Issue No.01 / 2026

Not an agency.
A player.

Solo studio. I build for brands worth being a fan of.

Loc
Alentejo, PT
Class
Solo studio
Reply
Under 24h
Status
Open for builds

Hi, I'm Diogo.

Diogo, Cardinal Studio's founder — frontal portrait, neutral background, white polo.

I work solo. Multi-discipline studio: web, design, game-dev, product.

I rebuild websites for brands I'm a fan of, because being a fan of what you build is half the work.

Jack of all trades by choice; specialist by experience. As long as I get the tech, I can do it.

I rebuild websites of brands I'm a fan of — because being a fan of what you build is half the work.

Loadout

  • Web
  • Design
  • Game dev
  • Product
  • Brand

Patch notes

What just shipped.

Cardinal Studio is a working studio, not a static page. This is what changed recently.

  1. v0.5.02026-05-09

    Site rebuilt from scratch. FireRed palette, game-feel chrome.

    Stat-block hero, achievement cards, direct line. The site now matches the brand spec instead of drifting.

  2. v0.4.02026-05-06

    First customer shipped — CPS Plastering & Rendering, Coventry.

    Full rebuild with drag-to-compare case studies, quote form, Google/Trustpilot social proof.

  3. v0.3.02026-05-04

    Bilingual EN + PT-PT pipeline lands.

    PT-PT primary at /pt-PT, EN at root, slot-key contract validated by three CI scripts.

  4. v0.0.02026-03-15

    Studio reboot. Cardinal Studio v2 begins.

    Pivot from generic SMB sites to brands worth being a fan of.

Talk to me.

I read everything personally. No forms, no funnels.

  1. Step 01Email me with what you need.
  2. Step 0230-min call. Free, no pitch deck.
  3. Step 03Fixed scope + timeline.
  4. Step 04Build, iterate, ship.