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The SHARK website
A bilingual Arabic/English site, built as fully static pages from a single content source.
- Client
- SHARK
- Industry
- Digital services
- Type
- Websites
OVERVIEW
What this service does
The site you are reading now. It was built on the same principles we apply for clients: a central design system, content separated from presentation, and two language versions from one codebase with no duplication.
CHALLENGE
Where things stood
The site had to work right-to-left in Arabic and left-to-right in English without building two separate sites or duplicating content, and without publishing any unconfirmed commercial information.
APPROACH
How we approached it
Writing direction is handled purely with CSS logical properties, so one stylesheet serves both directions. Content lives in structured data files that the pages read from. Any unconfirmed figure or claim sits behind a publication flag that is switched off.
WHAT WE DELIVERED
The deliverables
- 01
A central design system
Colour, type, spacing and components in one layer, used by the entire site.
- 02
Bilingual architecture
Arabic and English versions from the same components, with language switching that preserves the current page.
- 03
A separated content layer
Services, systems and projects live in data files, so editing copy never touches a template.
- 04
Automated build gates
The site refuses to build if any agreed quality rule is broken.
SOLUTION
The result
The result is a site generated entirely at build time, so every page arrives complete and legible to search engines and answer engines without running any JavaScript.
OUTCOMES
Confirmed outcomes
We publish only outcomes we can verify.
- Pages are generated fully static, with no JavaScript bundle.
- Arabic and English versions from a single content source, with no duplication.
- Every page carries a unique title, description and canonical, with reciprocal language alternates.
SERVICES USED
Services involved in this project
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Corporate Website
A professional site presenting your company and services with a custom design, fast loading and full search-engine readiness.
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Search Engine Optimisation
Improving technical structure and content so the site is legible to search engines and answer engines.
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Brand Identity
Logo, usage guide, colours, type and identity applied across all print and digital channels.
SCREENSHOTS
Inside the system
- Home page
- Services page
- A system page
These areas are reserved for real screenshots and will be replaced with actual material before publication.
TECHNOLOGY
Used in delivery
- Astro — static site generation
- TypeScript
- CSS logical properties for bidirectional support
- Responsive WebP imagery
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