MakeReign

MakeReign for website work

MakeReign is a Cape Town, South Africa studio founded in 2016 with 10 to 49 people and a 4.9 rating from 6 Clutch reviews. UX/UI design is 55 percent of its work, web design 25 percent and branding 10 percent. Fintech and retail are 30 percent each of its industry work and 65 percent of clients are mid-market. Reviews describe a sports platform redesign with a design system, a startup community brand identity with website UI/UX and content, meal-kit UX and an insurer's brand update. Projects start at $10,000+.

Who it fits

Good for mid-market retail, fintech and consumer brands, particularly in Southern Africa, that want a website designed with a brand identity and are set up to build it in-house or with a developer. Not the pick if you want the site coded and hosted by the same team.

Strengths

• Web design at 25 percent and branding at 10 percent sit alongside a UX/UI core, so identity and website design come together.
• A reviewer describes logo, website UI/UX, UX strategy and content delivered as one package.
• Research and testing with real customers are part of its stated method.

Watch-outs

• No web development or low-code service listed; you will need a build partner.
• Hourly rates are undisclosed and the evidence base is 6 reviews.

Evidence

• Service mix: UX/UI design 55 percent, web design 25 percent, branding 10 percent; design share 90 percent.
• A Clutch reviewer: "designed a logo and the website's UI/UX, created a UX strategy, and developed content aligned with the new branding".
• Clients 65 percent mid-market, 20 percent enterprise; minimum project $10,000+.