Website Design & Development

We are in the age where everyone searches options of services and products online, which means if you do not have a website you will not be found on the internet. As a result all businesses require a web presence, and both the design and the development are crucial to the success of the website.

We have all been there where we search for something, open a couple of tabs with the different results from google and then we start scanning the page to see if this is actually what we were looking for. Life is short and there is very little time in which the eye needs to find the information it is looking for or the tab is closed and forgotten – after all, there are 5 more tabs left. Which is why the design needs to load quick, be user friendly and be mobile responsive.

But the design is not everything – it is the content that needs to be well written, keyword rich and straight to the point, so that the visitor does not get bored, waste time and have Google struggle finding your page in the first place, which is why we tailor our websites around the content instead of trying to squeeze content into a design, i.e. templates. Sure, we occasionally utilize templates, but this is more a last resort in case the client is on a tight budget, or there is a template that works perfectly for the clients’ needs.

Then there is the development of the design - if not coded correctly then Google might not find your page, or index it incorrectly, I’m not going to go into too much detail here, as it contains a lot of abbreviations and tech talk. But this brings me to our own Content Management System (CMS) we built, that allows the client to update their information in a manner that all code remains HTML5 and more importantly the administrator is in control of the hierarchy of their content.

The security of your CMS is as important, as I’m pretty sure you don’t want to have Chinese watches (or worse) featuring your website over night! In fact, we haven’t had a single incident with our new CMS … touch wood! “Tap tap”.

Another benefit of owning our own CMS, it allows us to tweak it for more advanced uses - We don’t need to abide to the rules of some third party CMS. We quickly noticed that there are many clients who requested functionality that other clients need as well, which brought forth the concept of components. As an example, many websites need components such as News, Tenders, Vacancies, Photo Galleries, Feedback Forms, …etc. all of these have differently structured content and have different functionality, and that’s why we started shelving these components and made it fairly easy to plug these into our CMS.

Watch this space, as we will be developing an online quote system where you can add, remove and read up on our components.

Search engine optimization, yes, I knew you were waiting for this - Our websites are developed to be mobile responsive, written in HTML5 semantic markup for perfectly structured content, they are linked to Google Analytics and Google Webmaster, we can install all kind of Facebook tools and you can have the option to get a Google Business Page as well as Virtual Tours for Google Street View, … all of this and a few more trade secrets plus the quality of your content should suffice to get your website seen.

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The Process

The job involves good communication skills and understanding of a client’s needs, and utilizing both Graphic Design and Computer Programming to create a functional experience. All websites consist of content (text, images, documents …) which needs to be served in an interactive and attractive manner without compromising functionality.

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Web is an ever changing industry, which is why your website should be on par with or better than interantional standards to get the best return of investement ot of it.

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Debmarine Namibia v2.0

We're thrilled to unveil our latest triumph: the launch of the bespoke Debmarine Namibia website, crafted with precision and passion by our expert team at Asylum Design and Development!

Embark on a journey of digital excellence as we showcase the seamless synergy between form and function. At Asylum, we've hoisted the sails of creativity and innovation to design a website that not only captivates but also delivers results.

This marks the second time we've been entrusted with the honor of designing and developing the online presence for Debmarine Namibia, a testament to our unwavering commitment to excellence.

With meticulous attention to detail, we've tailored every pixel and perfected every line of code to ensure a user experience that's as smooth as Namibia's coastline. From elegant aesthetics to intuitive navigation, our custom design and development solutions set the course for success.

Join us as we raise the anchor on a new era of online presence for Debmarine Namibia, where professionalism meets unparalleled performance. Let's navigate the vast digital ocean together, charting a course for growth and prosperity.

Welcome aboard the future of web design excellence.

Emcon Consulting Group

Introducing another captivating project that offers enhanced functionality to streamline website navigation for visitors. This project is designed to provide an effortless user experience, ensuring a user-friendly journey. In essence, our custom CMS empowers website owners to create projects and select the specific services offered within each project. This selection enables visitors to navigate directly to the desired service and explore detailed information about it.

Through the implementation of "cross-linking," we have made the website journey significantly easier and more convenient for visitors. For instance, when a visitor explores a particular project, they will find a list of services associated with that project. These services are clickable, allowing the visitor to access additional information about the service itself and discover other projects where the service has been provided.

Ultimately, this guided journey of information ensures a seamless and engaging experience for visitors. Without the incorporation of cross-linking, this journey would be far less convenient and considerably shorter-lived.

Ugab Game Farm and Lodge

In November 2022 Ugab Game Farm and Lodge contracted us to design and develop their website. The lodge was newly established and partially still in construction, thus all we had to work with was a logo, but in the shortest time we planned a trip to the beautiful Damaraland and within a week we shot all the photography, virtual tours, time lapses, drone footage, ... etc. seen on the website. This visit was all we needed to inspire us with the design of the website.

This week was so action packed, filled with game drives early in the morning and late in the afternoon, seeing antelope species I didn't know existed, directing a bunch or tourists who we borrowed from a nearby lodge to model for the photos and drives, making fires and the typical early mornings for the Golden hour photos, also known as the "Money Shots"! :D

That was a busy week and I think it definitely payed off. Again, thank you for a great week and for the opportunity to let us show what Asylum is capable of.

I think we ended up with a stunning product with a ton of variety in media and interactivity.

Collexia Beyond Payments

Collexia is live! What a fun design to work on.

Traditionally websites have a horizontal navigation, but this comes with the drawback of having limited space for the needed navigation. It is the responsibility of the designer to get as much information to get a good feeling of how big the navigation might be, and in this case it was just a little more than usual.

The client handed me a few brochures and a corporate profile, which both had Dunes and the Hexagon shapes in the design. Which is exactly why i used these in the website design:

The hexagon graphics as frames for the people profile pictures, news and info-graphics.
The Dunes with the parallax filling the white space for a seamless full-viewport page design and a sense of depth.

This full-viewport design pushed the content area into a manageable with which makes text much more legible and the 16:9 images scale quite perfectly.

As for the client, well, they were awesome! Friendly and understandable when it came to more information I needed to "fill" the website with ... yes, content. 😃

All in all, I really love how this turned out! I am looking forward to expand the website with upcoming additions!

Lewfin America LLC

Our first website based in America! Lewfin contacted us to create a short term loan / personal loan website for one of their American branches. The website is quite a small one, with only 6 pages, but from a design perspective we did our best to accommodate the available content. At least now Lewfin will have a good starting point and the possibility to expand into many more pages.

Virtual Tours have always been our strong point but lately clients have been enquiring about standard photography and video as well, which is why we expanded into these areas.

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Barkhan Dune Retreat 2023

Up until now, our responsibility at Barkhan Dune Retreat has encompassed capturing all the photography. However, we often felt a vital component was absent from our shots - the presence of people. Consequently, we were graciously invited to Barkhan Dune Retreat not only to photograph the rooms, facilities, and activities, but also to showcase the inclusion of individuals within these captivating frames. Furthermore, our task entailed capturing images of the recently unveiled KuanguKuangu, an opulent self-catering unit majestically perched atop a mountain peak.

Enjoy the photos!

Ugab Game Farm and Lodge

Ugab Game Farm and Lodge is a newly established high end lodge with luxury accommodation in Damaraland. Their top end rooms are equipped with a personal coffee station, a fridge with ice cold water, and a massive outside shower and bathtub. The linen of the king sized double beds are made of Egyptian cotton and the rooms have a magnificent view on to the waterhole where a vast variety of animals roam and feed.

They offer lengthy Nature / Game Drives in the shadows of majestic trees growing in the Ugab river. It is near guaranteed that you will see wild animals in the Ugab river, since they prefer the lower temperatures therein. You will most likely see herds of Eland, Gemsbock and many other species unique to the farm.

Here are some photos we took at Ugab Game Farm and Lodge.

Namibia National Olympic Committee Photography

Namibia National Olympic Committee board members and staff profile photography at the Hilton hotel.

Barkhan Dune Retreat 2022

And another successful visit to Barkhan Dune Retreat. This time we planned a quick sunset photo shoot at the Spreetshoogte pass. The sunset was spectacular with all the little clouds filling the sky and giving the photos an additional flare! After all the good rains this year the grass was standing at hip height and has that classic golden shimmer as the sun sets.

Medical Imaging

Medical Imaging requested us to take photos for every service category on their website. This was a super fun shoot, since the staff at Roman Catholic Hospital and Mediclinic are extremely friendly and photogenic. Lighting and space in the hospital is a real challenge, which is why some of the images look distorted and or the white balance is off.

Taking photos of the MRI machine was a nightmare considering if I get too close it will suck my camera into the magnetic field and damage the multi million dollar machine, or it will simply corrupt all my photos on the SD card. That was quite worrying to say the least.

We are also doing the website which is still in the works, but these photos will replace the stock photography they are currently using on their website.

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Our Clients & Partners

Debmarine Namibia v2.0

Emcon Consulting Group

Ugab Game Farm and Lodge

Collexia Beyond Payments

Lewfin America LLC

Deepcatch Holdings Namibia

Namibia National Olympic Committee

NamPower Virtual Tour

Copper & Coal Distillery Namibia

Oshakati Premier Electric

Aucor Online Auctions

Pointbreak Wealth Management

Namibia Breweries Limited

Ultimate Safaris

FCS Namibia

Nammed Medical Aid Fund

Melbic Car Rentals, Transfers & Tours

Journeys Namibia

Ellis & Partners

Otjiwa Lodge

Namibia Wildlife Resorts (NWR)

BankMed Namibia

Nampost

Barkhan Dune Retreat

NIPAM

Kosmos 94.1

NMC

Agribank

Debmarine Namibia v1.0

MTC

WHK Law