I design and develop websites for people who like my brand of purposeful minimalism and restrained originality. Some of them also appreciate the handmade nature of my work — I aim for “good fit” (in the Christopher Alexander sense) between content and design, and build the final site myself.
I am also a writer, so I take the quality of copy, the presentation of prose and the experience of the reader rather seriously. I help people pick writing formats and content styles so that they don’t get stuck with web-writer’s block. The web is a publishing platform with specific powers and constraints, and our sites should act like it.
“I don’t like most websites and have wasted 100 hours trying to like mine. But I like your websites.”
“Judah is incredibly serious at being the best at creating personal websites. Basically like “Jiro Dreams of Sushi”… a craftsman dedicated to the craft.”
“I just loved your style and that you blogged and that I enjoyed your site, so why not hire you to make others feel that way when they land on mine?”
“Your work stands out in the age of AI - feels more human, intentional. And the more Claudeslop there is out there, the more the human approach stands out. In a sense, me hiring you is also me taking a stand for certain principles.”
You should hire me if you…
- want a perceptible level of quality, through typography and layout
- need someone to care
- want a site that gets to the point
- need a designer who understands computers and the web
- don’t mind being asked “what are we actually trying to do here?”, to prevent needless process
You should probably NOT hire me if you want a website that…
- scrolljacks, hogs bandwidth, or otherwise disrespects the end user
- looks like an absolute work of art at first glance, but tires your senses with too many animations
- lies to the user by pretending to be something it’s not
- involves a gradient-heavy aesthetic
- relies heavily on AI-generated assets
A full engagement starts at $2000, which involves everything from design to deployment of the project. Custom pricing for more fractional work can be figured out as needed.
I also have a “prelim process”, for people who’d like a smaller stepping stone towards a full engagement. You can pay me $350 to go through your brief, think about it, and give you my high level ideas and sketches. You can then judge if we seem like a good fit.
Reach out at judah@joodaloop.com to send me a brief (I have a template if you need one) or schedule a call with me.
