Web Designer Chicago
Design. Strategic. Results-Driven.
Creating High-Converting, SEO/GEO Optimized Websites for Chicago Businesses
Looking for a web designer that Chicago businesses trust?
Sway Rise Creative is a downtown Chicago-based web designer and brand strategist building strategic websites for founders and service-based businesses.
We use modern, AI-informed workflows alongside strong judgment and clear positioning to design sites that work now and hold up over time. Serving Streeterville, River North, the Loop, West Loop, the Gold Coast, and downtown Chicago.
Serving Chicago-Based Clients Featured In:
Cutting-Edge Website Design for Chicago Businesses
From our refined design process to our featured projects, we help Chicago brands dominate their market and convert more leads. Whether you're a local startup or the Sausage King of Chicago, we’ll make sure your digital presence stands out from the crowd.
Why Choose UsWhat We Offer:
Full-Service Experience
Your website isn’t a standalone project. It’s part of a larger system. When you work with Sway Rise Creative, you get thoughtful strategy, clean structure, and modern workflows designed to support visibility and growth. Built to hold up whether someone finds you after a meeting near the Art Institute or scrolling on the L headed through the Loop.
Customized Solutions
We don’t do cookie-cutter here. We know that success doesn’t come from one-size-fits-all blueprints but from individually tailored solutions. You’ll get an online presence that’s 100% aligned with your brand, resonates with your dream clients, and solves your business’s unique challenges.
Stellar Performance
Usability, accessibility, and mobile performance are non-negotiable. Your site should load fast, read clearly, and work properly whether someone’s viewing it from a desk in River North or on their phone on Navy Pier.
stellar customer service
Every client we work with raves about our customer service! That’s because we deliver high-touch, personalized support, fantastic communication, and individual strategies for every business.
Exceptional Design
With over twenty years of experience across web design, branding, messaging, conversion strategy, and technical SEO, we bring perspective. We’ve seen trends come and go. We still call it the Sears Tower. We know what lasts.
Expertise & Experience
Our team has over twenty years of online marketing experience. We’ve seen it all. Our expertise covers website and graphic design, brand development, copywriting, social media & digital marketing, CRO and conversion, and technical SEO.
Services include:
Website Design & RedesignStrategic website builds and redesigns for businesses that have outgrown their early-stage site and know it. Built primarily on Squarespace.
Brand Strategy & Website MessagingPositioning and messaging that clearly explain what you do, who it’s for, and why it matters. No vague language. No buzzwords.
Squarespace Templates & CustomizationTemplate-based builds, customized so thoroughly no one will guess it started as a template. Efficient, intentional, and effective.
Website Updates & Design SupportFocused design support for ongoing improvements, cleanups, and refinements as your business evolves.
Search-Ready Website StructureClean site architecture, mobile responsiveness, and on-page SEO best practices designed to support visibility for Chicago-based businesses.
Your business growth is our TOP priority.
You need more than a web designer. You need a web designer Chicago businesses trust to design conversion-focused websites that drive growth. We build strategic websites for founders and service-based businesses across downtown Chicago.
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We understand the needs of businesses in downtown Chicago, River North, Streeterville, and the Loop. As a web designer Chicago businesses trust, we design strategic websites that connect with your audience and support long-term growth.
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Our team brings years of experience designing high-performing Squarespace websites for founders and service-based businesses. We specialize in strategic, conversion-focused design that looks polished, works across devices, and supports real business goals.
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We don’t just build websites. We design sites that perform. Our work focuses on clear messaging, usability, SEO/GEO, and conversion, so your website supports visibility, engagement, and real business growth over time.
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A stunning website sets the tone for your entire brand. We design modern, user-friendly, mobile-responsive websites using a forward-thinking branding approach that incorporates AI where it adds real value. The result is a site that feels current, intentional, and built to grow with your business.
Who We Are and What We Do
Working With Clients Across Chicago
Sway Rise Creative is a Chicago-based web design and brand strategy studio creating strategic, high-converting websites for founders and service-based businesses. Whether you’re launching something new or refining an existing site, we design websites that clarify your message, support growth, and reflect the level you’re operating at now.
We don’t just build websites. We create intentional digital experiences that guide users, strengthen brand credibility, and support conversion. Our work is grounded in strategy, not trends, and trusted by clients across downtown Chicago, including Streeterville, the Gold Coast, River North, the West Loop, and the Loop.
Coach Katya “Working with Diane was an absolute pleasure. She treated my vision with as much love and vigor as if it were her own.”
“Diane has been an absolute pleasure and a blast to work with. I never thought that business could be so fun and easy. From the first homework assignment, until now (3 months in), every step of the way I have felt supported, held, seen, and encouraged to be my best in a way that honors my humanness and my clients.
As my business coach, she helped me clarify my brand into a powerful message, and then helped me develop a business strategy to attract them.
I could not have put together this business without her. She designed both my logo and website and I’m thrilled with the results. They’re an expression of my deepest purpose, so you can imagine how dear Diane is to me. She’s enabled me to step into my Highest self, and for that I am awed, honored, inspired, and grateful.
I’ve already recommended her stellar work to others!”
Visit us in Downtown Chicago
YOU CAN FIND US AT:
Arrive Streeterville
333 East Ontario
Chicago, Illinois 60611
Tel: 312-521-0095
Email: info@swayrisecreative.com
OPENING HOURS
Mon-Thurs 10am-5pm
Blending in is going to cost you businessYou need a site that beautifully represents your brand
and
has the right systems in place to grow your business.
Stand out. Sell more.
Drool-worthy designs. Results-driven strategy. We create stellar, results-driven websites and creative marketing strategies for Chicagoland businesses that set you apart from your competition and deliver a rich customer experience like no one else.