No drag-and-drop templates. Every site is hand-coded against a production-grade stack.

Next.js 14
Framework
App Router, SSR, static generation for Lighthouse 90+ scores
TypeScript
Language
Strict-mode across every project — zero runtime surprises
Tailwind CSS
Styling
Utility-first, purged at build — no unused CSS ever ships
Vercel
Deployment
Edge network, instant rollbacks, automatic preview environments
Cloudflare
Security & CDN
DDoS protection, DNS, WAF, and global cache layer
Figma
Design
High-fidelity prototypes reviewed and approved before any code is written
Stripe
Payments
PCI-compliant payment flows for e-commerce and booking integrations
Google Analytics 4
Analytics
Privacy-first tracking with anonymised IP and custom event funnels
How we bring
ideas to life

A proven methodology that transforms your vision into a digital reality — no surprises, no scope creep.

Discovery workspace
1
01

Discovery

  • Business goals analysis
  • Target audience research
  • Competitive landscape review
  • Technical requirements gathering
Prototyping workspace
2
02

Prototyping

  • Mock-up designs
  • Button/links design flow
  • Image/video placement design
  • Systems design and software architecture
Build workspace
3
03

Build

  • Modern development practices
  • Component-based architecture
  • Performance optimization
  • Cross-browser testing
04
4

Quality Testing

  • Performance testing
  • Device compatibility check
  • SEO optimization
  • Mobile responsiveness and optimization
  • Custom functionality testing
05
5

Launch

  • DNS setup & SSL
  • CDN configuration
  • Analytics integration
  • Domain hookup
  • Email notification config
06
6

Support

  • Monthly maintenance
  • Content updates
  • Security patches
  • Performance monitoring
Ready to build something
amazing?

Free consultation. No hard sell. Just an honest conversation about what you need and whether we're the right fit.