# Ironclad Barbers - website by Nerdsharks

> A three-chair barbershop that currently runs entirely from a social profile, loses bookings to the phone going unanswered mid-cut, and cannot be found by anyone searching for a barber nearby. Designed and built by Nerdsharks.

- Source: https://nerdsharks.com/portfolio/ironclad-barbers
- Publisher: Nerdsharks (Exeter, Devon, UK)
- Updated: 2026-09-27

## Design rationale

A barbershop is chosen on atmosphere as much as price, so the page opens in the dark with one lit object: a barber's pole modelled and rendered in Blender, brass caps and glass tube, its cream and oxblood stripes climbing on an endless loop. A huge hairline IRON / CLAD in Josefin Sans splits around it, the second word drawn only in a brass outline, and the two halves pull apart as you scroll. The rest of the page reads like a dark men's magazine: Spectral serif headings with italic brass accents, numbered sections, photographs captioned as plates, and the three most-asked-for cuts laid out as spreads with chair time and price. Prices hang on a gilt-framed black-glass board with gold-leaf lettering and a slow light sweep across the glass. A cream "walk in, or book" section breaks the dark, then a book-a-chair picker, the hours and a find-us panel. Faint film grain sits over everything.

## Features

- **Blender barber pole, lit in black and brass, on a seamless loop** - Says barbershop instantly, and gives the shop a signature image no stock photo can match.
- **Gilt-framed black-glass price board with dotted leaders** - Every cut and its price is readable at a glance, just like the board on the shop wall.
- **Numbered plates for the three most-asked-for cuts, with chair time and price** - Shows what each service involves and costs, so there are no extras at the till.
- **Book-a-chair picker by service and day** - Lets customers grab a Saturday time before it fills, with no account or deposit.
- **Seven-day hours with a Gloucester Road find-us panel** - Answers the two practical questions, when are you open and where are you, in one place.

Live demo: https://nerdsharks.com/demo/ironclad-barbers