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Building the Wallride Games Website — Skate Culture Meets Studio Identity
As someone who’s always been into skateboarding, getting to work on the official website for Wallride Games was one of those rare projects where personal passion and professional work aligned perfectly. Their brand identity is deeply rooted in skate culture — not just in visuals, but in attitude — and I was genuinely stoked to help bring that to life online.
Wallride isn’t your typical game studio. They’ve got a distinct energy — creative, rebellious, and community-driven — and the site needed to reflect all of that while still being clean, clear, and functional.
The Mission
The goals for the Wallride site were:
Introduce the studio and its philosophy to players, devs, and partners
Channel the aesthetic and attitude of skateboarding culture
Highlight current projects and the people behind them
Provide a space for news, team updates, and press outreach
Be fast, responsive, and easy for the team to update going forward
It needed to feel like Wallride — not like every other studio site with a template and a logo.
Design & Creative Direction
Mike Heald at Fully Illustrated led the design, and this one had a lot of room to play. The look leaned heavily into skate zine energy — bold typography, gritty textures, clean layouts with just the right amount of edge.
It felt like it belonged on the wall of a local skate shop, but adapted for the digital age. And from a dev perspective, that meant being precise with motion, balance, and responsiveness to keep everything feeling tight.
The Stack
The site was built with my usual stack:
Nuxt 3 — flexible, fast, and perfect for a modern studio site
Storyblok — headless CMS that gave the Wallride team full control
Netlify — reliable hosting and smooth deployments
This combo let us get the vibe right without compromising on performance or maintainability.
Key Features
A punchy homepage that delivers the brand message immediately
A modular About/Team section that lets the studio introduce itself on its own terms
A Games section for current and future projects, with custom layouts for each
News and blog capabilities to share updates and announcements
Responsive layout and motion effects that bring the brand to life across all devices
Everything was built to evolve with the studio — so whether they’re announcing a new title or growing the team, the site is ready to roll.
Why It Was Special
Skate culture has always been about creativity, rebellion, and building your own path — and that’s something I bring to my work as well. Getting to build a site that tapped into those roots, with a studio that really lives and breathes it, was incredibly satisfying.
This wasn’t just a job. It was a chance to rep a culture I care about — and make sure the site felt as authentic as the games Wallride is making.
Final Thoughts
The Wallride site is more than a studio homepage — it’s a digital extension of their attitude and their voice. And for me, it was a joy to help translate that into something that works, scales, and makes an impression.
Check out the site here: wallridegames.com
If your studio has a strong identity and wants a website that reflects that from the first click, I’d love to help bring it to life.