I design websites
for artists, educators and creative professionals.

I specialize in web portfolios for artists and other creative professionals, and also design sites for academic projects, conferences, and small business.

I've been freelancing since 2001, and have taught undergraduate courses in digital art and design. I completed NSCAD University's MFA program in 2008.

I work with HTML, CSS, PHP, Javascript, jQuery, and Wordpress.

Select a project at left for examples of my work.

Leola Le Blanc website

Léola Le Blanc is a new media artist and curator in Halifax. Her website features various audio and video artworks, including a video podcast. I designed a custom Wordpress theme for Léola, which allows her to add new projects and news events, update her CV, and schedule future podcasts.

Marlene Maccallum website

Marlene MacCallum is a printmaker and book artist in Corner Brook, NL. I designed this website to complement her work, which often includes black and white photography, translucent paper, and lens imagery. The website is built using Wordpress, which allows Marlene to edit and update the site content.

Martina Lantin website

Martina Lantin is a ceramic artist who has worked in Baltimore and Halifax. Her work is frequently photographed on a white surface, and I designed this website to complement the photos. A slideshow on the home page provides an overview of her practice, while portfolios employ mouseover browsing so visitors can quickly view the work. Martina updates the News page using Wordpress.

A Stone's Throw Glass website

A Stone's Throw Glass is the studio of Urve Manuel, a glass artist in Gillams, NL. Urve required a website to promote her work and stained glass lessons. She was already blogging, so we made the blog a prominent part of the website. We also connected the site to her Etsy shop, and provided a map to help visitors find her studio.

Expanding Bodies conference website

Expanding Bodies was an international conference about digital design in architecture, hosted by Dalhousie and NSCAD University. The website includes a registration system, a conference schedule and map, and information about various lectures, workshops, and exhibitions. For this project I worked with Melanie Lowe, who designed the logotype and print materials. The site background was inspired by student work highlighted at the conference.

Double Happiness Designs website

Double Happiness Designs is a Halifax-based maker of handmade books and unique paper creations. For this website, I created a design which complemented existing promotional materials, and linked to an Etsy storefront. The site was built using a custom-designed content management system.

NSCAD CCTI website

The Centre for Cultural Technology & Innovation is a network of research projects at NSCAD University. The layout for this website was inspired by the wayfinding signage at NSCAD's newly-built Port Campus. As part of this project, I photographed the Port Campus for the website.

NSCAD CineFlux website

NSCAD University's CineFlux is a research centre for emerging cinema and media arts. The home page features a prominent area intended to be used to showcase video and interactive artwork as the centre evolves. I also did most of the photography for this website, and created the intro animation.

Shelley Miller website

Shelley Miller is an installation artist in Montreal. This website was designed in 2006 and uses Blogger to power the News page; we plan to update the site with Wordpress in the future.

88 Constellations blog

88 Constellations for Wittgenstein is a net.art project by David Clark, who uses 88blog to record the exhibition history of the work. I designed this Wordpress theme based on visual elements from the work, including the monolith from 2001: A Space Odyssey and the number 88.

David Morrish website

DeadCat Press represents the work of David Morrish, a photographer and book artist in Corner Brook, NL. This website uses the metaphor of an aged book to present David's work, which often employs alternative photographic processes. David has used "Fluffy" the cat mummy as a mascot for many years.

Obsolescence website and wiki

Obsolescence and the Culture of Human Invention is a research project investigating language, technology and digital media. This website presents the work of artists and writers involved in the project. It also includes a collaborative environment for research project participants, powered by MediaWiki. I designed this website while participating in the project as a research assistant.

Discovery Centre admissions poster Discovery Centre map brochure

Discovery Centre is a not-for-profit science centre in Halifax. I designed these and other visual communications when I worked there one summer.

SWGC Unresolved Component poster SWGC Video Gala poster

While my primary focus is website design, I also create print material. I designed these posters for student events while teaching in the Visual Arts program at Sir Wilfred Grenfell College, Corner Brook, NL.

SWGC Art Gallery Long Ride Home poster SWGC Art Gallery Reason Over Passion poster

A series of posters for the Festival of Contemporary Film & Video at Sir Wilfred Grenfell College Art Gallery.

If you'd like to work with me, I'd love to hear from you.

Please write:

  • Professional, practical websites designed to showcase your creative work.
  • I design Wordpress themes, making it easy to update your website yourself.
  • Standards-compliant HTML makes your website accessible and optimised for search.
  • Include your activity on social networks such as Facebook, Twitter, blogs, and Etsy.
Created by Matthew Hollett.