Available — Summer 2026

Websites & software, built by hand.

I'm Dave Hughes — the designer and developer behind DH. I build fast, considered websites and custom software for people who care how things work, and how they feel.

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Ship something good.

Designed and built by one pair of hands.

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Most studios split design and engineering across teams. I don't. You get one person who owns the whole outcome — from first sketch to launch.

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Patience for getting the details right

I don't just describe the work. Here's a little of it, running.

Every panel below is live — click around. It's the same care that goes into what I build for you.

/01 — Marketing & brand sites

Sites that look like you, and load instantly.

Distinctive, fast websites built from scratch — not a recoloured theme. Change the brand and watch it respond. →

DesignWebflow / customCMSSEOCopy support
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Your brand,
built right.
A site that feels designed for you — because it was.
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/02 — Web apps & software

Dashboards and tools that replace the spreadsheet.

Custom software with real interface design over a clean, reliable codebase. Switch the range — the data re-animates. →

Full-stackAPIsDashboardsAutomationAuth
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/03 — E-commerce & platforms

Stores that are quick to shop and easy to run.

Fast storefronts with clean admin, set up so you can manage them yourself. Go on — add one to the cart. →

StorefrontsPaymentsInventoryIntegrations
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/04 — MVPs & ongoing partnership

Ideas, shipped — then kept sharp.

Get to market fast, then keep improving with a developer on call. This is roughly what launch day looks like. →

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A few things I build well.

A snapshot of the kinds of projects I take on. Detailed case studies and live links available on request.

Marketing site

Conversion-first websites

Brand-led sites that load in under a second and turn visitors into enquiries.

DesignBuildCMS
Web application

Custom dashboards & tools

Internal software that retires the spreadsheet and saves real hours every week.

UXFull-stackAPIs
E-commerce

Stores that run themselves

Fast storefronts with clean admin you can actually manage on your own.

StorefrontPayments
Product & MVP

Ideas, made real

From concept to a working product real users can try — quickly, without waste.

PrototypeLaunch
Marketing site

Conversion-first websites

Brand-led sites that load fast and turn visitors into enquiries.

DesignBuildCMS
Web application

Dashboards & tools

Software that retires the spreadsheet and saves real hours.

UXFull-stack
E-commerce

Stores that run themselves

Fast storefronts with admin you can manage yourself.

Payments
Product & MVP

Ideas, made real

Concept to working product, quickly.

Launch
Design ✳ Engineering ✳ Performance ✳ Accessibility ✳ Strategy ✳ Craft ✳ Design ✳ Engineering ✳ Performance ✳ Accessibility ✳ Strategy ✳ Craft ✳

A clear process, no surprises.

01 — Understand

Get clear on the goal

Before a pixel is drawn, we align on the goal, the audience, and the constraints. No assumptions.

02 — Design

Shape it around you

From rough wireframe to polished interface — built for your brand, never a stock theme.

03 — Build

Engineer it properly

Clean, fast, accessible code that loads instantly and holds up as you grow.

04 — Ship & support

Launch and keep it sharp

Go live, measure, refine. I stick around to keep things working after launch.

I've spent years building websites and software the careful way — designed properly, coded cleanly, and shipped to last. DH is that work, under one name.

Full-stack
Design + Engineering
Direct
No middlemen
Remote-first
Working worldwide

Most studios split design and development across teams, and quality leaks out at every handoff. I do both — so what gets designed is exactly what gets built.

Fewer people in the room, faster decisions, and a result that matches the idea. Whether it's a single landing page or a full software product, you get one person who owns the outcome.

If you care about the details, we'll get along.

— Dave

Let's build
something good.

Tell me what you're working on. I reply personally, usually within a day.