Web design in Montréal, in English and French
I'm Elias Chapuis, a French-born design engineer and product designer. I design and build bilingual websites, brands and product interfaces for Montréal startups, SaaS companies and e-commerce brands, and I work just as comfortably in French as in English.
I know the Montréal market from the inside: I worked at LaWebShop, a Montréal web agency, on e-commerce and marketing websites. Much of my client work is also with French tech companies, like Glanceable and GetMint. Today I live in Saskatoon, so projects run remotely, with video calls in the language you prefer.
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Bilingual web design, in both languages from day one
In Québec, a website is rarely English-only, and a translated afterthought shows. French copy usually runs longer, some expressions don't fit a headline built for English, and navigation, forms and SEO metadata all need a proper French version. I design with both languages in the Figma file from the start, so neither version feels secondary.
Because French is my first language, I can review copy for tone, catch awkward translations and make sure your brand sounds like itself in both languages. Je peux mener tout le projet en français, de l'appel de découverte à la mise en ligne.
- Layouts tested with real French and English text
- Language switcher, URLs and hreflang planned for search
- Microcopy, forms and error messages in both languages
- A CMS setup that keeps both versions in sync
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Montréal's AI, gaming and startup ecosystem
Montréal has a strong AI research community around Mila, a large gaming industry and a lively startup scene. Many companies here sell across Canada, the United States and Europe at the same time, which makes a bilingual, internationally credible website a real asset.
My AI and SaaS work fits that context. For Glanceable, a French SaaS that analyzes Voice of the Customer data with proprietary AI, I developed three creative directions, a full identity system and more than 30 pages of brand guidelines, then designed the website. I explain the approach on the SaaS website design page.
Being French-born also helps with a specific kind of Montréal company: teams working between Québec and France. Paris clients like Arqon and GetMint expect one tone, Québec audiences expect another, and the two markets don't always use the same words. I've worked on both sides, so I can help a brand sound natural to each without maintaining two separate identities.
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Agency experience with e-commerce and marketing sites
At LaWebShop I worked on e-commerce and marketing websites for the agency's clients, which taught me the practical side of web projects: product pages that make the offer clear, smooth paths to purchase, and content that a small team can keep up to date. Before that, at Virus Media, I shipped websites on Webflow and WordPress.
Today I bring that experience to independent projects, with the added range of brand identity, design systems and Webflow development. You get an agency-grade process without the agency layers: one person, one point of contact, and decisions made by the person who builds the site.
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How Montréal web projects are scoped and priced
I quote a fixed price after an intro call. Scope is what drives it: the number of page templates, whether copy exists in one language or both, translation and localization work, brand design, e-commerce or CMS integrations, and the amount of custom motion.
Bilingual sites take more design and QA time than single-language ones, and I account for that openly in the proposal rather than discovering it halfway through the project.
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How a project runs
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Discovery, in your language
A video call in French or English about your goals, audience and markets. You receive a fixed-price proposal afterwards.
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Bilingual structure
Sitemap, messaging and URL structure for both languages, agreed before design starts.
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Design in Figma
Pages designed with real French and English content, reviewed together on video and in comments.
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Build, QA and launch
Webflow or code build, testing in both languages, launch and a handover for your team.
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Related case studies
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Frequently asked questions
Do you meet clients in Montréal?
I'm based in Saskatoon, so Montréal projects run remotely: video calls, shared Figma files and async updates. I don't have a Montréal office. For a project where an in-person workshop matters, I can travel when it makes sense.
Can the whole project be run in French?
Yes. I'm French-born and work in French and English, so calls, documents, design reviews and the handover can all be in French. Several of my clients, like Glanceable, Arqon and GetMint, are French companies.
Do you write or translate the French content?
I review and adapt French copy for tone and fit, and I can structure and write core messaging, as I did for Arqon. For large volumes of translation, I work from what your team or translator provides and make sure it fits the design.
Have you worked with Montréal agencies?
Yes. I worked at LaWebShop, a Montréal web agency building e-commerce and marketing websites. I also collaborate with agencies like KLIMB and LA RAMPE, so I'm comfortable plugging into an agency team.
What's the time difference with Montréal?
Saskatchewan stays on Central Standard Time all year, so I'm one hour behind Montréal in winter and two hours behind in summer. Our working days overlap for most of the day.
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Have a project in mind?
Tell me where you are and what you need. I reply within a day, usually with a few questions and a time to talk.

