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Evidence over opinion
We test assumptions with data and research. Taste matters, but numbers decide.
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We're a small studio with a stubborn focus on results.
Novaris was founded in Kuala Lumpur on a simple belief: a website should earn its keep. Here's how we think, who we are, and the way we work with the brands we partner with.
Our story
Born from frustration with pretty-but-passive websites
After years inside larger agencies, our founders kept seeing the same pattern — beautiful sites that quietly under-delivered. Budgets went into visuals, not into the decisions that actually change outcomes. Novaris exists to close that gap.
Today we're a compact team of strategists, UX and visual designers, and front-end engineers. Staying small is deliberate: it keeps senior people on your project and keeps our work sharp. When you brief us, the people in the room are the people doing the work.
What guides us
Principles we don't compromise on
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Performance is a feature
A slow site is a broken site. Speed and accessibility are built in, never bolted on.
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Clarity beats clever
Clear messaging and clean interfaces outperform gimmicks every single time.
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No lock-in
You own everything we make. We earn the next project by being good, not by trapping you.
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Momentum after launch
Launch is the start. We keep optimising so results compound over time.
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Straight talk
We'll tell you when something isn't worth doing. Honesty saves everyone money.
By the numbers
A track record we can back up
Fourteen years of shipping, refined into a process that consistently moves the metrics our clients care about.
120+
Projects delivered
30+
Industries served
4.9/5
Average client rating
92%
Retainer retention
The people
Senior by default
A cross-functional group that has shipped for start-ups, listed companies and everything in between.
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Adam Harith
Founder & Strategy Director
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Jia Tan
Design Lead
KV
Kavya Nair
Lead Front-End Engineer
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Farah Zainal
Conversion Strategist
Like how we think?
Let's find out whether we're the right studio for what you're building.