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My name is Benjamin Matheson. I'm the designer, developer, and the only person you'll ever talk to at Zazen Designs — and I think that matters. Well, almost the only person. My wife Diana occasionally answers the phone and keeps the books, so if you catch her on a good day, consider yourself lucky. But the design work? That's all me.

I've been building websites since 2010. What started as a one-man operation in Sydney Australia is now based out of Savannah, Georgia.

Before web design, I spent twelve years as a concierge at two 5-star Hilton properties — one in Perth, Australia, and one in London. That might seem like an odd origin story for a web designer, but it shaped everything about how I work. Luxury hospitality taught me that the best service isn't about showing off what you know. It's about listening, understanding what someone actually needs, and then delivering it without drama. I've carried that into every client relationship I've had since.

Brand Identity

Website Design

Development

wordpress

website support

AI AUTOMATION

SEO

online stores

Zazen Designs is intentionally small. There's no account manager between us, no junior designer handling your project while I'm off pitching someone else. When you hire Zazen Designs, you get me or my wife — on every call, on every design decision, on every line of code.

That means slower isn't a word in my vocabulary. It also means I care about your project the way you care about your business, because my reputation is attached to every site I ship.

What I build

Over fifteen years I've worked across WordPress, WooCommerce, Webflow, and Next.js — from simple service sites to complex e-commerce platforms, custom plugins, AI-powered chatbots, interactive pricing tools, and booking systems with real-time integrations. My clients range from solo tradespeople to nonprofits operating internationally.

I'm also one of the few local designers actively building with AI tools — not as a gimmick, but as a genuine accelerator that helps me deliver more, faster, without compromising quality.

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