Who we are?
Since 2011, Spade has been helping you define your digital strategies, create your digital experiences and support your reflection about your identity. Each project is the beginning of a new adventure that we carry out in close collaboration with you, placing users (and their experience) at the heart of our concerns.
2 offices …
And so many others in remote! We won’t go so far as to describe the living rooms, kitchens and makeshift offices of each team member, but we are delighted to present our official spaces.
Bruxelles
Located in the Parvis de Saint-Gilles district, Spade’s office is discreetly situated at the end of its shady courtyard. We meet there regularly to work as a team or to share a convivial moment.
It is also equipped with a workshop/meeting room with all the necessary equipment to freed the possibilities and unleash your creativity.
Namur
Since 2020, the new Trakk hosts Walloon companies in the creative sectors. A place to discover, conducive to cooperation and meetings!
Spade has a cosy office and can welcome you for meetings or workshops in one of the many rooms available. The Trakk also gives us access to its FabLab, a well-equipped place to make prototypes.
Labels and certifications
We are proud to be able to offer you the following guarantees and expertise.
Anysurfer provider
Since 2013, Spade has been a recognised provider of accessible websites according to the Anysurfer label. Based on the WCAG 2.1 accessibility standard, this Belgian label enables the production of websites that everyone can read and use, including people with disabilities.
Chèques Entreprise
The Walloon Region supports organisations in improving their digital maturity, by granting subsidies to be accompanied by certified professionals. Spade is certified for the Digital Maturity category.
Digital Responsible Charter
Since 2021, Spade has been a signatory to this charter, which aims to achieve a controlled and thoughtful digital environment, seen as “a tool for creating new sustainable values, more respectful of the environment and more ethical towards society”.
Our quality process
We have implemented it on the basis of the European standard EN16114 (guidelines for management consultancy services). These are recommendations on change management, content, technological resources, project management methods, deliverables…
Our last articles
Thematic articles, news that we want to share with you, great ideas and small follies, find here a summary of our news.
Digitalize 2024, we’ll be there!
For the first time ever, Spade will be exhibiting at a trade fair: we’ll be at Digitalize on…
Labellisation AnySurfer
Our new website has just been awarded the AnySurfer label! Recognition of our commitment to a responsible web since 2013.
Partnership with Koalect
Dons, collecte de fonds, financement participatif, ventes occasionnelles et campagnes de financement : nous observons la montée du souhait d’impliquer davantage vos publics dans la vie, le fonctionnement et parfois même la subsistance de votre organisme. C’est pourquoi nous annonçons la naissance du partenariat Koalect – Spade.
Spade in fact & figures
Clients
In 13 years of activity, we have developed collaborations throughout Belgium and Europe.
Websites in 1 year
This is the number of showcase and intranet websites we have deployed in recent months.
Years in business
As many years as there are team members, that’s something to celebrate!
Lines of code
… written in one year by the development team!
Common projects
We work on projects of all sizes, whether for international organisations, major accounts, SMEs, cultural institutions, healthcare bodies, public companies, etc. B2B or B2C, here is a sample of those who already trust us.
Where does Spade come from?
Spade is not a story of shovels, picks and inveterate card players, but a business that brings together 5 independent enthusiasts in web and design : Denis, François, Benoît, Grégoire and Jean-François.
Spade chooses to offer its services to many sectors of activity: companies of all sizes, national and international associations, NGOs, startups, … whatever your challenge, we always find an effective solution to meet your needs.
At Spade, we are proud to present efficient, tangible and long-lasting projects that fit your budget.
How do we work?
With the passing of calls for tender and successes, personal experiences and those of the environment, a methodology takes shape, is fleshed out, refined and asserted. With user experience (UX) as its spearhead, Spade is giving birth in 2019 to the Minotaure methodology.
This name covers a working framework that covers the entire project from the first lines of thought to its online launch and technical maintenance.
Minotaure is first of all a set of workshops (ideation), then a way of conceiving (design), building (development), and finally managing your site (autonomy and flexibility of the tool) with intelligent and responsive support.
Around this way of working, our services are divided into 4 main categories:
- Websites & digital platforms
- Design System & Visual Identity
- Strategy & Digital transformation
- Editorial Management & copywriting
- Workshops & Trainings
Finally, as we are keen to share our experience, we wanted to allow organisations that so wish to use our methodology outside the workshops we run: these are the Minotaure card games. In workshops, we use these games as a support for ideation and as an help to tackle all the questions, facets and obstacles of a project in a playful way. The Minotaure card games are now also available for independent use!
Awards
For the quality of his work on the amnesty.be website, Spade won the Gold Site Excellence Award 2015 from the Fédération des Métiers du Web (FEWEB).
For the quality of its work on the operaliege.be website, Spade won the UPMC 2019 Digital Award from the Union Professionnelle des Métiers de la Communication.
Our partners
To improve your projects
A team of enthusiasts people
We are a human-sized agency where everyone has a place, according to the organisational principle of “circles” in Holacracy (each circle assesses its needs and communicates with the other circles to organise internal collaboration).
And what do we find in these circles? A team rich in profiles as expert as they are varied, composed of designers, developers, specialists in visual identity, digital marketing, UX, SEO, illustration, …
Denis
Current CEO at Spade, Denis is committed to making the best use of the resources contributing to a project. Within Spade he manages planning, monitors projects, ensures reporting and participates in the various workshops that our methodology requires.
Benoît
Benoît has been designing websites for more than 15 years. Within Spade, he helps companies, associations and start-ups to grow up using UX design methods. He led various training sessions and workshops in Paris Web, Impulse Brussels, RTBF, Cepegra, IHECS Academy, Haute Ecole Albert Jacquard. With his both hands he also makes bread, beer and rock music.
Maxime
Maxime, aka RMax, is passionate about programming and technology. After his studies at the ERG in digital art, he moved to front-end development. In love with well-strung structures and cycling, he makes sure to always keep his code as clean as his bike.
Maïlys
After a few countries and several jobs, Maïlys finally brought her bike to Brussels and her computer to Spade. Interested in just about everything, she loves doing things with her hands, from cooking to gardening to drawing. Most of all, she loves “people” and talking with them to find the solution they like.
Vianney
Vianney immersed himself in UX Design after graduating from the École Supérieure des Arts de l’Image “Le 75” in Graphic Design option. Juggling with digital and print design, he re-imagines branding, posters, interfaces and objects that cross his path (you may be the next one) and is constantly interested in new graphic design trends.
Zoé
After trying various creative techniques (illustration, 3D, animation and storyboarding), Zoé began to develop a passion for web design. UX/UI designer and illustrator at Spade, she tries to use her varied skills to serve clients’ projects.
Rémi
After starting his career as a webdesigner in com agencies. Today he is passionate about front-end development, with an exaltation for careful integrations.
Charlotte
Graduate from Albert Jacquard. Discovering and learning new things are the two elements that drove her towards front-end development. Fond of soccer but only on tv, she likes to make all her days as exciting as a final match. Her code is as precise as a De Bruyne shot.
Manon
After a few years in the events and conferences organisation industry, Manon decided to take on a new professional challenge. Passionate about languages, it was only a matter of time for her to dive into programming languages – and she loves it (as much as her cat, Chatshimi)! She will be happy to work on your projects and translate them into lines of code.
Mathieu
Mathieu has been passionate about web technologies and free software for more than 20 years. He started by developing websites for the Scouts of Soignies and the rock festival he was organising, before coding for major media: RTBF, La Libre Belgique, Skynet Proximus, … In no particular order but with enthusiasm, Mathieu likes travelling, exhibitions, Italy, enjoying time with family and friends.
Florian
After entering the web world as a developer, Florian quickly discovered his passion for design interface. After a short hook of Eden, he has now taken on the role of UX/UI designer. Like Romelu, he’s keen to turn your ideas into quality interfaces.
Clément
Clément, a recent graduate with a master’s degree in public relations, joins the Spade team with an all-consuming passion for graphics and design. As Project Manager, he brings his creativity and expertise to the dynamic world of the company. With a keen eye for aesthetics, he has a particular love of the colour beige. His keen sense of organisation and meticulous attention to detail make him an invaluable collaborator, always on the lookout for beauty in every detail.
What if we worked together?
Tell us your needs, your wishes, your questions, we will answer you as soon as possible. We will then perhaps start a fantastic collaboration!