Within a few weeks of management’s (wise) decision to entrust the marketing fate of one of the most anticipated product launches in company history to their versatile web developer, I was on a plane to Los Angeles. First steps were to help my colleague polish his storyboard and wrestle Valley traffic procuring all the gear we needed for the shoot—a one-day affair at a stunning Malibu canal house.

Our budget was as tight as the meticulously staggered call times for our talent, making ruthless efficiency not just a goal, but a near necessity. In the end however, I managed to navigate near-calamitous natural lighting conditions to get the shots we needed and I was quickly back on a plane with most of the edit wrapped before wheels touched in Hong Kong. 

My promise was a professional-quality video that showcased the pen’s accessibility and versatility, and I confidently delivered. All stakeholders agreed.

Entrusted with a major product launch, I delivered a professional-quality video under tight budget and time constraints, showcasing the product’s accessibility and versatility.

The 3Doodler Flow Video

From its inception, 3Doodler had largely relied on a WordPress stack to manage its array of web properties. However, as we grew, so did our e-commerce needs, and so around 2016 I convinced the team to dip its toes in Shopify's pond. Exciting as this transition was, it came with challenges. The largest was the number of active WordPress projects that would now require a Shopify retrofit, as tight launch deadlines made full Liquid rebuilds unfeasible.

This was one such project. Fortunately for me, Shopify had just released its JavaScript Buy SDK. Despite being buggy and sparsely documented—as libraries fresh out of beta tend to be—it ultimately provided what I needed to bring Faraz's sublime design to life (in PHP) while seamlessly integrating it into our nascent Shopify eco-system. This approach met all requirements while preserving not only my bandwidth but sanity by no longer having to toil with WooCommerce.

Transitioning 3Doodler to Shopify in 2016, I integrated the JavaScript Buy SDK to marry their WordPress stack and nascent Shopify eco-system.

The 3Doodler Pro Website

Time is rarely on your side in this game, but here it was looming over me like a piano tenuously hanging out a window. Fresh off a successful Kickstarter—and after months of internal deliberation—it was belatedly decided that our highly anticipated Sugar Pen would, in fact, need a dedicated digital home, and for a variety of reasons, wanted to move in yesterday.

By the time the final design was signed off on, my development runway was less than a week. So, over a long, caffeinated holiday weekend, I decided to bunker down and turn it around in full to ensure I had headroom for any revisions. To my wondrous surprise, few, if any, were needed.

With less than a week to develop our Sugar Pen's website following a successful Kickstarter, I worked over a holiday weekend to deliver a final product with minimal revisions.

The ChefDoodler Website

Because even when you think you've sorted all the main stuff, the stuff that supports that stuff may linger.  

If anyone tells you they have a SEO crystal ball or can promise you long term results, clench your wallet and run.  With the dawn of AI-powered search already peeking over the horizon, the entire paradigm is shifting and with it many of the methods the industry relied on for a greater part of the decade.  

That said, ensuring your on-page fundamentals are sound while also shaping content in ways that - experts believe - may set you up for success in the 'zero click', generative search landscape can't hurt and we can help with that. 

Dire click-through rates?  Looking for something a bit more compelling than a stock MailChimp template?  We'll start you off with a fresh design and then craft it with modern build tools to ensure our deliverables perform across all marketing platforms, on any device, at any time of the day (dark mode).  

Without sound data, you're just punching waves and many businesses find themselves adrift when it comes to analytics - whether it's migrating to GA4, generating actionable reports, installing Google Tag Manager (correctly), or simply adding the hooks necessary to capture the events they need. 

My expertise in these areas can transform your data strategy from guesswork to precision, ensuring you're not just harvesting but harnessing data to drive informed decisions and tangible results.

Consider this a catch-all for anything that doesn't quite fit into the preceding menu. Whether you need help with:

Or even something as simple as a consult on some new tech

Don't hesitate to reach out. In the off-chance I can't personally assist, I'd bet dollars to donuts I know someone who can.

Because even when you think you've sorted all the main stuff, the stuff that supports that stuff may linger.

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Due to cost or time constraints, sometimes all you need to get to market quickly and affordably is a high-quality theme installed properly. Whether you need a fresh skin or a clean up of your existing template, we can help.

With an impressive catalog of high-quality, contemporary themes, a wide feature set, an intuitive dashboard, and tight integration with all major platforms (Amazon, Facebook, Instagram, etc.), it’s no surprise that Shopify has become the de facto standard for rapid e-commerce deployment.

Experience: There's little I can't do or haven't done on this platform so feel free to challenge me.

While Shopify has recently made inroads into improving its CMS stack to chip away at WordPress’s customer base, there’s a reason almost half of all websites on the internet still run on it: lower initial costs, the largest theme library, a plugin for everything, and a developer community larger than the population of some small countries.

Experience: I spent a better part of the 2000's designing, developing, fixing, modifying, and often cursing at Wordpress themes and plugins.  It's old hat, but still fits like one as well, so there's not much I won't be able to turnaround fast for you here. 

The go-to choice for creatives who don’t like to code, Squarespace is more rigid than WordPress. However, what you lose in functionality and flexibility, you gain in ease of use and quality of presentation with minimal effort. Featuring a drag-and-drop interface, a robust catalog of clean, professional, responsive themes, built-in hosting, and basic e-commerce tools, if your needs are straightforward, Squarespace is a safe space.

Experience: I’ve worked with a few themes over the past decade. While I haven’t been too adventurous on their platform, the slim feature-set makes me wonder what “adventurous” would even look like. Let’s find out together!

The go-to choice for creatives who should probably just learn to code. The Webflow Designer is drag-and-drop on steroids, capable of some undeniably impressive expressions of dynamic digital art—if you don’t mind the lock-in, scalability issues, learning curve, and black box servers.

Experience: Zero. The idea of ‘no-coding’ in Chrome every day gives me chills. Call me?

Get to market quickly and affordably with a high-quality theme. We can install anew theme or clean up your existing template to meet your needs.

Theme Installation and Customization

Because a bespoke build can break budgets. 

High-quality video and photo assets boost customer engagement and brand credibility by delivering compelling stories and unique visuals that help your brand stand out and drive conversions.

Whether physical product or service, we can ensure you have fresh, professional content to properly position your brand in a crowded, competitive digital marketing landscape.

Bored During Pandemic
My Living Room (2020)

That 93% of consumers consider visual appearance to be the key deciding factor in a purchasing decision and product listings with more than one image tend to double conversion rates.

Did you know...

Connect with your audience by exhibiting your product or service in more of an everyday context that your customers can relate and to and evoke emotion from.

3Doodler Start Video Shoot
Hong Kong (2017)

Because 92% of consumers want brands to serve ads that feel like one.  Including faces invariably boosts engagement and cute children always win the day.  

Tell your story

From engagement and conversions to SEO and overall brand perception, videos outperform static content in almost every aspect. They say content is king, but these days, it reigns only if it moves.

ChefDoodler Video Shoot
New York City (2024)

Whether it be a IG reel or studio-level production, a well-crafted video can convey a lot of information quickly, which - in today’s attention economy - is absolutely essential.

I can do both and should you need a lefty to model I'm good in a pinch. 

Motion picture?

If you need someone on-site to ensure your memorable moments are preserved for posterity and shared widely, give us a call.

From interviews to conferences, special events and basketball dance team performances there's little I haven't shot in some capacity.   I'll be adding more of this content to the portfolio shortly. 

Have Camera, Will Travel

Boost customer engagement and brand credibility with high-quality video and photo assets. Let us create compelling stories and unique visuals that drive conversions.

Photography and Video Production Services

Elevate your brand with visual storytelling

The full stack: Your own creative concierge service. We design, develop, and deploy. You reap the rewards

We’ll work within your budget to craft a unique and captivating identity for your business. Only through a deep understanding of your company’s vision, values, and target audience will we be able to create a brand strategy that resonates.

Our goal is to create compelling user experiences that not only complement but embody your brand. We aim to illustrate not just what you do, but why you do it better than your competition. We’ll begin by identifying and analyzing your goals, competitors, and sales funnels, and then seamlessly merge these insights with our design process to craft a cohesive and impactful site that pops and performs.

Once the design is signed off on, we’ll move to marry your technology preferences with our recommendations to shape a stack that fits your goals and workflow while always adhering to best practices to ensure what we deliver is responsive, secure, scalable, and (user) serviceable. 

Upon completion of the build-out, we’ll then manage the launch from soup to nuts so you can just focus on what you do best: your business. Server setup and domain configuration are on us, and post-launch, we offer a comprehensive support package that includes, but is not limited to, security updates, CMS assistance, backups, SEO optimization, analytics, and more.

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