What twenty years in print taught me about building websites
Magazines, books, and album sleeves don't get a redesign next quarter. That kind of permanence changes how you think about everything you…
Read the postIndependent Brand, Web & Marketing Studio · Tyler, TX · Est. 2005 — Rebranding 2027
A little Web design, a dash of chaos.
Custom design — no templates
Hosting in your name
Senior hands only
Tyler, Texas
Twenty years in
Mobile-first, always
No surprise invoices
Reply within a day
Custom design — no templates
Hosting in your name
Senior hands only
Tyler, Texas
Twenty years in
Mobile-first, always
No surprise invoices
Reply within a day
On offer
Four crafts, one desk.
Print, web, social, and SEO — designed by the same person, in the same voice. You shouldn't need four agencies to look like one business.
Custom-designed sites, mobile-first, built around what your customers are actually trying to do. Brand work — logo, type, color — included when the project needs it. Hosting set up in your name at launch, so the site is yours from day one.
More on custom websites- Discovery call + sitemap
- Custom design — no templates
- Booking, e-comm, custom dev as needed
- Brand pieces included when the project needs them
- Hosting set up in your name
Posts that match the website — same brand, just shorter. Monthly content that gives your audience a reason to keep showing up instead of forgetting you exist.
More on social & content- Monthly content calendar
- Visuals that match your site
- Reels and short-form video
- Captions written in your voice
Show up when somebody nearby searches for what you do. Google Business Profile, local citations, on-page basics — the unglamorous work that actually brings calls in.
More on seo & local listings- Google Business Profile setup
- Local citations + directory listings
- On-page SEO + technical cleanup
- Quarterly check-ins with the numbers
Magazines, books and book covers, album sleeves, posters, and marketing collateral. Twenty years of editorial work — type set right, files print-ready, the trim spec correct on the first pass.
More on print & editorial- Magazine + editorial layout
- Book interiors and covers
- Album art, posters, marketing collateral
- Print-ready files (CMYK, bleeds, trim marks)
Selected work
Selected Works.
Featured projects — refreshed regularly. Tap a card to see the case.
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From the Journal
Notes from the studio.
Process, behind-the-scenes, things learned the hard way. Updated when there's something worth writing down.
Custom design is the foundation. SEO is the work.
A template is a skeleton with your name on it. A custom site is shaped around your specific business — and ongoing…
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Why I named the studio Design-Chaos
Chaos isn't a typo, and it's not aspirational mess. It's the layer that goes on top of work that already does its…
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