We’re Jolora, a small studio started in 2009 by wife and husband Laura and Joe Spurling. We plan, design and build digital products.
Strategy, design and development all happen here, with the same few people. We’ve stayed small on purpose, we’ve all been doing this a long while, and Joe (our co‑director) keeps an eye on every project.
Book a discovery meetingOur Key Traits
Focused
We stick to what we’re good at. When a project needs something else, we know good people and we’ll bring them in.
Streamlined
We work remotely, keep our overheads low and have never taken outside investment. Unglamorous, but it’s kept us going since 2009.
Stubborn
We’re easy‑going about most things. Quality and accessibility aren’t among them.
Deeply loyal
We choose our clients carefully and stick around. Many have worked with us for a decade or more.
Accessibility
In the early days our tagline was the thrilling “accessible websites.” Not catchy, but true.
We do more than websites now, but we care about it just as much. Yes, it’s the right thing to do, and yes, the law often asks for it. It’s also plain good business: why turn away people who want what you offer?
Accessible
practices
All the way through: how a service is planned, how the interface looks and the code underneath it.
Accessible guidelines and statements
Statements that tick the legal boxes, written for your site and in plain English.
WCAG
compliance
The nitty‑gritty: colour contrast, type sizes, keyboard nav, and more.
Track Record
Since 2009, we’ve worked with organisations in both the private and public sectors, in the UK and elsewhere.
We’ve built online marketplaces for European construction initiatives, fundraising platforms in the Middle East, healthcare software and portals for UK hospitality, to name a few. We usually work with two or three clients at a time, on anything from a two‑week job to six months and beyond.
Our Values
Long-lasting relationships
We’d rather look after a few clients for a long time than keep chasing new ones. Some have been with us for more than 15 years.
Sustainability
We keep our footprint low and our hosting lean. Fun fact: this page uses around 0.04g of CO₂.
Constant improvement
Every project teaches us something, often that there was an easier way. The next one gets the benefit.
K.I.S.S.
Simple beats clever. That goes for the design, the code and the emails we send you.
Quality over speed
Good work takes the time it takes, and we’d rather not rush it. We do still hit our deadlines, mind.
Evidence-based decision making
We like a hunch as much as anyone, but we check it against research and real data before acting on it.