Train Your Brand to Standout.
TJD helps dedicated pros build an online presence grounded in purpose, function, and clear messaging.
A website should never be an ornament. TJD builds digital homes that pair clean, intentional design with technical search foundations—so you look exceptional and get discovered by the right people.
Core Services
Web Design & Development
Engrossing, high-performing websites built on the platform you already use.
Developing a website requires juggling code, content, visuals, and accounts. I act as your lead designer and technical project manager to deliver a seamless, high-converting digital experience.
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Platform Flexibility: Expert build and design in WordPress, Wix, Squarespace, or Webflow.
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UI/UX Design: Custom visual layouts crafted around user experience and mobile responsiveness.
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Turnkey Setup: Account setup, domain mapping, plugin/app integrations, and launch management.
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Site Handoff & Training: Easy-to-follow walkthroughs so you can manage your content with confidence.
Brand Identity & Strategy
Your brand is more than just a logo—it’s how your business communicates value.
I craft thoughtful visual identities that capture your essence and clearly convey your message to the right audience.
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Visual Identity: Logos, color palettes, and brand typography rules.
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Brand Guidelines: Comprehensive style guides to keep your brand consistent everywhere.
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Marketing & Collateral: Print, digital assets, social media kits, and promotional materials.
3. Art Direction & Visual Storytelling
Eye candy is fine, but purposeful visual direction drives action.
Leveraging an extensive background in advertising and magazine art direction, I ensure every visual element serves a strategic goal and directly reinforces your messaging.
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Campaign & Creative Direction: Concept development for marketing campaigns and product launches.
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Content Organization: Structuring complex information into clear, visual hierarchies.
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Visual Audit: Refreshing and aligning existing assets to meet professional publication standards.
Past Projects
About me

I have been a graphic designer in San Francisco since before the Mac and I became web designer before there was broadband .
My wheelhouse is creating and implementing custom visual designs that help systematize effective business communication and can quickly telegraph who businesses are, what they do, what they offer, and be remembered. Ultimately persuading the target audience to choose them over their competition.
- Brand Design
- Web Design
- Logo Design
- Art Direction
- Photo Editing
- Palette Design
- Information Graphics
- Print Design
- Visual Identity Systems
- Editorial Layout Design
- World News
- Dog Walking
- Cooking
- Working
- Movies
- Landscape Design
- Web platforms WordPress, Wix, Square Space
- Graphic application Adobe Creative Cloud, Microsoft 365, Canva
- Web service provider Rooster Grin Media
- Domain hosting Go Daddy
- Email hosting Google Apps
- Hardware Apple
- Invoicing service Freshbooks
- Health Care
- Real Estate
- Law
- Constuction
- Ecommerce
1989, First freelance job. Ironwood Cafe and bakery expanded into liquor sales accross the street at Cole and Parnasus.
Ironwood is gone yet Kezar endures.
Refurbished in 2014.









