Web Design

WREN
Artist Website

A digital home for a singer-songwriter who spent nine years playing the platforms of Chicago’s Blue Line — until one stranger’s phone clip was heard thirty million times.

Home — Full Page Scroll “Filmed by a stranger. Heard by thirty million.”
Brand WREN
Industry Music / Independent Artist
Services UX/UI Design
Web Development
Art Direction
Deliverables Full Website
Music Catalog
Request Line & Shows
Concept Explore the Site

“Nine years underground. One site to bring it above ground.”

WREN’s story didn’t happen overnight, and the site couldn’t pretend it did. She spent close to a decade playing eight-hour days in the tunnels of the Chicago subway, building a catalog of originals and covers long before a stranger’s clip reached thirty million people. With a debut album, Above Ground, on the way, she needed a home that could hold the whole arc — the platform years, the viral moment, and what comes next.

We designed around the tunnels. Sodium-orange photography, a near-black palette, and a type system that pairs an extended display face with monospaced labels give the site the feel of a late-night platform, while the structure stays direct: a Now Playing block, the next show, and a Request Line where fans pay to send a song underground. The Tunnels page tells the story stop by stop. The Catalog and album pages keep the music one click from every screen.

WREN website — Home page with Now Playing, next show, and Request Line
01 Home Now Playing, the next show, and the Request Line — the three things a fan looks for first, in that order.
WREN website — The Tunnels story page
02 The Tunnels The story told stop by stop, with a fixed line map that tracks your place as you read.
WREN website — The Catalog music page
03 The Catalog Twelve tracks, filterable by originals, covers, and live recordings, each linked out to every streaming platform.
WREN website — Above Ground album page
04 Above Ground The debut album page: tracklist, pre-order, and the tunnel photography that sells it.

Outcomes: A complete artist web presence — a story that earns the viral moment, a catalog built for discovery, and a Request Line that turns an audience of thirty million into paying fans.

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