\\ About B&L - Passionate about connecting people and the open web

After a long career working for some of tech's biggest names as an engineer and product leader, industry veteran David Demaree founded B&L in 2024 with the goal of helping mission-driven businesses and organizations build better web experiences.

How often have you gone online to find a place to eat, a service provider, or somewhere to donate an old couch, and been frustrated because places didn't have usable websites? New social-media apps and AI tools seem to be everywhere, yet the local Thai place still has a website from 2005. This seems worth improving.

Committed to an open, accessible web

The web's enduring advantage over other media is that it's built on open standards — any device or browser that understands HTML, CSS, and JavaScript (that is, any device, period) can visit your web site, and recent improvements in web standards have made it so web sites can stand toe-to-toe with mobile apps in providing the features and experiences users crave.

While we're equally handy working with Apple/Google SDKs and other closed-source tools, at B&L we prefer to work with open-source tools like React and native browser APIs whenever possible, ensuring the most compatible, performant experiences for your users.

Great web design doesn't have to be expensive.

B&L is committed to serving businesses of all sizes and stages. For companies and orgs on a tight budget, we can work from high-quality starter templates and tailor them to your needs, like a made-to-measure suit.

For clients who can invest a bit more, we offer competitive rates for fully custom sites and apps (like a bespoke suit).