A fully functional fake phone OS built in the browser as a live storytelling interface. Turns passive readers into active explorers.
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Custom websites designed and built from scratch by Sloane Kade.
✧ Made by Sloane Kade ✧Every project designed from the ground up for you — not adapted from something else.
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What $500 builds.
And what it becomes.
Sachi Sushi started as a Starter. Then it grew into a Full Site. Same brand. Different depth. Your $500 credit carries over when you're ready to go further.
Starter Package
$500
A complete one-page identity — fast, focused, built in 1–10 days.
- ✓ Single polished page
- ✓ Scroll animations + parallax
- ✓ Fully responsive
- ✓ 2 revision rounds + 3 months maintenance
✦ $500 credit
Applies toward Full Site upgrade (valid 12 months)
Full Site Package
$1,500+
Multi-page ecosystem, interactive depth, built to grow.
- ✓ Everything in Starter, plus
- ✓ Unlimited pages + revision rounds
- ✓ Analytics, SEO schema, custom widgets
- ✓ Priority support + 3 months maintenance
🎯 Starter credit applied
Pay the difference when you're ready to upgrade
Who hires Sloane Kade
Made for businesses that
refuse to blend in.
Most websites look like everyone else's.
I build sites that make people stop, look, and ask who made them.
No prebuilt themes, no borrowed frameworks — just a purpose-built site designed from the ground up for your brand. Starter sites from $500. Full custom from $1,500. If you're tired of interchangeable layouts, you're in the right place.
Authors & WritersSmall BusinessesArtists & CreativesProduct LaunchesInteractive FictionSatire & ParodyPortfoliosBrandsAnything distinct
Flagship project
A phone OS.
In the browser.
From scratch.
SMAU is a mobile OS simulation built entirely in vanilla JavaScript using the Web Components API. Custom app architecture, drag-and-drop icon rearrangement, internal routing, per-app CSS injection. Built as a live storytelling interface for interactive fiction. There is nothing else like it on the open web.
Open SMAUSelected work.
12 projects — click to expand
A contractor site that makes clients feel like they've found someone they can actually trust — clean, professional, and grounded without being generic.
Author brand and site for a dark romance and sci-fi writer with a large organic readership. The brand lives entirely on the writing.
A scripted DID personality story told through a custom chat interface — branching narrative, multiple distinct voices, built as an experience rather than a page.
A browser-based art store with the personality of a child's imagination — pendulum loader, filterable gallery, lightbox, interactive games, and an hourly chime.
Pitch site for a Roomba-style robot that handles trash day for elderly and disabled residents. A good idea presented with the design it deserves.
AI prompting strategies built for ADHD brains trying to finish their projects. Selling the bridge, not the destination. Clear, focused, and easy to use.
A full pharmaceutical parody site for a placebo drug available in every format. Clinical copy, perfectly straight face, committed to the bit all the way through.
Original AI personalities and artwork for sale. Where identity becomes the product and the store is part of the experience.
AI podcast brand and site. The space between inputs and outputs — where the interesting things live. Brand built to match the subject matter.
Non-GMO food sourcing and community tool. Clean design that earns the trust it's asking for before asking for it.
Fake tattoo removal service that commits to the bit completely. A joke site still deserves to be a great one — and this one is.
Want a site people
actually remember?
Every project starts with a completely original visual system. No prebuilt themes. No borrowed bones. Just a site designed and built for you specifically.
I take a limited number of projects each month — so every one gets full attention.
The definitive pricing — starter & full site
Starter — one-page site, 1–10 days$500
Full Site — multi-page ecosystem$1,500+
Maintenance — monthly$50/ mo
Maintenance — annual save $120$480/ yr
✦ Starter credit of $500
Carries over to any Full Site package (valid 12 months). No cash value.
Why Handwired Exists
Made to be
authored.
Most websites are built from the same handful of layouts, animations, and stock themes. The result is a web where everything vaguely resembles everything else — functional, forgettable, interchangeable.
Handwired exists to make sites that feel authored. Distinct places with their own personality, logic, and atmosphere. Sites where someone notices when they arrive — and remembers after they leave.
The difference between a website and a place is whether someone notices when they arrive. That's the standard every project is held to here.
The Handwired Standard
Built different.
By design.
100% Original Design
No Squarespace. No Wix. No stock themes. Every site designed from scratch so it couldn't belong to anyone else.
High-Performance Code
Semantic HTML, CSS, and vanilla JS. No bloated page builders or slow plugins dragging down your Google scores.
Custom Interactions
Micro-animations, physics-based details, and thoughtful motion that make your brand feel premium.
Conversion-Focused
Every layout is engineered to guide visitors toward action — whether that's a phone call, a signup, or a purchase.
Experimental Interfaces
OS emulators, interactive fiction, concept sites. If it lives on the web, it can be architected from the ground up.
Direct Collaboration
No account managers. No outsourced code. Just Sloane Kade working directly with you on something that matters.
How it works
From idea to unforgettable.
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Discovery
We start by asking the questions that matter: What does this need to feel like? Who is it for? What should people remember? Every project begins with a deep understanding of your brand, your audience, and the feeling you want to leave behind.
02
Direction
A visual world is chosen before a single line of code is written. Palette, typography, motion, atmosphere — the concept is locked in first. This ensures every pixel that follows serves a clear, intentional purpose.
03
Build
HTML, CSS, and JavaScript written specifically for your project. No page builders. No stock themes. No borrowed solutions. Every line of code is placed with intention, crafted to bring your unique visual system to life.
04
Refinement
The details that make it feel finished. Micro-interactions, mobile polish, edge-case testing — this is where good becomes great. We refine until every interaction feels thoughtful and every detail earns its place.
05
Launch
Deployed, tested, and handed over with care. You'll understand exactly what you have, how to manage it, and what comes next. The site is live, but more importantly, it's built to last.
Client Work
What people
actually said.
"Working with Handwired was like having a creative partner who actually understood what I was trying to say. The site doesn't just look good — it feels like me. My readers noticed the difference immediately."
"She built this as a gift, which tells you everything. She puts this level of care into something she's giving away. The site does exactly what a contractor site needs to do — it looks trustworthy, easy to navigate, and it makes me look established. Clients have mentioned it."
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Studio commitment
Every project starts with a completely original visual system.
No prebuilt themes. No purchased layouts. No cloned designs. If it exists somewhere else, it doesn't belong here.
Notes & thinking
Read all posts →June 2025
Why Original Design Matters
Stock themes solve the wrong problem. They optimize for speed of assembly, not memorability of outcome. Here's why starting from scratch creates trust.
Read more →May 2025
The Hourly Chime as a Brand Detail
Small moments of delight compound. A chime isn't a feature — it's a reason to return. How micro-interactions build lasting impressions.
Read more →April 2025
What Web Components Taught Me About Simplicity
Encapsulation isn't about hiding complexity. It's about creating clarity through boundaries. Lessons from building without frameworks.
Read more →Common questions
Asked & answered.
Starter sites are a flat $500 — a complete, polished one-page identity delivered in 1–10 days. Full custom multi-page sites start at $1,500. And your $500 Starter payment carries over as credit toward a Full Site upgrade for 12 months, so starting small costs you nothing later.
Never. Every site is designed and hand-coded from scratch in HTML, CSS, and vanilla JavaScript. No Squarespace, no Wix, no stock themes — nothing that could belong to anyone else. That's the entire point of Handwired.
Starter sites ship in 1–10 days. Full Sites typically take 2–6 weeks depending on scope. You get a clear timeline before any work begins — and because one person does everything, there's no handoff lag between design and build.
Sloane Kade — directly. No account managers, no outsourced code, no "the team will get back to you." One person designs, writes, and builds the whole thing, and answers every message.
Every package includes 3 months of maintenance. After that, ongoing care is $50/month or $480/year. You also get a full handover so you understand exactly what you own — no lock-in, no hostage situations. Ready when you are →
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Got something that needs to exist?
Author websites. Small business sites. Product pitches. Interactive experiences. Starter sites from $500. Full custom from $1,500.
I take a limited number of projects each month to ensure every one receives full attention.
"Every project starts with a completely original visual system — no stock themes, no borrowed layouts. Just a site built from scratch for you."
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