Brainerd Web DesignBy Sean Swanson

Work

Everything here was designed and coded by me.

No outsourcing, no account managers, no template library. Some of these are client projects and some are full builds I made to demonstrate the work. Each one says which, because a portfolio that blurs the line is not worth much.

Client work

Be Bold Balloons

A local events and balloon decor business. Built, launched and handed over, with the owner editing it herself afterwards.

What an absolute pleasure to have my website done. It was fast, easy, efficient and cost effective. Sean was always right on top of things and replied to my questions almost immediately. I would definitely recommend him to anyone who is interested in this type of service. 5 stars for sure.
Kelly M., Be Bold Balloons

Demonstration build

HydroPeak, a pressure washing company

This one is invented, and I am telling you that up front. I built it end to end so I could show a complete trade business site without a real client waiting on it. Of everything here it is the closest to what a local service business actually hires me for.

01

Every page ends in a quote

A short three step form: what the job is, where it is, and how to reach you. Nothing else, because every extra field costs you leads.

02

Before and after you can drag

Pull a handle across a photo and watch the same driveway go from filthy to clean. For pressure washing that slider is the entire sales pitch.

03

Eighteen pages, all instant

Every service, every area covered, and the gallery. Built ahead of time so they open fast on a phone in somebody's driveway with two bars.

Demonstration build

Solene Estate, a family winery

Also invented, for the same reason. A full small business site front to back: home page, product range, an about page, hours and directions, a journal and a contact form. The business is made up. The build is exactly what a real one would get.

01

Six pages, not one

Every page a customer actually asks for, and each one still works with JavaScript switched off.

02

The details a visit needs

Opening hours, directions, a booking enquiry and the full product list, all in one place to edit.

03

Clean accessibility report

Keyboard support throughout, labelled forms, and animation that switches itself off if the visitor's device asks it to.

Concept piece

Nocturne, built to show the ceiling

Not a client project and not pretending to be. Nocturne is a studio site I designed and built to push the detail further than most small business sites need, and to show the craft sitting underneath the ones that do not.

01

No framework at all

Hand written HTML, CSS and JavaScript. Around 15 kB, and it loads instantly.

02

Light and dark themes

Follows the visitor's device by default, and remembers it if they switch.

03

Motion that earns its place

Scroll reveals, stacking cards and a count up timeline, all in plain CSS and JavaScript.

Why demonstration builds instead of a wall of logos

Because I would rather show you a complete, working, honest example than a screenshot of a homepage I touched once. Every build on this page can be opened, clicked through and read. Several of them have the code published so you can check my work rather than take my word for it.

When a client site launches and the owner is happy for me to name them, it goes up here with their name on it. That is why this page is short and truthful rather than long and vague.

Want yours on this page?

Tell me what you do and where you are at. Honest advice and a fixed price within 24 hours.