Overview
Stuart Cox started Northbase in 2000 as a one-person design business. It's a small team now, and Stuart still leads the design of every site.
A Sunshine Coast web designer you can sit down with.
Start a ConversationStuart Cox is Northbase's founder and designer. He has spent 25 years building brands and digital products, he leads design on every project, and he's hands-on with clients from the first conversation to launch.
Stuart is based at Coolum Beach. Like the rest of the team he works from home, and he meets Sunshine Coast clients locally, so you can talk through your website design face to face.
There are no layers. You deal with Stuart, or straight with the people doing the work, never an account manager in between. And we don't lock clients into contracts.
The process
How a website comes together.
Four stages, the same team throughout, and feedback at every step.
01
Scoping
Every project starts here. We learn your business, your customers and what the site needs to achieve, then agree the scope.
02
Wireframes & structure
Before colours or fonts, we map out each page: what goes where, how people move through the site, and what you want them to do.
03
Visual design
We apply your brand, or develop one, across the full design: typography, colour, spacing, imagery and interactions.
04
Build & launch
Design and development are the same team, so the finished site matches the approved design.
What we build
The right platform for the job.
We recommend a platform during scoping, based on what the site needs to do and who will run it.
WordPress
For sites your team wants to update themselves: news, events, listings and pages, managed without a developer.
Astro
For fast, lean marketing sites where speed and search performance come first.
Custom builds
For sites that need to do more than publish pages: bookings, portals, integrations or app features. See website development.
Brand, if you need it
Stuart has designed brands since 2000. If you need one, or yours needs a refresh, it can be part of the project. See branding and design.
Noosa, Coolum, Maroochydore.
We design websites for businesses right along the Sunshine Coast. If you're after web design in Noosa, Stuart is just down the road at Coolum Beach, and Maroochydore and the southern end of the coast are an easy drive.
If you're looking for a website designer on the Sunshine Coast, the same small team designs your site, builds it, and can look after it after launch.
Outside the region? Our website design Australia page covers how we work with businesses everywhere else.
On the Sunshine Coast?
Let's talk about your website over a coffee.
Sunshine Coast work
Smart Steps Accounting, Mooloolaba.
Smart Steps Accounting is a local accounting firm in Mooloolaba. We built their website on WordPress.
Live site: smartsteps.com.au
Selected work
Recent website projects.
Our clients are spread across Australia and beyond. A few recent website builds are below, and there's more on our case studies page.
Website Design
The Lofty Group.
A premium website for a thoroughbred racing and training facility in Cranbourne.
Website Design
Frankston District Netball Association.
A new website for a busy community netball association.
Brand + Website
ANZRAP.
Brand and website for a trans-Tasman respiratory quality-improvement program.
Clients
“Our relationship with Northbase is almost a decade strong. We simply couldn’t have achieved what we have online without their support and guidance.”
A new site is half the job.
A well-designed website still has to be found. When someone nearby searches for what you do, Google leans on your Google Business Profile, your reviews and how clearly your site says where you work.
We set the site up for local search, and we run ongoing local SEO Sunshine Coast work if you want it after launch.
Common questions
Sunshine Coast web design, answered.
Who designs websites at Northbase on the Sunshine Coast?
Stuart Cox, Northbase’s founder and designer, leads every website design and is based at Coolum Beach on the Sunshine Coast. He has spent 25 years building brands and digital products and works hands-on with every client.
Can we meet in person on the Sunshine Coast?
Yes. Northbase’s Stuart Cox meets Sunshine Coast clients locally, anywhere from Noosa and Coolum to Maroochydore. The team works from home, so meetings happen at your place or somewhere that suits you both.
Do you design websites for businesses in Noosa?
Yes. Northbase designs websites for businesses in Noosa and right across the Sunshine Coast, and Stuart is based just down the coast at Coolum Beach.
What platform will my Sunshine Coast website be built on?
Northbase builds on the platform that suits the job: WordPress, Astro or a custom build. We recommend one during scoping, based on what your Sunshine Coast business needs the site to do and who will run it.
How is a website quoted?
Every Northbase project starts with a scoping phase. The Sunshine Coast business gets a quote for that scope.
Can you help my new website rank on the Sunshine Coast?
Yes. Northbase also runs local SEO for Sunshine Coast businesses. See local SEO Sunshine Coast for how that work runs.