Services

My goal is to help make the web work for your business. High quality design combined with the most robust and appropriate technical solutions will have you doing more with less when it comes to driving new business, building relationships or establishing a brand. Each solution is tailored to your individual situation.

Web Site Design

High impact, goal oriented design can separate a client from the pack and convey that they are a leader in their field. It can also strengthen an existing corporate identity or help establish a new one. Clear communication and ease of use are my top priorities when designing a new site. Have you ever tried using a web site only to abandon it in frustration? This is mostly a result of poor design.

I offer web site design services as part of a complete web site project (which would include web site construction) or as a self contained offering, to be built at a later date or by someone else.

Take a look at my portfolio to see examples of my work.

Good web site design can:

  • ensure that search engines can "see" your site clearly
  • help you make a good first impression (in the viewers mind, high end web site = high end company and vice versa)
  • quickly guide viewers to the information that is relevant to them
  • make a web site easy (not frustrating) to use
  • spearhead or reinforce corporate identity efforts

Web Site Construction

Though I usually build web sites that I have also designed, I can just as easily jump into your project midstream. This includes building someone else's design or adding on to an exisitng site. I always use clean, hand written code and observe search engine best practices. Good, standards based coding ensures that your site can be easily indexed by search engines and that future maitenance is a breeze.

In addition to building a basic site, I can add surveys, mailing lists or whatever features suit your needs.

Blog Customization

Though still fairly new, blogs ("web+logs") have already become a standard part of how we communicate on the web. I can install and customize a blog as an integrated part of your web site to maximize benefit from your blogging efforts.

An integrated and well maitained blog can...

  • give your audience a reason to return to your site regularly
  • position you as an expert in you field
  • help your search engine rankings by allowing you to continually add unique and relevant content of your site

Multimedia

I have over a decade of experience building multimedia applications. From CD-ROMS to games to tools for sales professionals in the field.

Multimedia projects:

  • can be included as part of a web site (ex. an animation on your homepage that highlights your products features)
  • are great for explaining complex ideas and processes
  • can include narration and music
  • are great giveaways at tradeshows and special events
  • are useful when no internet connection is available
  • are used to power touchscreen kiosks
  • can be used as attract loops in lobbies
  • are not restricted by bandwidth considerations, large file sizes are not an issue

Corporate Identity

A well designed and consistently used logo can go a long towards creating a unified and deliberate identity for your company. I offer logo design services as well as complete identity packages including business cards and letterhead.

Photography

Dated and poorly lit photos can diminish the impact of a great design. If high quality photography is not available and a client does not have a budget for professional photography, I can conduct a photo shoot that will result in quality photos for a reasonable price.

Some common types of photos I can provide are:

  • headshots (bios, about us)
  • location/architectural
  • product shots (seamless background, ecommerce)

Web Skills Training

Perhaps you would like the ability to have an employee maintain your web site. Maybe you are looking to add HTML/CSS or Adobe Flash to your skill set. Perhaps you need assistance with a web project in which you are stuck. Whatever the situation, I'm available for face to face web skills training in the technologies that interest you at a comfortable pace. I can help you get off the ground then point you in the right direction for further self study.

Technical Capabilities

  • XHTML/CSS
  • PHP
  • Javascript
  • Javascript Libraries (i.e. jQuery)
  • Flash Animation
  • Flash Data Integration (XML/flashvars/Remoting)
  • Actionscript 2 & 3
  • Comfortable working in ColdFusion, Classic ASP and .NET environments