studio aräka

A website should feel like a place, not a template

Studio aräka creates distinctive websites for independent businesses, creative people, and small teams — thoughtfully designed, easy to manage, and entirely yours.

↘ WebDesign

↗ UXDesign

↘ UIDesign

↘ Branding

↘ GraphicDesign

↑ Coding

↗ Animation

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Services

Focused landing page or portfolio starting at $1000.
Complete website starting at $2000.
Web application or experimental project starting at $3000.

You pay 30% to begin, 30% after design approval, and 40% at launch. No subscription fees, no hidden costs. With fairness in mind, we use your country's Purchasing Power Parity (PPP) to calculate prices based on the project's complexity and features.

Your website is ready in 3-6 weeks from the project start (and content readiness).

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What's the process like?

  1. Interviewing you to understand your needs and goals.
  2. Creating a plan for bringing your idea to reality, doing market research if needed.
  3. Receiving the content from you. If it's not ready yet, timeline will be adjusted accordingly.
  4. Regular project updates for clarity and feedback.
  5. Testing the website on various devices and browsers.
  6. After your approval, launching your new website together and sharing a virtual toast.

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The Studio's Philosophy

Striving to create character, organicness and a human touch in my work, based on a solid UX foundation and your unique needs.

I only take on ethical projects, using ethical design. Clients whose profile includes gambling, alcohol, guns, oil, etc. are kindly rejected.

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The person behind studio aräka

I’m Máté, a product designer, developer, and photographer with 16 years of experience creating digital products and visual identities. aräka brings those disciplines together in websites made with care, curiosity, empathy and character.

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Our Work

anachrome

Personal project

Cinematic photo editor. This is a personal passion project of mine I've been working on daily for 16 months. Designed for photographers, who are looking for cinematic focused image editing, with an inspiring interface.

#photography #webapp #analog

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320fok

Commissioned project

Gallery website for a private collection.

#understated #minimal

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360 Hungary

Commissioned project

Travel Assistance, Expat Support, Business & Project Support in Hungary.

#uplifting #smooth #professional

Máté did an amazing job with my website!
Since my services cover several different fields and target different types of clients, I was struggling to picture how to bring everything together into one cohesive website. Máté found a great way to make it work. The website turned out to be very logical and well-structured, with my services nicely divided into clear categories while still feeling like one unified brand. I also really love his fresh approach to the different design elements. He was creative, professional, and really understood what I was trying to achieve. I’m very happy with the result and would definitely recommend Máté! — Zsofi Turi, 320 Hungary

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Kiume's Photography Portfolio

Personal project

Photographer's portfolio website focusing on immersion and minimizing distractions.

#cinematic #darkroom #elegant

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Brightminds Website

Commissioned project

Landing page and branding for an emerging IT studio.

#geeky #organic

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Branding

Ephemeral Magazine

Artistic online magazine concept

#cinematic #poetic #organic

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Start a New Project

Your dream project needs an online identity?
You got the perfect new idea but you need help realizing it?
Your business needs to elevate its visuals?