dev for designers
You make it pretty, I make it work.
You’ve got a client’s brand done and have no time to build the site. Oh wait, the client is already breaking the site. RIP you.
You know what you need? A tan!
Specifically, a
nattan.
3 reasons why you still need a web dev
SQS’s Fluid Engine is great, but there’s still so much that it needs to expand into
Some things like mobile specific styling and hardcoding is still required
I’m all for building a long lasting site that your client can’t break but can edit easily
I’m the Squarespace dev you’ve been looking for to join your skeleton crew.
Here’s the skinny.
You need someone who knows Squarespace like the back of their hand and can turn your vision into the real deal. Together we can turn that x-ray into a working website that elevates your brand and gives your clients goosebumps… in the best way.
It’s the perfect marriage of Squarespace functionality and your design. It’ll be beautiful, easy to use and robust so your client can manage the site without breaking it. This skeleton has had its calcium.
01
pre-game
content strategy
Content is still king. Need help organising your client’s piles of content into a succinct site map? Just send up the Nat Signal and I can get involved earlier in the project to support this.
02
main gig
website development
Brand designers are my favourite to work with! Clarity in a brand is something I always preach to clients, so if you’ve got the brand I can get the website component done.
03
long game
functionality bending
I love marrying SQS functions and client needs into something that’ll last for ages. This makes it easier for the client to update in the long run and you’ll get fewer “HELP I BROKE IT” calls.
skill set list
squarespace front end development
css & mobile styling
third party plugin installations
content strategy
ideal process
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Get a quote
Work with your client to finalise your design.
Once your design has been signed off, send all content and image assets and we’ll book in the build for the next available slot. No fasting or needles required.
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We take an in-depth x-ray of the content and match it with Squarespace’s functions and build that out on the draft site.
We remember the song: the knee bone’s connected to the thigh bone! We’ll make sure everything’s in the right place. -
The design will be matched to your mock-ups. While we can’t guarantee perfect pixelling, we’ll make sure it looks right and functions as intended.
No skin imperfections here. This is flawless.
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We’ll send you the desktop draft ready for review. If there’s any design changes to be made, we sort them out and get the site looking the goods.
Your site already has great bone structure so it’ll be a breeze. We can feel it in our bones.
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We can’t have a nakey skelly. And accessories elevate your outfit and your website.
Here’s where we’ll add specific screen mobile styling code so it looks and works perfectly on small screens.
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Your skelly is ready to go! He’s calm. Why? Because nothing gets under his skin!
Also he looks great and works like a treat!
requirements
Thorough functionality scope
Desktop mock ups in PDF / PNG
Content in Word format / Google Doc
Brand guide & elements or individual image assets as PNG / SVG’s
If using:
custom fonts, purchased web ready font files
plugins, access to full documentation
Sub contractor contract / agreement is required before the project starts and you must agree to credit me on the finished website
(if needed)
Non disclosure agreement - if you need me to sign an NDA to quote, just pop that in the form below
personal preferences
Colour link from coolors.com
Google Docs & Sheets
WeTransfer.com
designers I’ve worked with
Read Only Studio
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Studio B Designs
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KH Studio
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Shore Creative
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Read Only Studio — Studio B Designs — KH Studio — Shore Creative —
past projects
putting the skin on the (web) skeleton
project details
let’s talk dollars
invest-ment.
pricing starts at AUD$3,000
for a 5 page website.
01
quoting
send the deets and we’ll send a custom quote based on your scope of works. If you can include first drafts of the design it’ll help me gauge the approximate coding hours.
02
timeline
once all assets are transferred a build date will be booked for your project. ideal lead time is 2 weeks to fit with other ongoing projects. Build time can go anywhere between 1-3 weeks (depending on the complexity of the build)
03
budgets
estimated hours will be quoted and out of scope hours will be invoiced at the end of the project. Budgets will be respected and we’ll check in when we’re at 75% and 100% of estimated project hours.
start
get in touch
Have your people talk to my peoples.
Party starts by chucking in some contact details, and a thorough project form will come through to your nominated email.
P.S. Each submission is per project, so refill the form if you have multiple projects that you need a quote for.