Concealed BlogThoughts, insights, and perspectives from the Concealed team. From design and development to strategy and digital products, we share ideas worth reading.https://concealed.com/enWhy we’ve always built in components, and what it has saved one client over six yearshttps://concealed.com/blog/component-based-architecturehttps://concealed.com/blog/component-based-architectureComponent-based architecture from the client’s side: how reusable components kept six years of changes to one app from ever needing a rebuild.Fri, 16 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTCase StudyDesktop AppE-CommerceFrontend Developmenthello@concealed.com (Francisco Lopes)How transparent agency pricing changed how we workhttps://concealed.com/blog/transparent-agency-pricinghttps://concealed.com/blog/transparent-agency-pricingTransparent agency pricing: why Concealed publishes rates, salary ranges, and fixed-scope costs publicly.Thu, 24 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTOpinionBusinesshello@concealed.com (Catarina Coimbra)Why hiding buttons isn't enough: role-based access for internal toolshttps://concealed.com/blog/role-based-access-control-internal-toolshttps://concealed.com/blog/role-based-access-control-internal-toolsRole-based access control for internal tools — how we define roles, enforce permissions at the database level with Supabase RLS, and why hiding buttons in the UI isn't enough.Tue, 01 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTWeb DevelopmentInternal Toolshello@concealed.com (Carina Moreira)Cutting agency project delays with better design handoffhttps://concealed.com/blog/cutting-agency-project-delays-design-handoffhttps://concealed.com/blog/cutting-agency-project-delays-design-handoffDesign handoff gaps, not design or code, cause most agency delays. Here's how Concealed eliminated back-and-forth with better Figma documentation.Tue, 11 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTUX/UI Designhello@concealed.com (Leonardo Rodrigues)How we run a fully remote agency and still deliver for international clientshttps://concealed.com/blog/how-we-run-a-fully-remote-agency-and-still-deliver-for-international-clientshttps://concealed.com/blog/how-we-run-a-fully-remote-agency-and-still-deliver-for-international-clientsFully remote since 2017, Concealed delivers projects for clients across three continents from a Lisbon-based team — staying predictable through daily written updates, not sporadic check-ins.Mon, 20 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTBusinesshello@concealed.com (Catarina Coimbra)Why your Framer Website is slow on mobile — and how we fixed ithttps://concealed.com/blog/framer-website-performance-optimisationhttps://concealed.com/blog/framer-website-performance-optimisationFramer website running slow on mobile? Here's how we fixed video crashes, lazy loading, and JS bloat for a client site — with the exact code we used.Thu, 25 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTCase StudyTutorialWeb DevelopmentFramerMobilePerformancehello@concealed.com (João Ribau)Redesigning Oyster Heaven's website in Framer: my first project leadhttps://concealed.com/blog/redesigning-oyster-heaven-s-digital-presence-for-clarity-and-trusthttps://concealed.com/blog/redesigning-oyster-heaven-s-digital-presence-for-clarity-and-trustWhat a month of designing, iterating and letting go taught me about the meaning of leading a project redesign in Framer.Thu, 18 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTCMSCopywritingUX/UI DesignWebsiteFramerhello@concealed.com (Daniela Nunes)What a 44-year-old print shop taught us about custom internal toolshttps://concealed.com/blog/what-2-hours-a-day-means-to-a-44-year-old-businesshttps://concealed.com/blog/what-2-hours-a-day-means-to-a-44-year-old-businessFour weeks building a custom production system for a 44-year-old print shop, replacing paper job sheets across six stages. Result: two hours saved every day.Wed, 10 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTWeb AppBackend DevelopmentFrontend DevelopmentUX/UI DesignCase StudyInternal Toolshello@concealed.com (João Saraiva)Why we narrowed down to Framer sites and custom internal toolshttps://concealed.com/blog/why-we-narrowed-down-to-framer-sites-and-custom-internal-toolshttps://concealed.com/blog/why-we-narrowed-down-to-framer-sites-and-custom-internal-toolsAfter nine years as a general studio, we narrowed our focus to two things: Framer marketing sites and custom internal tools built around how teams actually work, not bent to fit off-the-shelf software.Mon, 01 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTBusinesshello@concealed.com (João Saraiva)