JP Food Trucks
Jamie Gutek and PJ Azzarella, the lead dream makers of JP Food Trucks, were looking to move on from their previous boring and slow loading website. On a tip from a musician friend of mine they learned of my services. They were looking for a website that reflected their personality as a company and people, not something that was forced on them because a marketing company said this is style or that style will pull in sales for them. In the end they got exactly what they were looking for.
Project Type: Website Redesign
My Role: Design / HTML / CSS / WordPress
Peak Fun
I play the drum kit for this Buffalo NY based indie rock band that is made up of four fine fellas. The design of the website is built around the Medico-Mechanische Gymastik (19th-Century Gym) photography of Dr. Gustave Zander, the instant photos produced by the FUJIFILM instaxTM camera, and the use of multiple typefaces to produce a "peak fun" and playful effect.
Project Type: Website Creation
My Role: Design / HTML / CSS / Netlify
Rick Cycle Shop
The new owners of this staple bicycle shop of Buffalo, NY since opening it's doors in 1898, Mitch and Tristan, came to me asking if I could help give the website a new modern look while still showcasing it's history. This project was a blast to work on because they wanted anything but boring.
Project Type: Website Redesign
My Role: Design / HTML / CSS / WordPress
Prelief®
I've worked with DSE Healthcare on and off for over 15 years in a design and build capacity. For this project they came to me asking for my skills with the latter. The design for this new Shopify based website was ready to go, it just needed to be built out and some design tweaks made to make things work across all screen sizes.
Project Type: Website Build
My Role: Design Consulting / HTML / CSS / Shopify
Tom G Consulting
Tom Grifasi was looking for a brand new website that could help him visualize and promote his new business consulting services business. Yup, that is a mouthful of a sentence. With his new endeavor in it's early stages of development and his budget not large, but with the need to update things on the fly, we decided to design and build the website using Squarespace.
Project Type: Website Creation
My Role: Design / HTML / CSS / Squarespace
Sklice®
I partnered with my friends at Bridge + Vali for the creation of the Shopify website. They worked as the project manager and design team, with my hands being used to build the already designed layouts. I also assisted the Sklice® team in getting things up and running with all the trappings that come with an online store.
Project Type: Website Build
My Role: Design Consulting / HTML / CSS / Shopify
DEBOUCH
I love designing websites for bands and wish I could do it day in and day out. This website in particular, for a band I played the drums in, is still one of my all time favorite web creations. It is simple, functional, and beautiful. The photo is what really sets it off.
Project Type: Website Creation
My Role: Design / HTML / CSS / Netlify
Immigration Law Associates
The lovely folks at the Chicago based immigration focused law firm came to Rare Earth Interactive, the company I use to work for years ago, with the want for a new coat of paint on their website. After sitting down with them we realized that much more was needed such as a major reorganization of the website's content and the implementation of multiple language options.
Project Type: Website Redesign
My Role: Design / HTML / CSS / Accrisoft Freedom
DMEM & Co.
Diana Maichin, who heard about my services from Tom Grifasi (Tom G Consulting), came to me with a want to migrate her website from Squarespace to another platform such as Wix based on suggestions from others in her industry. After a conversation with Diana I realized that the better plan was to migrate the website to WordPress which would provide the tools she really needed to update and maintain the website. I also tweaked the design to make it function better across all screen sizes.
Project Type: Website Migration and Rebuild
My Role: Design Tweaks / HTML / CSS / WordPress
Partnering with great people over the years.
For over 20 years I have worked really hard to make the web a more usable and beautiful place to explore. Businesses, organizations, and others have put their trust in my ability to make their websites work for and not against them. I truly care about the websites I create for my clients. I design websites for people.
We hired Justin to update our non-profit website. It was outdated and just needed an overall change/upgrade. Justin did an amazing job! Our site looks great now. It has a fresh look to it. He did a great job of explaining everything along the way. Justin did a video meeting to explain everything and how to use the new site. He always responds in a prompt manner when we need help. I would recommend him to anyone who needs a new site or re-vamped site!
You know that scene from A New Hope where Luke blows up the Death Star with precise strike? Well, that is Justin in a nut shell. Oh you want more detail? Justin is very good at designing websites. Look at ours, it's fantastic!
Justin has worked with DSE Healthcare Solutions for over 10 years and has helped us to build multiple websites for many of our leading specialty consumer healthcare brands. His sites are well designed and built, easy to navigate, modern and colorful, and optimized for mobile use. He is our go to person for all things web related. We literally just turn it over to him. He’s got a very deep understanding of the web development process.
Justin's skills are a unique blend of strategy + design + tech. It isn't often that you come across someone who is able to execute a project perfectly with little direction needed. Justin is professional, collaborative and always delivers top-notch work... even before deadlines. I've had the pleasure of working with him across multiple websites, promotional landing pages and mobile experience projects. I'd highly recommend Justin to anyone who is looking for a sure bet digital solution.
I hired Justin to help me build my professional services website from scratch. I decided to use the SquareSpace DIY platform but needed more time for the learning curve to build it myself. They make it sound easy, but it’s laborious and time-consuming. He designed, created, and programmed the site in a few weeks using the content I wrote, which we edited as needed. He was meticulous with my details and ensured elements matched properly so the user experience was seamless. He did great design work in response to my suggestions about the look and feel I wanted. I now have a website where I can edit incidental things, add my newsletter, etc., on the fly, yet he’s there if I need bigger changes. I highly recommend him.
Why work with me over someone else?
It's simple. You will work directly with me. I will be with you from the start of the project to the end. You are not the same as the others in your field and I understand that. I'm not going to talk you into a multi-page website when a single page will do the job. In fact, I will not force you to work with me if I realize during our first conversation that you are the type of person who can do it themselves. If that is the case I will point you in the right direction, free of charge.
Services I provide:
- Design and build a new website
- Redesign an existing website
- Translate a visual/static design into a website
- Rework an existing website to function across all screen sizes
- Consultation on a website in the design or development stage
Services I do not provide:
- SEO
I will explain some basic best practices, but do not expect a full SEO plan. - Email marketing
- Social media management
Technology I use:
- HTML and CSS
- Web Standards
- Responsive Web Design
- WordPress, Shopify, Squarespace
My pricing:
I charge a flat rate of $2000 ($50 x 40 hours) for one week for my expertise and services. So if a project is going to potentially take a month to complete, a full redesign of a website for example, then that will be a $8,000 project.
If you are working on something that you feel may only require a day or so of my time, don't be afraid to reach out to me. I am always willing to chat to you about a project and see if and how much of my time is needed.
Let's work together to create a simple, functional, and beautiful website.
You have goals you are looking to accomplish with your website, let me and my 20+ years of experience bring those goals to life. If you are ready to get to work, send me a message with the details of the project including your budget and potential timeline, and lets go!
Send me a message today.