European Style Panel & Paint
EUROPEAN STYLE
Designed the logo and built a premium marketing site for an Auckland panel and paint shop, fronted by an interactive 3D car that visitors can repaint in real time.
Project Overview
European Style Panel & Paint is a collision-repair and spray-painting shop in Ellerslie, Auckland, trusted by local drivers for more than 15 years. The craft was premium but the web presence was not, so they wanted a site closer to a car maker's than a typical trades listing, one that signalled the quality of the work before a customer ever picked up the phone.
Role & Responsibilities
I designed the logo and built the marketing site end to end: art direction, interface design and the full front-end build. That included the interactive 3D hero, GSAP scroll animation, the services and gallery layouts, the quote-request flow and the local-SEO setup. It ships as a statically exported Next.js site for fast, low-maintenance hosting.
An interactive 3D hero
The hero puts a real-time 3D car front and centre, lit with an HDR environment and finished in any of the shop's paint colours. Visitors can repaint it on the spot, a literal demonstration of what the business does and a reason to stay on the page.
Services and expertise
Five core services in plain language: big collision repairs, spray painting, insurance work, rust repair and dent removal. The layout keeps the focus on what the shop does best rather than burying it in jargon.
Proof in the work
A gallery of real repairs and resprays does the convincing, paired with a plain-spoken story and the trust signals: years in business, ratings and the kinds of cars they handle.
Built to win the job
Every section points at the same outcome: getting a quote. The form stays short and offers a direct call or WhatsApp for people who would rather just talk, the way most of this shop's customers actually get in touch.
