Design · Development · Infrastructure
Charlie & Co. is a family-run digital studio building accessible, fast, headless web experiences — and the resilient infrastructure that runs them. Boutique attention, enterprise-level expertise.
/ The studio
Most agencies hand you off between a design department, a dev team, and whoever keeps the lights on. Charlie & Co. is built differently: one small studio where the interface, the codebase, and the infrastructure are all shaped under the same roof — so decisions made in design hold up in production.
With two decades rooted in the web — from art direction at the University of Toronto to the platform work behind national tools like STEAM — the studio brings design sensibility and deep technical range to every engagement. Accessible by default, cloud-ready by design, and built for today, not yesterday.
- 20+
- Years building for the web
- EN / FR
- Bilingual, multi-tenant platforms
- 100
- Lighthouse targets, not suggestions
- 1
- Studio, end to end — design to hosting
/ Capabilities
What we do
Next.js, React and modern JavaScript front-ends wired to headless WordPress, GraphQL APIs and custom back-ends. One codebase, fast everywhere.
- Next.js
- React
- GraphQL
- TypeScript
- Node
/ Process
A small, deliberate process — enough structure to keep things on rails, not so much that it gets in the way. One studio, accountable end to end.
- 01
Discovery
We get clear on the problem, the audience, and what success looks like. No guessing, no assumptions — a scoped plan you sign off on before anything gets built.
- 02
Design
Interface and experience, accessible from the first wireframe. You see and shape the direction early, so there are no surprises later.
- 03
Build
Clean, fast, maintainable code — headless front-ends, real performance budgets, and WCAG 2.0 AA baked in, not bolted on.
- 04
Launch
Deployed onto infrastructure we architect and harden ourselves, with monitoring, backups, and a proper handover. It goes live ready, not hopeful.
- 05
Support
We don't disappear at launch. Patching, monitoring, and improvements on a predictable retainer — the studio that built it keeps it running.
/ Selected work
All projects →/ Commitment
Accessibility is at the forefront of everything we build — never an afterthought, never a premium add-on. Every product we deliver meets WCAG 2.0 AA as a baseline and aims higher: real keyboard support, sound semantic structure, sufficient colour contrast, and respect for motion preferences. This very site is built and tested to that standard.
WCAG 2.0 AA — minimum
The floor for every engagement, not a premium tier.
Keyboard-first
Every interaction works without a mouse, with visible focus.
Screen-reader tested
Semantic markup and labels, verified with assistive technology.
Motion-aware
Animation backs off for visitors who prefer reduced motion.
/ Kind words
“I've worked with Chad for going on 15 years – he's one of a handful of vendors that have never changed for me. I've run a few different businesses and he's always the first person I turn to for web development. He's able to customize builds to our needs, troubleshoot on demand, meet deadlines, and is always on budget. Prior to Chad I worked with a half-dozen people, agencies, etc. who claimed to be experts in the industry. Rotating between vendors every year was difficult and affected our growth. Having Chad on our team has brought consistency and stability to one of the most important components of our business.”
“Exceptional talent — went above and beyond what I imagined.”
“Worked with our team quickly, effectively and affordably.”
“Maintained a high level of professionalism and innovation throughout.”
/ Journal
Notes from the studio.
Practical writing on accessibility, performance, headless builds, and the infrastructure underneath it all.
- July 25, 2026Read →
wp2shell: the 'forced' WordPress patch that may have silently skipped your site
WordPress pushed an emergency fix to every site automatically. Except it didn't reach every site — and the reason is often the exact server hardening a security-conscious host set up years ago.
- July 25, 2026Read →
The most common WCAG 2.0 AA failures we find in real audits
Automated scanners catch the easy stuff. Here are the barriers that actually get organizations complaints — and why they hide from a scan.
- July 20, 2026Read →
What "managed hosting" should actually include — a checklist for comparing providers
"Managed" is the most stretched word in hosting. Here are the eight things it should mean, the questions that expose whether it does, and the red-flag answers.
/ Start a project
Have a project, a platform, or a server that needs a steady hand? We take on a small number of engagements at a time so each one gets real attention.
GTA, Canada · Available for select projects — Summer 2026