Design studio of one · Remote
I design and build small, carefully made identities and websites for owner-run businesses. One person on the call, one person on the files — no account layer, no handover gap, nothing you cannot maintain after I leave.
How we can work together
Each one is a fixed shape with a stated length and a stated hand-over. If your project does not fit any of them, say so in the brief and I will tell you honestly whether I am the right person.
01
A compact visual system for a business that already knows what it does. We settle the wordmark, the typefaces, the palette and the way they are used together, then stop — no 60-page book nobody opens.
02
Design and front-end for a small site, usually three to six pages. Written by hand rather than assembled in a page builder, so it loads quickly, reads properly on a phone and stays editable by one person.
03
For a site that works but reads badly: muddled navigation, type that fights itself, pages that break at 390 pixels. I keep what is sound, rewrite the structure around it and leave the rest alone.
04
A small monthly block of hours for the businesses whose sites I have built: seasonal page changes, new photography, a landing page for something you are launching. Unused hours do not roll over, and you can stop any month.
Selected work
Described by the problem each one started with, because that is the part you can compare against your own.
01 · Identity sprint
Two makers sharing one kiln and three different logos. We agreed a single wordmark, one typeface for labels and signage, and a glaze-led palette that survives being stamped into clay.
02 · Site design & build
A seasonal trade whose enquiries arrived with no useful detail. The new site asks three questions before the message box, so the first reply can be an actual answer instead of a request for more information.
03 · Rework
A catalogue of 40 bindings buried four clicks deep. The structure was rebuilt around how people actually search — by binding style, then by size — and the owner now adds new pieces without help.
How a project runs
You will always know which stage we are in, what I am waiting on, and what happens next. Each stage lists what I need from you, so nothing stalls quietly.
You send the form below. I read it, then we talk for half an hour about what the work has to achieve — not about colours yet.
I need: your goal and your deadlineA written plan: scope, stages, dates, and the fixed price. Nothing starts until you have read it and agreed it in writing.
I need: one decision-makerDesign, then build, with a review at the end of each week. Two rounds of changes are included at each review point.
I need: copy, photos, feedback in one passFiles, the live site, and a recorded walkthrough. Two weeks of adjustments are included afterwards at no extra cost.
I need: nothing — it is yoursWho you'd be working with
I spent eight years inside studios — first as a designer, then as the person who ended up writing the front-end because the hand-off kept losing the detail. I went independent to keep those two halves in the same pair of hands.
That is the whole proposition. The person who sketches the grid is the person who writes the media query, so the thing you approve is the thing that ships. It also means I take on a small number of projects at a time and say no fairly often, which is why the availability note at the top of this page is kept honest.
Working details
Answered here so you can decide whether to spend time on an enquiry.
Fixed per project, agreed in the written plan at stage two. The figure comes from the scope we set together, not from hours logged, so the number you approve is the number you pay. Ongoing care is the only exception: that is a monthly block of reserved time.
If the scope genuinely changes mid-project, we price the change as its own small piece of work before I start it. You will never receive a surprise line item.
The note at the top of this page is the live answer and I update it whenever a slot moves. Because I run one project in design at a time, a start date is usually four to eight weeks out. Rework engagements are shorter and can sometimes fit between larger projects.
Three things: one person with the authority to approve, your copy or a clear plan for getting it written, and whatever photography exists. Missing copy is the single most common reason a project slips, so if writing is not your strength, tell me in the brief and we will plan around it.
Two at each weekly review, which in practice is plenty when feedback arrives in one consolidated pass rather than in a stream of separate notes. After hand-over you have two weeks of adjustments included, for the small things that only appear once a site is live.
Yes — that is a design requirement, not an add-on. For content that changes often I set up a simple editing layer and record a walkthrough of the parts you will touch. For a site that rarely changes, I will tell you so rather than sell you a system to maintain.
Large multi-team platforms, app interfaces, advertising campaigns, speculative logo contests, and anything needing a team of five. I would rather point you towards a studio that does that work well than take the project and manage it badly.
Start an enquiry
A few specifics now saves a round of emails later. I read every enquiry myself and reply within two working days, including when the answer is that I am not the right fit.
What happens nextYou get a written reply within two working days — either a suggested call time or a straight no with a reason.
ThenA half-hour call about the goal, followed by a written plan with scope, stages, dates and a fixed price.
No obligationNothing is committed until you approve that plan in writing.
Already have a developer?Say so in the brief. I am glad to hand over clean design files and stop there.