Since I started remixing templates, I've been offering to build websites for friends and family. 👀 It's a great way to work on real projects for real people, not just practice files.

This one is for a friend who's a family counselor. I used the Holistic template and had the site live in almost a day. There's still much to do to tailor this template to her but I'm happy with the result so far. 🤍

https://akandatastekin.com/

add me in this process 😀

This project was slightly out of my comfort zone.

Most of my work tends to be warmer, more elegant and feminine. So when this client asked for something very rigid, minimal and clean, I knew I was going to have to approach the project differently.

They are architects, and they wanted their structural, precise and highly organised way of thinking to come through in the website.

I have to admit, I was a little scared at the beginning.

It’s always interesting when a project doesn’t immediately feel like “you”. There’s a temptation to bring your own aesthetic into everything you create — but sometimes the real challenge is knowing when not to.

Looking at the final website now, I actually love how consistent it feels with their identity.

And perhaps that’s the real goal of design: not to make everything look like your work, but to create something that feels unmistakably like your client.

Have you ever worked on a project that was completely outside your usual aesthetic? Did you embrace it, or did you find yourself trying to bring it back into your own visual language?

Out of comfort zone is full rollercoaster! Love the effort