About More Than Normal
A web design and development studio in Canterbury, working with small businesses across the UK. We design and build websites, and web applications where a website is not enough.
What we do
Design and development happen together, so how a site looks and how it works are decided as one.
- Websites
- Fixed-price websites for small businesses, from a focused five-page site to larger sites with custom forms and integrations. See website design.
- Web applications
- Dashboards, portals, internal tools and integrations, quoted to the project. See web apps.
Who leads it
Alex Harvey founded More Than Normal and is its lead engineer.
Alex has a BSc in Computing and a background in IT management, before moving into web engineering and search. The studio is based in Canterbury.
Alex is also one of the directors of The Pickle Jar Therapy, whose website is the studio’s showcase project. Read how it was built.
How we work
A senior engineer leads your project from the first conversation to launch.
- Scope and price first
- We agree what is included and what it costs before work begins. If the brief changes, we agree the effect on price and timing before going ahead.
- Tools assist, people decide
- We use modern automation and development tools, including AI, for research, first drafts, repetitive setup, scaffolding and testing. They do not replace judgement. The senior lead makes the decisions, writes or approves the copy and code, and is accountable for what ships.
- Your files are yours
- Once a project is paid for, we supply the website files and source code. Hosting with us is optional.
- Plain English
- We explain each decision without jargon, and show you the work at clear stages.
What we will not do
Stated plainly, because it is easier to check than to claim.
- Promise rankings
- We take responsibility for the technical foundations and the words. We do not promise a position in search, or that AI assistants will mention your business.
- Sell what you do not need
- If a smaller site, or an integration with something you already use, solves the problem, we will say so.
- Take work that does not fit
- If we are the wrong fit for what you need, we will say so before you commit, not after.
Where we are
Canterbury, Kent. We work in person across Kent and remotely with clients anywhere in the UK.
Tell us about your business and what you need, and we’ll help you find the right starting point.
Get in touch about your website
A few lines about your business and what you need is enough to start.