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websites / designed to elevate.

I build websites for businesses across every industry that people remember — hospitality, wellness, architecture, games, the arts, and beyond. Each tile is a live design; click to open it full-screen.

/ web design CHICAGO · 2026
shinobigame · 2026
seedwellness · 2026
atelier noirarchitecture · 2026
ember & beancoffee · 2026
aether formart installations · 2026
wellness spaspa · 2026
01 why a great site

design that elevates / how you're seen.

Your website is the first handshake — and most small-business sites undersell the people behind them. A great site closes that gap: making you look as good as the work you actually do.

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elevate the brand

A polished, intentional site signals quality before a word is read. I make the first impression match the real thing.

/ 02

win the visitor

Clear, fast, and beautiful — built so the people who land actually stay, trust you, and book, call, or buy.

/ 03

built to grow

Modern, responsive, and handed off clean — a foundation you own and can keep building on as you scale.

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most websites are forgettable. yours / won't be.

designed to be remembered
ali / said— · — — ·
/ in the studio
ali saidchicago · 2026
Experience 15+ yrs
Based Chicago · remote
about me

product design / vfx background.

Ali Said started in visual effects for motion pictures, then carried that frame-level craft into product, brand, and web work — 15+ years on, including two years in-house at BMW and as design partner to teams shipping at scale, working shoulder-to-shoulder with engineers and product to protect the intent all the way to launch.

Beyond websites, I take on end-to-end product design — interfaces, design systems, and prototypes for teams building real products. See that side of the work at alisaid.studio →

Selected clients
BMW Google LinkedIn Intuit Dropbox Walgreens Intuitive Surgical Legend3D
Filmography
Transformers 3 Smurfs Conan Top Gun Priest
03 / how it works

a simple four-step build.

— · — — · ~2–4 weeks
01

discover

audit the current site, brand, and goals.

02

design

craft the new look, page by page.

03

build

develop it fast, responsive, and clean.

04

launch

ship it, hand it off, and elevate.

04 / work together
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let's elevate / your brand.

Start a project, ask a question, or just say hi. Replies within a working day.

email /contact.alisaid@gmail.com
linkedin //in/alisaidux
based /Chicago · remote worldwide