Nani's Gelato — headless, and fast as a scoop melts

Nani's wanted the warmth of a neighbourhood gelateria with the speed of a modern app. We took the project the whole way — from the initial concept and design through to a live, production site. The answer was headless: editors keep the WordPress they know, while visitors get a Next.js + GraphQL front-end that loads instantly.

Concept to production

We led every stage: shaping the concept and visual direction, designing the interface, building the headless front-end, and shipping it to production. The content team manages flavours, locations and seasonal features in WordPress. A GraphQL layer feeds a statically-optimized Next.js front-end, so every page is fast, accessible, and effortless to update — no plugin bloat, no slow admin.

Outcome

A site that feels handmade and performs like it isn't. Rich imagery, buttery transitions, and the kind of load times that keep hungry visitors from bouncing.

In their words

I've worked with Chad for going on 15 years – he's one of a handful of vendors that have never changed for me. I've run a few different businesses and he's always the first person I turn to for web development. He's able to customize builds to our needs, troubleshoot on demand, meet deadlines, and is always on budget. Prior to Chad I worked with a half-dozen people, agencies, etc. who claimed to be experts in the industry. Rotating between vendors every year was difficult and affected our growth. Having Chad on our team has brought consistency and stability to one of the most important components of our business.