From storyboards to servers.
We’re 3w, a web studio in Dublin founded by Alex Shanley. Design, build and everything that keeps a site running afterwards sit in one place here, rather than being passed between four.
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Background
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Motion picture arts
Wolverhampton UniversityStoryboards, sequence and timing. What to show first, what to hold back, and how long a moment needs before it lands.
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Graphic design
Griffith College DublinTypography, hierarchy and grid. The craft of telling somebody where to look without ever telling them.
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Full stack development
UCD Professional AcademyEverything that happens after the design is signed off, which turned out to be the part most studios quietly hand to somebody else.
So we kept going. The unglamorous half of the job now takes as much of the week as the drawing does, and it is the half that decides whether a site is still standing in two years.
Connect on LinkedIn →Most people who build websites come from one side of the work. We came through both.
What we do
- Design
- User flows, wireframes, prototypes, visual design and accessibility.
- Build
- HTML, CSS and JavaScript day to day. Python, Flask and Django where something needs a back end behind it.
- Run
- WordPress, Webflow, Wix and Squarespace, on Plesk and Cloudflare. DNS, SSL, staging and migrations included.
- Integrate
- REST APIs, live financial feeds, CRM systems, PCI-DSS payments and app store releases.
The numbers
- UCD Professional Academy Full Stack Development, 1:1
- Griffith College Dublin Graphic Design, 1:1
- Wolverhampton University Motion Picture Arts, 1:1