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.

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

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

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.