The brief

CHUDOVI is a club for people who build, make and imagine: artists, engineers, founders, volunteers, teachers, musicians, newcomers. It started in Ottawa–Gatineau, with Ukrainian roots and an open door to any country, language and age. The motto has three words, Dream. Do. Unite., and the name is the Ukrainian word for "wonderful", what people call those who make life brighter.

On 18 October 2026 the club had a name, a motto and a short concept. The domain was registered that day. The brief was to put the idea online the same day, in English, French and Ukrainian, so that the people who read it in a minute feel welcome and can ask to join before the first meeting.

What we built

One page in three languages

chudovi.com is a static Astro site with three language versions: English at the root, French under /fr/ and Ukrainian under /uk/. All texts sit in one file, so a change in one language is made next to the other two and the versions stay in step.

The page reads top to bottom like a short conversation. The first screen sets the CHUDOVI wordmark with Dream. Do. Unite. over a real photograph of the Alexandra Bridge between Ottawa and Gatineau, credited to its author under its Creative Commons licence. Then come the three words with one line each, the meaning and pronunciation of the name, a band where "wonderful" passes by in thirteen languages, a list of who is here, and an honest block: the first real CHUDOVI photo is still ahead, to be taken at the first meeting.

A two-minute join form

The Join button opens a short form: name, e-mail, an optional phone, where the person is (Ottawa, Gatineau, elsewhere in Canada, another country), what they create and what they dream of making. Each request reaches the team as a short message. Test addresses are kept out of notifications, so checking the form never looks like a real sign-up. Visits are counted only after the visitor agrees in a quiet banner, and the counter loads late so the page stays fast.

Three directions in one day

The look changed twice on launch day. The first version, a dotted display type over a night map, felt cold. The second, a warm plum night with a ring of people holding hands, read like a brand for a children's centre. The third, kept today, uses a warm dark ground, documentary-style pictures and a heavy display face. The hero then moved from an illustration to the real bridge photograph, and the brand was set as one word. The remaining illustrations are labelled as such in the footer until the club has photos of its own.

Where it stands today

On 8 November 2026 chudovi.com is live in English, French and Ukrainian, with three addresses in its sitemap and the Development and promotion credit in the footer. Founding members are being gathered for the first meeting. The repository history starts on 18 October 2026.

Related

The page type: landing pages and websites for small organizations. Another Ottawa project of ours: Capital Cultures. A project with the same Ukrainian roots: BABA & KOKUM.

Project lead: Marketing MIX. Product: CHUDOVI, a creative community in Ottawa–Gatineau. Year: 2026.