My look is very photographic, graphically strong, and uncluttered. I believe in solid, succinct images and copy. The websites I design are essentially simple and well-structured. They focus the user's attention more on the subject than the site itself.

My style is heavily influenced by my background and interests in traditional media including film, writing and photography, and fields such as history, economics, politics and so on. I focus on understanding the content to be conveyed and tailoring a site's structure and appearance for these purposes. I like to build sites and online content for more traditional industries and businesses - fields where no-nonsense substance counts more than "flashiness".

I also do graphic design and layout for print and documents, such as PDF files, tailored for web, print or pre-press.

Watts, Griffis and McOuat

Watts, Griffis and McOuat ("WGM") is a world-renowned company of consulting geologists and engineers. Located in Toronto, and in business since 1962, WGM has worked on projects worldwide, and has had great influence on the modern global mining community.

I approached "WGM" and proposed an overhaul of their existing website. The original site made extensive use of copy to describe numerous projects. I rebuilt the site and enhanced the graphic appearance using numerous photographs tailored to the theme of each page. This takes the user on a visual "tour" of WGM's operations in the field worldwide.

I also developed and designed a wholly new component for WGM's site: a page devoted strictly to WGM's rich corporate history.

Furthermore, I researched and wrote copy directly for the site, to explain geological and engineering services WGM provides such as expert witness testimony, metallurgical flow design, and NI 43-101 Compliance.

Finally, I redesigned the WGM logo for the site - incorporating its existing well-known appearance with a new image to make the WGM brand more consistent.

Claim Lake Resources Ltd

Claim Lake Resources is a mineral exploration company located in Orillia, Ontario. It has been involved in extensive exploration for gold, diamonds and base metals projects in Canada for some years now.

I designed the entire Claim Lake site from scratch, including a consistent graphic logo. Here I made use of photographs to effectively take the user on a "tour" of Claim Lake's work in the field. The final site reflects the rugged outdoor character of the company.