About Deep Sea Fauna

We started Deep Sea Fauna after seeing too many clients get burned by bad web work: agency prices for boring, template-based sites with no real personality, layouts that broke on screen when visitors arrived, and “premium support” packages that were not actually doing anything. Worst of all, some were told their only option was to start over from scratch. We built this studio to fix that.

In practice, that means:

  • Every site is hand-coded from scratch — no templates, and no lock-in to stay with us.
  • Your files are fully yours to take wherever you want, whenever you want.
  • Every site is built accessible and ADA-compliant from day one, before liability is ever a problem.
  • Custom components you won’t get from a traditional web host — interactive volunteer scheduling, program quizzes, and details built for your organization, not a generic template.

We treat every project like we’re submitting it for a design award — including the small, unexpected details that make a visitor stop, smile, and remember you. Every site we build has them.

Our team

People Behind Deep Sea Fauna

Illustrated portrait of Sondra Hathaway, founder of Deep Sea Fauna

Sondra Hathaway

Founder & Web Designer

We love what we do, and we make sure it’s done right.

We only work with clients whose missions genuinely resonate with us. When you’re in, we’re all in. Technical issues get an immediate response. Design and enhancement requests get a quick one. Long after your site launches, we’re still out there in networking rooms and on social media, advocating for your organization as if it were our own.

We bring twenty-five years of lead design experience and a deep commitment to making your website something you’re genuinely proud of.

Based in Princeton, TX · Serving clients nationwide.

Deep Sea Fauna carries general liability and professional liability insurance. A certificate of insurance (COI) is available on request.

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Arielle Pivonka

Social Media Expert

Growing the team

  • Now hiring Cybersecurity Expert
  • Coming soon Mobile App Developer
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The brand

Anglerfish hooded long sleeve tee with Deep Sea Fauna graphic

Anglerfish hooded tee

Print-on-demand studio merch — what we actually sell besides websites.

 Deep Sea Fauna boyfriend-fit ocean graphic t-shirt

Boyfriend-fit ocean tee

Relaxed fit with the full wordmark — printed when you order.

 Deep Sea Fauna ringer graphic t-shirt

Ringer graphic tee

Classic ringer tee with contrast trim and the anglerfish mark.
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If you want a website that works as hard as you do, and a team that will show you the data to prove it, let’s start with a free 30-minute conversation.

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