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Journal — build notes on websites, web apps and WebGL
Short, practical notes from real builds. No fluff, no invented numbers.
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- Website development for Bengaluru startups: what to build first, and what it costsHiring a website development company in Bengaluru for a startup? What to build at each stage, marketing site vs web app, which stack to pick, what it costs and a brief you can copy.
- Redesign or fix? How to tell if your website needs a redesign, and what one costsNot every tired website needs a redesign. A simple test for redesign vs fix, the signs that mean start again, what a redesign costs and how to do one without losing rankings.
- Website development in Chennai: what a custom-built site should include, and a brief you can copyHiring a website development company in Chennai? What a custom-coded site should include, what it costs, the questions that matter and a one-page brief you can copy.
- How much does a 3D website cost? What actually drives the price of a Three.js siteWhat a 3D or WebGL website costs, the six things that move the price, and how to scope one so you don't pay for 3D nobody sees. With our starting price and process.
- How to fix a poor CLS score: stop your pages jumping aroundWhy your pages fail Cumulative Layout Shift, how to find the element that moves, and the fixes that bring CLS under 0.1 on WordPress, Webflow and custom sites.
- How to fix a slow LCP score: a step-by-step guide for business websitesWhy your site fails Largest Contentful Paint, how to find the LCP element and which of its four parts is slow, and the fixes that bring LCP under 2.5 seconds on WordPress, Webflow and custom sites.
- How to fix a poor INP score: a step-by-step guide for business websitesWhy your site fails Interaction to Next Paint, how to find the slow tap in Search Console and Chrome, and the fixes that move INP under 200 ms on WordPress, Webflow and custom sites.
- Hiring a web design agency in India from the UK or the Gulf: what to check firstA practical checklist for UK and Gulf businesses hiring an Indian web design studio in 2026: time zones, contracts, payments, ownership, quality checks and red flags.
- Webflow to Astro migration: what moves, what breaks, what it costsMoving a site from Webflow to Astro: why teams do it, what moves cleanly, what has to be rebuilt, how to keep your rankings, and when to stay on Webflow.
- How much does a website cost in India in 2026?What a website costs in India in 2026, from DIY builders to studios, what moves the price, the hidden yearly costs, and how to compare quotes fairly.
- Why we built Redlyn, a visual website feedback toolHow Crayont built Redlyn, a visual website feedback tool: the problem, the two-link idea, the Cloudflare stack, what shipped and how to try it free.
- Why I started CrayontThe founder's note: a dream from college, years of freelance and agency work, and why two brothers started a studio that designs and codes everything.
- Astro vs Webflow vs WordPress in 2026: which one builds the faster website?An honest comparison of Astro, Webflow and WordPress for business websites: speed, editing, ownership, SEO and cost, and when we would pick each one.
- Choosing a web design agency in Vellore or Bangalore: nine questions that separate a studio from a resellerLooking for a web design agency in Bengaluru, Chennai or Vellore? Nine questions to ask before you sign, and what the answers tell you.
- 3D and WebGL websites that still load in under two secondsHow we build 3D and WebGL websites that stay fast on a mid-range phone: poster first, GPU gating, on-demand rendering and a designed reduced-motion state.
- Core Web Vitals in 2026: the checklist we run before every launchThe three Core Web Vitals (LCP, INP, CLS), their thresholds, why sites usually fail them, and the fix list we run on every site before it goes live.
- Website redesign without losing SEO: the redirect-map checklistMost ranking drops after a redesign come from URLs that changed without a redirect. The redirect map I build before launch, how to test it, what to watch.
