About Wild Heart Design

A small team that gets to know your business.

Wild Heart is an independent South African web design studio creating thoughtful websites and practical digital tools for businesses ready to grow.

The Wild Heart Design team, web designers working with businesses across Cape Town and South Africa
5.0

Average rating from 32 Google reviews

200+

Companies use our hosting and care plans

7

Services under one roof, from design to Google Ads

1 day

We reply to every enquiry within one working day

Our story

Design that looks good and does its job.

We started Wild Heart to give South African businesses the kind of website care usually reserved for big brands: a team that takes the time to understand what you do, who you serve and what success looks like.

Today we design and build websites and online stores, then help people find them with SEO and Google Ads. We work from Hilton in the KZN Midlands with clients across Cape Town, the Western Cape and the rest of the country.

We keep the team small on purpose. You’ll speak to the people doing the work, from the first call to years after launch.

The team

The people behind your website.

Three people, seven services, and one shared obsession with websites that actually bring in business.

Calvin Mathias, co-founder of Wild Heart Design

Calvin Mathias

Co-founder · Google Ads

Focuses on performance, visibility and turning digital attention into meaningful growth.

Tara Mathias, co-founder and project lead at Wild Heart Design

Tara Mathias

Co-founder · Project lead

Leads the creative direction behind Wild Heart and keeps every project on track.

Tyron Shaw, maintenance and technical support at Wild Heart Design

Tyron Shaw

Maintenance · Technical support

Keeps websites healthy, secure and running as they should.

Calvin and Tara from Wild Heart Design at a coffee shop meeting
Wild Heart Design founders working on a website together
Maitcomp Printers online store designed by Wild Heart Design, shown on a laptop
Websites designed by Wild Heart Design on laptop and tablet
A collection of websites designed by Wild Heart Design
How we work

What you can expect from us.

A few things we hold ourselves to on every project, big or small.

  1. 01

    Clarity over cleverness

    Websites that are easy to understand and easy to use. If a visitor has to think about how to get in touch, we’ve missed something.

  2. 02

    Built to be found

    Every site is planned around what your customers search for, with SEO built in from the first sketch, not bolted on later.

  3. 03

    Honest and upfront

    Fixed quotes, clear timelines and plain-language advice. You own your domain, website and content.

  4. 04

    Here after launch

    We don’t disappear after go-live. Hosting, maintenance and your client dashboard keep things running smoothly.

Some of the businesses we work with

Miladys CABO Beach Club Blackstone Tek The Blue Peter Hotel Vesta Properties Balmon Group Wahl The Sourcing Lab The Bungalow Wellness Blend TSL Projects Destino Paradiso Life & Brand
Google reviews

In our clients’ words.

Rated 5.0 across 32 Google reviews. Hover or tap a name to read what they said.

  • KM
    Kefilwe Faith Mabote★★★★★
  • HE
    Hannes Esterhuysen★★★★★
  • ES
    Erin Salkow★★★★★
  • MS
    Miklós Szecsei★★★★★
Google 5.0 · 32 reviewsRead all reviews ↗
Taking new projects

Let’s get to know your business.

Tell us a little about what you do and we’ll get back to you within one working day.

Say hi to the team