About
Small studio. Direct collaboration.
SHIFT by Guruge is an independent web design and development studio based in Sri Lanka, focused on thoughtful digital experiences and useful web software.
Why SHIFT exists
Most small businesses are offered one of two things: a cheap template with their logo dropped into it, or an agency process priced for a company ten times their size. Neither produces a site that fits the business.
SHIFT exists in between. Design and development handled by one person who takes the time to understand what the business does before deciding what its website should be.
by Guruge is in the name for accountability. It means someone is responsible for the result, reachable directly, and still around after launch.
Approach
How the studio works.
- 01
Design and engineering together
The same person designs the interface and builds it. Nothing gets designed that cannot be built well, and nothing gets built that was not designed.
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Direct collaboration
You talk to the person doing the work. Questions get answered the same day rather than relayed through an account manager.
- 03
Fewer projects, done properly
A small studio takes on fewer projects at a time. That is what makes it possible to understand a business before designing for it.
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Built to last
Clean, component-based code and sensible dependencies, so the site can be changed in two years without starting again.
Founder
Thevindu Guruge
Founder / Software Engineer
Software engineer and designer working across interface design and full-stack web development. Every project is handled directly, from the first conversation through design, build and launch.
Start a project
Have something worth building?
Tell us about the business, what you need and what is currently not working. You do not need a technical specification.