Bjarne Van Nooten, founder of Ravn Design
Bjarne Van Nooten, Founder
  • Building since primary school
  • 12,000 combined followers
  • Based in Tienen
  • Fixes within 24h

The mind behind Ravn Design

I started Ravn Design because I kept landing on websites that didn't do their business justice. A restaurant with a warm, beautiful interior and a website that feels cold and rushed. A shop people love in person that's nowhere to be found on Google. For many local businesses, the website is the first impression, and too often it's the weakest part of the business.

I've been building things on computers since primary school, where I presented one of my own games to my class. At eighteen I started designing websites for family and people I knew. Along the way I also grew a combined following of 12,000 on social media, which taught me what makes people stop and pay attention. That mix of building and understanding an audience goes into every site I make.

My biggest project so far is Natural Bio Store, a webshop for natural and organic products that I designed and built from scratch: secure Stripe payments, customer accounts, a custom admin panel, and full GDPR compliance. When I noticed that downloading Stripe invoices one by one was eating up the owner's time, I added a tool that bundles every invoice from any chosen period into a single download. That's the kind of detail I care about. A good website should make running the business easier, too.

Bigger agencies often mean slow replies, quotes in the thousands, and being one name on a long list. Working with me looks different:

  • Personal

    You deal with one person, from the first conversation to launch and beyond.

  • Transparent

    You see every cost upfront, in writing, before anything starts.

  • Your brand, your files

    Your site carries your brand, not mine. If you ever host elsewhere, you get your site's files. You paid for the design, so it's yours.

  • Fast support

    If something needs fixing, send me a message on WhatsApp and it's sorted within 24 hours.

Outside of web design, I train almost every day and spend as much time as I can in the mountains. I recently climbed the Kleiner Solstein in Austria, and Mont Blanc is on my list. Pushing my limits out there is the same habit I bring to my work: I keep refining until it's right.

If your business deserves a website that feels as good as walking through your door, let's talk.

The journey

How I got here

  1. Primary school

    My first game

    Presented a game I built myself to my class.

  2. Age 18

    First websites

    Started designing websites for family and people I knew.

  3. Along the way

    12,000 followers

    Grew a combined social media following and learned what makes people stop and pay attention.

  4. Biggest project

    Natural Bio Store

    A webshop built from scratch: Stripe payments, customer accounts, a custom admin panel and full GDPR compliance.

  5. Now

    Ravn Design

    Websites that do local businesses justice, built with perspective, clarity and vision.

The Brand

Why the raven?

Perspective

Ravens see the full picture from above. I take the same approach to your online presence: understanding the landscape before crafting a strategy.

Clarity

In Norse mythology, ravens were messengers of truth. I cut through noise to deliver websites with a clear, purposeful message. Not just something to look at.

Vision

Ravens adapt and thrive in any environment. I build websites that do the same: flexible, fast, and built to last.