SITE.03

[ 01 ] Overview
A calm first step for families who feel lost in the health system.
We started with a single page. As the practice took shape it needed more room, so we rebuilt it as a five-page site with a new brand: warm linen, deep green and a soft clay accent, set in a light serif with a plain sans for reading. The home page opens on a full-width image of a mother and her adult daughter, and every page uses large, high-contrast type for an audience that skews older.
We wrote the site around the families, not the services. Services are grouped by the moment a family is in: something new just happened, they can’t be in the room, or a parent needs someone steady. Each page ends at one action. The practice opens in 2027, so that action is a short waitlist form that emails the owner, with a place ready for a booking calendar when she opens.
- Timeline
- Mar 2026 – ongoing
- Type
- Client Project
- Team
- Shel
- Contribution
- Brand, Design, Build
[ 02 ] Problem
A nurse with twenty years in hospitals and clinics is starting a practice that helps families understand care. She attends appointments, explains the plan and keeps everyone on the same page.
She needed a site that families would trust before they ever spoke to her.
- 01
Jargon That Loses Families
Clinical service names mean little to a family in the middle of a health event.
- 02
Small Type on a Small Screen
Many visitors are older, reading about a parent on a phone.
- 03
Asking Too Much Too Soon
A first visit to the site should not ask for medical details.
[ 03 ] Approach
- 01
Written for Families
The copy starts with what families feel, not with clinical service names, and avoids the jargon the practice exists to translate.
- 02
Readable for an Older Audience
Large type, high contrast and generous spacing, because many visitors are reading about a parent on a phone.
- 03
Asks Only What It Needs
The waitlist asks for a name, an email and who the care is for, and asks families not to send medical details. Health information waits for a private call.
[ 04 ] Outcome
The five-page site is built and leads to one step: a short waitlist form that emails the owner.
The practice opens in 2027, so the site is prelaunch. A place is ready for a booking calendar when she opens.


[ 05 ] Next project
SITE.01