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PHP2Shell and the case for public sites that don't run code
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Meet Stay Creative. We help dreamers turn ideas into websites that keep growing.
A small web design and development studio, on a mission to make getting online feel friendly, clear and even a little bit fun.
Why we're called Stay Creative.
Stay Creative started with one idea: do what you love, love what you do.
We're the kind of people who spent hours building houses in The Sims and taking computers apart to see how they worked. When the day-to-day of the industry started wearing that down, the fix was simple: work with people who love what they do.
Ideas bounce off people who care about what they're building. That energy is catching, and it's how we stay creative. So that's who we work with, and that's where the name comes from.
Small on purpose, and proud of it.
A small, close team
You always know who you're talking to, and we know your project inside out.
Talk first, build second
We listen properly, keep you posted and explain everything in plain words.
We source the rest
When a project needs a specialist, we bring in people we trust. We source it, so you don't have to.
The values that shape how we work.
- Do what you love, love what you do
We take on work we can get excited about, so you get our best every time.
- Ask why before we ask how
Before we design anything, we find out what your website really needs to do for you.
- Plain words always beat jargon
No acronyms, no waffle. If something matters, we'll explain it so it makes sense.
- Here for years, not months
Launch day is the start. We build for the long run and stay on hand long after.
- Small steps, every month
Websites grow best with steady care: a tweak here, a new page there, every month.
- Lift each other up
We share what we learn, cheer our clients on and point you to good people when we're not the right fit.
The kit on our desk.
We're tech people at heart. We use the same tools big teams rely on, picked because they're fast, solid and easy for you to live with.
- Designed in Figma, built with Astro, Next.js and Tailwind
- Content you can edit yourself in Sanity
- Hosted fast and secure on Cloudflare
- Claude on hand, and always trying what's new
A little community of clients and friends.
Our clients aren't just clients. Some have been with us for years, and many of them have become friends. Around us is a trusted circle of photographers, writers and developers we bring in when a project needs them.
We like to think of it as our team of sloths: slow and steady, and always there.
Our newsletter shares the best of what we swap: tips, tools and the odd bit of inspiration, once a month.
Fresh from the studio.
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