Website & Graphic Design Services

Quality, Value and Service

With 11+ years experience as a web site and graphic designer, I am able to provide my clients with exceptional quality, value and service. My standards are high and I take care to deliver only the best.

Pricing Starts at $650*

What To Expect

  • Project Discovery, Planning & Management
  • Project Discovery is where you tell me about your needs and requirements in more detail. I have simplified this process to make it as convenient as possible for you. This can be accomplished over the phone, e-mail, fax or in person and only takes about twenty minutes to half-an-hour of your time (for most small to medium sized projects).
  • Project Planning & Management is a two-fold process. First of all, it is an important preparation stage before the actual design and development begins, and secondly it is a process that is used to successfully guide and track the project from conception to conclusion. This ensures a successful outcome.
  • Graphic User Interface Design
  • This is the stage at which I create a number of custom mock-ups of the website in Photoshop (also loosely referred to as "PSD"), based on the initial project discovery and project planning. You are given an opportunity to review and select the best design. We discuss any changes or modifications, then I make the necessary adjustments and submit the design to you for a final review before development begins (turning the graphic design into a working website).
  • PSD to XHTML, HTML5, CSS
  • This is the stage where I use valid semantic markup to turn the graphic mock-up into a working website. The code I use adheres strictly to current W3C Standards. Where needed I also use jQuery, AJAX, JavaScript and PHP. This ensures a website that works as designed and is fast-loading and cross-browser compliant (viewable on IE, Safari, Opera, Firefox & Chrome).
  • Pre-Launch Testing
  • Before your website is launched publicly on the web I conduct thorough testing that is based on a comprehensive check-list. This ensures that there are no errors in navigation, content, etc.
  • Customer Service
  • I value my clients and I understand how important your website is to your overall marketing objectives. It is my pleasure to provide all my clients with only the very best I can deliver in a professional and efficient manner, both during the project and afterwards.

Give Me a Call

  • Get in touch and tell me about your website needs. Consultation and price quotes are free of charge. I respond to all enquiries within 24-hours, M-F.

Want a Complete Package?

  • I can put together a complete package for you, at one affordable price.
  • For example: Logo design + print design + website design, or any combination of services outlined on my web site you may require. Contact Me.

*Pricing

  • My website design pricing structure starts at a $650 minimum for a 4-page website: Home page, About Us page, Services Page, Contact page. This price includes website design (max 3 mock-ups), PSD to XHTML, testing & launch.

Optional Extras

  • Domain & Hosting Assistance
  • If requested, I am able to provide my clients sound technical assistance and experienced advice regarding domain registration and the purchase of an appropriate hosting plan.
  • PLEASE NOTE: It has been my experience, in some cases, that the client already owns a domain and/or hosting plan but have, for various reasons, lost the all-important login information. I will gladly offer you my knowledge to help you gain access to your ISP and/or hosting accounts if you cannot access these on your own, but that is all. I cannot retrieve lost login information from your previous web designer, ISP or hosting provider on your behalf. This is strictly your responsibility.
  • I am strongly against web designers who offer domain and hosting services to their clients, and then withhold access to these accounts (this is called website hi-jacking and is a much frowned upon practice in my industry). Therefore, I reiterate that it is my policy to only provide assistance and advice as far as domain registration and hosting is concerned, it is the client's responsibility to actually register domains or purchase hosting. All I require is reasonable access to these accounts after the fact so that I can do my work properly.
  • Website Maintenance
  • I offer prompt service and extremely reasonable rates for all website updates and general maintenance.
  • Copy Writing & Editing
  • Appropriate, unique copy strengthens your brand online, and is beneficial for search engine placement (for example, Google flags websites that blatantly copy text from other websites).
  • Word Press Blog
  • I can design a Word Press theme to compliment your website, and install and configure it to meet your specific needs. If requested, I also provide training on how to write effective blog posts and how to use the administrator panel (requires no PHP, HTML or CSS knowledge on your part).
  • Word Press CMS
  • A CMS (content management system) based on the Word Press platform is ideal for clients who prefer to do their own site updates.
  • Mobile Web
  • If you would like a mobile version of your website, let me know. I can create a mobile compatible version of your website that meets current W3C Standards for mobile web development.
  • Accessibility for Disabled People
  • Do you wish people with disabilities to have easier access to your website? Simply let me know. I will gladly optimize your site according to current WCAG standards for accessibility.

How it Works

I am very attentive to the client's current branding and marketing efforts, and I take many important factors into consideration, along with careful research and planning, before I start work on any logo design.

After proper planning and research, I start the process by sketching out a number of concepts using pencil and paper. After a selection and refinement process, I scan the final concept for use in Adobe Illustrator and further refine the design and prepare various file-types of the logo for correct use in different types of media.

What You Get

  • Print & Web Ready Files
  • On completion I provide the client with an identity guide, as well as camera ready scalable vector files (for use in print) as well as raster files that are more suitable for use on the web.
  • The finished art files are provided either as a direct download, on a CD-Rom or USB memory stick.

Collateral print design is an effective means to reach out to customers and clients; and further serves to strengthen your brand and promote your products and/or services.

How it Works

Based on your current branding and other specific requirements, I draw a selection of concepts, again using pencil and paper. Once a final concept has been decided on, I scan the artwork for use in Adobe Illustrator, or Adobe In-Design (depending on the type of media being designed), and further refine the design until it is just right.

In addition to the visual design, I also make sure that the text content is properly written and organized, and that the typography is optimal.

Print Design Services

  • Business Cards
  • Brochures & Flyers
  • Stationery (Letterheads, Envelopes)
  • Greeting Cards & Invitations
  • Print Ads
  • Menu Design
  • Custom Illustration
  • PowerPoint Presentations
  • ... and more! Please ask.

What You Get

  • Print Ready Files
  • On completion of the design I supply you with camera ready files, based on specs provided by your printer of choice. Delivery can be by direct download, CD-Rom or USB memory stick.
  • Alternatively, I can send the finished artwork directly to the printer to ensure that the finished product is printed as designed (recommended).

Free Estimates Within 24 Hours, M-F