Shaping the Page
Portfolio Samples
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Kick-butt recurring billing software.
Chargify
Built by the talented team at Grasshopper Labs, Chargify is a recurring billing application for Web 2.0 companies. No longer do companies need to struggle trying to build their own billing applications for their subscription software services. Chargify easily handles collecting credit card payments, and helps businesses analyze their billing data. Andy has the privilege of designing on the Grasshopper Labs team, and Chargify is the first app out of the Labs think tank.
Our Responsibilties
User interface design; HTML & CSS development; ExpressionEngine implementation.
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It's a log book. It's a timer. It's your new best friend.
Logger
Logger is a flexible and simple way to record and track your daily activities. Use it as an hourly journal. Use it as a timer for tasks and projects. Use your imagination and start logging! Ryan Battles is the developer behind Logger, and we came on board providing the logo, site design, and application interface for the project. We're currently using Logger internally, and will be announcing a public beta of the application soon.
Our Responsibilties
Visual identity & user interface design.
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The ExpressionEngine community at your fingertips.
Director-ee
ExpressionEngine is our content management system of choice here at Shaping the Page. We have many friends around the world that feel the same, and we wanted an easy way to find even more of them. So we teamed up with Ryan Battles and designed and developed Director-ee, a community site for ExpressionEngine users. Site members can post personal profiles, making it easy to find and learn more about other EE users. Director-ee is the ExpressionEngine community at your fingertips.
Our Responsibilties
User interface design; HTML & CSS development; ExpressionEngine implementation.
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The web developer's sketch pad.
The Divinator
The Divinator is the ideal tool for web developers who like to sketch out on paper the structure of a web page before starting to code it. The Divinator allows you to quickly draw out the div structure of a web page, giving you the option to assign classes and ids to each div. It will then generate HTML code with your div structure properly indented and commented, ready to be inserted into your favorite text editor. Slick.
Our Responsibilties
Visual identity & user interface design; HTML & CSS development.
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Building breakthrough web apps.
Grasshopper Labs
Grasshopper Labs is a group of passionate developers, thinkers, and entrepreneurs building breakthrough web apps. Andy has a blast designing on the Labs team, including the site design that's utilized as a home base for the Labs team. The site gives the team a place to promote their apps, link to blog posts, contribute open source projects, and display team member profiles. There are some great products on the horizon from this talented bunch. Watch out.
Our Responsibilties
Site design, HTML & CSS development, CMS implementation.
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Online nirvana for cereal junkies.
Cereal Survival
There's a subculture out there of people who are obsessed with cereal. That's right, they're called "cereal junkies." And if they had their druthers they'd eat cereal for every meal of the day. Cereal Survival is a site dedicated to cereal junkies from around the globe. Visitors can rate and review their favorite cereals, and an integrated blog keeps everyone up to date on the latest cereal products. Don't laugh—this is serious business!
Our Responsibilties
Visual identity & user interface design; HTML & CSS development; ExpressionEngine implementation.
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Bookmarking for the 21st century.
Thumbtack
An online bookmarking service for the 21st century, Thumbtack makes bookmarking your favorite sites a beautiful experience. Browser-based and platform independent, Thumbtack gives you access to your bookmarks from any computer. Thumbtack presents a visual display of your favorite sites, complete with resizable thumbnails, tagging, and notes. Perfect for people who'd like to SEE their bookmarks, not just read them. So the next time you visit a site worth remembering, simply thumbtack it!
Our Responsibilties
Visual identity & user interface design; HTML & CSS development.
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Minimalist personal identity.
Michael Craig
Many times a simple execution is all that's needed. Technical director Michael Craig needed a custom-designed, online location to point potential clients and employers to. We repurposed his paper resumé to work on the web with a clean, single page layout. A large button makes it easy to download a portable print version of his resumé. The site implements a content management system that makes it easy for Michael to update his online resumé from any computer. The end result is a professional site that helps Michael stand out from the crowd!
Our Responsibilties
Site design, HTML & CSS development, CMS implementation.
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Family and friends in a modern world.
Together Magazine
Together Magazine is a joint venture with a community of writers who share their observations and experiences regarding family and friends in a modern world. Shaping the Page had the privilege of developing the visual identity for this project, including logo design, magazine design, and web site design. Visit the site and perhaps contribute your own articles!
Our Responsibilties
Visual identity & site design; HTML & CSS development; ExpressionEngine implementation.
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Project scheduling with style.
Am I Bizzy?
Am I Bizzy is an online application for designers, developers, freelancers, and anyone who needs an easy and elegant way to schedule multiple projects. The application displays every phase of every project on a single page, and how they chronologically stack up on each other. When a new project comes in it's easy to see at a glance where it can fit into the overall workflow. Each project also has a brandable client view, allowing clients to follow along and make comments about their project's schedule. Let's get bizzy!
Our Responsibilties
Visual identity & user interface design; HTML & CSS development.
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Critiques from around the globe.
Student Design Depot
Bridging the gap between schools, and tying together students from around the world, the Student Design Depot gives up and coming designers a place to hone their skills and contribute their ideas. Students can upload various categories of their own designs, and receive feedback from other student designers. This opens up the critiquing process far beyond the walls of their local classroom, providing them the insight and opinions of a global student body. The Student Design Depot will be launching later this year.
Our Responsibilties
Visual identity & user interface design; HTML & CSS development; ExpressionEngine implementation.
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Award-winning automotive restoration services.
Sterling Coach Restorations
Providing award-winning automotive restoration services for over 30 years Sterling Coach Restorations has attracted clients strictly by word of mouth, but felt it was time to showcase some of their work online as an avenue of attracting a new generation of car enthusiasts. In the process of designing the site we were also able to give their logo a refresh. It was a privilege to partner with a company that does such beautiful work!
Our Responsibilties
Site design, HTML & CSS development, ExpressionEngine implementation.
About Us
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Welcome to Shaping the Page! We’re a small graphic design studio providing a full range of interactive design services. We’re based in the great state of Ohio, and we enjoy helping developers, businesses, start-ups, and organizations create outstanding user experiences. We have a passion for taking potentially complex ideas, and organizing them into visually pleasing and simple presentations.
Our services include website and interface design, HTML/CSS development, ExpressionEngine development, logo and visual identity design, and an extensive range of print design services. We have over 15 years of professional graphic design experience. We’re typography-loving, detail-obsessed, fun and friendly designers with roots in the traditional values of graphic design, cutting-edge in our execution, yet refreshingly simple in the solutions we arrive at.
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Andy started designing back in the late 1980s while in high school. It was then that he and friend Tim Brown started a small clothing company called Drab Designs. During that time Andy also published an underground, quarterly magazine called Green Bean Zine. Both of these projects were aimed at the BMX extreme sports culture, and made just enough money to cover travel expenses and bike parts, all the while fueling his love for design. After graduating college with his degree in graphic design, Andy worked as a designer at several companies before the call to independence was too loud to ignore. In 1997 he went solo as Sans Serif Design. Then in 2002 he married Emily and together they started Glide Design Studio as a part-time venture, while he also worked as an in-house art director for a large Christian organization. After several years they knew it was time to try something new, and in 2009 Shaping the Page was formed as a full-time effort.
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Emily’s background is as a fine artist. She brings an “organic” eye to the table, and provides the softer design side of Shaping the Page. After graduating with her English degree, Emily worked as a professional copy writer and copy editor in the publishing department of a large organization. For several years she worked on the publishing team for a bimonthly Christian magazine. Now she helps design, critique, and proofread for Shaping the Page, all the while keeping two active toddlers safe and happy!
Things We Love
Testimonials
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Working with Andy and Emily was a great experience. Because I’m a photographer more than a designer, I relied totally on their expertise and design finesse to get my business looking the professional way I wanted. I was WOW’d! My company logo, business cards, marketing materials, and website were well-crafted from start to finish. I would tell anyone whether you are just starting a business or have been in business for years and need a design makeover, look no further than Shaping the Page."
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I've had the unique pleasure of first being a colleague of both Andy and Emily and second having used their website and logo design services. About working alongside them, I can only say that if more people were like them, my job would have been a lot easier. And about their website design, I am completely thrilled to have a functioning, professional website. Andy's expertise helped immensely in making design-related decisions for the site to be contemporary and up to industry standards, and his turnaround time was always very quick. He has the very desirable qualities of being able to offer appropriate input and also taking feedback well."
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Upon finishing our first album, our band was left searching for someone who could put together our CD sleeve artwork in a short period of time. We went with Andy and Emily and were more than satisfied. Not only was the artwork done in a timely fashion, but it was masterfully creative. Before people even listen to the CD, I’m always hit with the now familiar question, 'Who did your sleeve?' We were so impressed with the job they did, we asked them to do our band’s website as well!"
Send Me A Message
How to Hire Us
The easiest way to hire us is to send an email and let's start talking. If you have a lot of details you'd like to organize and send our way, perhaps our Design Brief would be helpful.
Regarding price estimates, to give you a ballpark figure our project budgets usually start at around $3,000. We typically like to have at least one initial phone conversation at the start of the project, just to get to know one another, but it’s not absolutely necessary. Some people prefer to do all their communication in writing, and that’s fine by us. But if you’d like to call, give us a ring: +1 419 830 0677. Thanks for your interest in Shaping the Page, and we look forward to working with you!
Where to Find Us
Here, there, and yonder, you'll find us all over the internet. Here are just a few places to check out:
