If you’re not getting the results you want online, I can help…
• Show your work (and build an engaged audience)
• Optimise the design & copy for your sales/landing page
• Create a strong, professional image for your startup
With over a decade’s experience in graphic design, plus hands-on knowledge of writing, marketing and social media, I’m uniquely placed to create good-looking websites that deliver real results.
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“James is one of those rare but wonderful creative polymaths who is as comfortable setting beautiful typography as he is making music and writing code. His design shows a deep understanding of technology while holding its own with the pedants of the graphic design world” — Hoss Gifford, Director of Technology for OneMethod
How you can work with me
Design/Thinking £300 Get insightful, actionable advice on improving your website, app or service. We’ll discuss your business objectives in depth, then I’ll pick apart your design and content (up to 5 key pages from your site), and write a detailed 1,000+ word report on how to make things better.
Design/Single £600 A redesign of a single page on your website, or the creation of a new one. After a brainstorming session, I’ll create a design for you (delivered as a Photoshop file) and write a single-page report on extracting maximum juice from your new baby. If you don’t have a web developer to build my design, I can advise on that too.
Design/Build from £4,000 Need a new website? I’ll design and build a custom Wordpress-powered website which is easy for you to update, and works beautifully on everything from a mobile phone to a tablet to a laptop.
Need a freelancer to work at your studio in London? (Next availability: mid/late September)
Recently I've...
- Worked with strategy agency Prophet on the rebranding of the Swiss mobile phone company Salt (formerly Orange)
- Designed and built cycling startup Vulpine's first online lookbook
- Created wireframes and designs for a new wayfinding mobile app
- Designed and built a website for lifestyle photographer Paul Calver
Who I've worked with
Vulpine
RBS
British Council
Mackintosh
The Royal Institution
Orange.ch
Paul Calver
Skylight
Topshop
Google
Tate
BMW/Guggenheim
Whistles
NOMOI
I create websites which are simple, effective & human
Or in other words, my speciality is making brands work on the web.
I’m not afraid to do things differently — which is why you won’t find me on LinkedIn, and why I don’t hold back from asking difficult questions.
For the past three years I’ve worked directly with my own clients, as well as freelanced at various studios here in London.
When I said ‘uniquely placed’ earlier, here’s what I meant. In addition to my design experience, I have hands-on experience of the essential elements of running a business online, including:
- Writing (and promoting) content
- Building email lists
- Selling products
- Nurturing social media accounts (Instagram, Facebook and Twitter)
- Optimising landing pages
Curious about how I got here?
I trained at Glasgow School of Art in Scotland, then worked for Marque Creative in Glasgow as a digital designer for five years, before moving to London to work at a studio called Bureau for Visual Affairs (who I consider to be among the very best in the business).
Along the way I created a popular lifestyle blog called CycleLove, fell back in love with writing again, and fell off my bike a few times too.