Web Design Services
I believe that a good website must fulfill two main criteria: it must work for the user, and it must be beautiful. When designing your website’s function and organization, our goal is to approach everything from the experience of the user. This means that it must be organized in a “common-sense” manner that holds up during user testing, and is visually pleasing in a way that cultivates the proper brand message.
I build beautiful websites with an efficiency of purpose. While I am the sole owner of Zac Halbert Design, I work with other experts in the field on an as-needed basis so you have access to all the expertise without having to pay the costly overhead of permanent employees that larger design shops incur. Even if you are completely new to the web, I use a transparent design process and patiently walk you through everything you need to know. Because my first and best method of marketing is word-of-mouth, I focus only on building what you need so you can confidently recommend me to colleagues and professional contacts.
Free Quote
I offer all new and prospective clients a free, 30 minute consultation. During this time, our goals will be to…
- Determine your specific functional needs — I will ask several questions about how you would like your website or application to function, and how that relates to your target market (or ideal user).
- Get a feel for your design preferences, if any — In order to sell your business or idea well, I will design in a way that resonates both with your target market, and you, the business owner (because you have the best understanding of your brand’s message).
From the raw material gathered during this meeting, I will craft an actionable, clearly scheduled plan for building your website, along with the budget requirements for such a project.
Eager to get started? Send me a message with your contact information and a brief description of your project and I’ll get back to you as soon as possible.
Print & Logo Design
I also offer a full range of print and logo design services, including business cards, brochures, signage, and sales collateral.
The Technical Details
For those of you with more advanced technical skills, here is my toolkit.
- Custom-coded, standards-compliant XHTML and CSS using current best practices.
- JavaScript and JQuery for dynamic web effects.
- PHP and MySQL for database-driven or content-heavy websites.
- For complex CMS-driven websites, I use WordPress with custom-built themes.
- For simpler CMS-driven websites, I use CushyCMS.
- Flash and Actionscript for presentation-level motion graphics.
- Processing (the language) and Adobe Illustrator for data visualization.
- Adobe Creative Suite 5 for, basically, everything else.