About the site...

Steph Hayes is an artist working in Harrogate, North Yorkshire. A graduate of Fine Art, she paints in acrylics in bright hues with a spiritual bent.

Seeking commissions and people to collaborate with, she needed a unified web presence to sell her painting and to network.

I believe Steph certainly knew what she hoped for the site. She will be the first to admit that articulating what she wanted via email did not come very naturally to her – but I worked independently on this, liaising online through email and async video correspondence. All of our communication was kept to one focus point which ticked all of my boxes. After a series of designs we settled on the current incarnation of the site.

I was recommended to Steph by Danielle, a mutual friend – we got talking and she stated she wanted a clean site with not too much to detract from the paintings; it needed to be bright and it needed to be independent and modern looking. Stephanie needed a web designer who would not charge the going rate for a website, someone who would take in to account that she is an artist earning from commission. We agreed on an instalment programme to cover expenses after she contacted me.