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SOFTWARE STUDIO · EST. 2026

Where products are born.

M42N is a small software studio. We design and build fast, accessible websites and web apps for growing brands.

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We build
Websites · Stores · Web apps
Team
Small, by design
Stack
Next.js · React · Postgres
Target
Lighthouse 100 · WCAG 2.2 AA

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01 · HOW WE WORK

We listen first. Then we plan, in writing.

Every project starts with a real conversation, not a form. You talk to the person who builds it. Then you get a clear scope, a timeline you can hold us to, and a fixed price before any code is written.

  • 001One person from first call to launch day
  • 002Scope, milestones and price in one written page
  • 003A clickable preview every week, on your own phone
  • 004You own the code, the domain and every account
PROJECT LOG · M42N5 STEPS
STEP 01 DAY 1 LISTEN

What you sell, who buys it, and what's getting in the way.

STEP 02 WEEK 1 PLAN

A written scope, milestones and one fixed price. Changes are agreed together.

STEP 03 WEEKS 2+ BUILD

Design system first, then pages, then the parts customers touch most.

STEP 04 LAUNCH LAUNCH

Real-phone tests, a speed budget and an accessibility pass before go-live.

STEP 05 EVERY MONTH CARE

Updates, fixes and small improvements, month after month.

ONE PERSON, START TO FINISHNEXT: YOURS

02 · SERVICES

Three things, done properly.

  1. 01 · DISCOVERY & PROTOTYPE

    Ignite

    From idea to a working first version. Prototypes, discovery, and the first thing your customers can click.

    • Discovery call and notes
    • User flows and sitemap
    • Clickable prototype
    • Written estimate

  2. 02 · DESIGN & BUILD

    Form

    Websites, online stores and web apps, built properly: fast on any phone, accessible to everyone, simple for you to update.

    • Design system and pages
    • Next.js and React front end
    • Admin, payments and email
    • Tests on desktop and phone

  3. 03 · GROWTH & CARE

    Shine

    Speed, search visibility, accessibility audits, and steady improvements after launch.

    • Core Web Vitals tuning
    • SEO and structured data
    • WCAG 2.2 AA audit
    • Monthly care plan

OUR STANDARD · EVERY PROJECT

7 ENTRIES

001Speed
A Lighthouse 100 target. Images in AVIF and WebP, video in AV1 with an H.264 fallback, nothing that shifts as it loads.
002Access
WCAG 2.2 AA. Keyboard first, screen-reader checked, readable contrast in every state.
003Resilience
Pages and forms keep working when JavaScript fails, so a slow network never loses a sale.
004Testing
Unit, integration and end-to-end tests on desktop and phone, run on every push.
005Search
Clean URLs, structured data, sitemaps and share cards that look right everywhere.
006Hosting
Containers and edge caching. Database changes run before new code takes traffic.
007Handover
Plain-English guides for your team. Your code, your accounts, your keys.

03 · WORK

Born here.

100

LIGHTHOUSE TARGET · EVERY PAGE

Fast pages sell more. Every page we ship is measured with Google's Lighthouse, aiming for a full score in each category.

Performance
100
Accessibility
100
Best practices
100
SEO
100

PROJECT 01 · 2026 · E-COMMERCE

[Client project]

An online store for a handcrafted clothing label.

  • 01Hero films about ⅓ the size, with no visible loss
  • 02Checkout that works even without JavaScript
  • 03Accessible and fast on everyday phones
  • 04An admin the founders run themselves
Visit the live site →

YOUR PROJECT COULD BE NEXT

04 · LAUNCH & CARE

LAUNCH

Launch, at full brightness.

Tested on real phones, measured for speed, checked for accessibility before anyone sees it. Launch day should be the calmest day of the project.

  • Real-phone tests, Android and iPhone
  • Speed budget met on a slow connection
  • Accessibility pass, keyboard and screen reader
  • Backups, monitoring and cookie-free analytics

AFTER LAUNCH

And we stay.

Fixes, updates, new features, and a site that stays fast as it grows. You'll always know who to message.

  • Security and dependency updates
  • Uptime and error monitoring
  • A short speed report every month
  • Small changes without a new contract

05 · WHY M42N

You've just scrolled through Orion.

Every section was one of its stars, from the head down to the feet. M42 is the nebula in Orion's sword, where new stars are born. We help new products come to life.

M42N · WHERE PRODUCTS ARE BORN

06 · CONTACT

Your star is next.

Tell us what you're building. A few lines is plenty:

  • 01What you sell
  • 02Who it's for
  • 03A rough budget
  • 04When you'd like to launch
hello@m42n.com