When we first had the idea to move to Mexico, I always assumed that I would not set foot into the local economy. After all, living in Yucatan and earning money from the US was the best of both worlds; I could afford a lifestyle here that I couldn’t in the States, and that I certainly couldn’t afford by working locally.

All went well for a few years, and then a strange thing happened: I met the neighbors.

With the introduction of Yolisto, I started becoming exposed to the hundreds of men and women who are busy starting businesses here, of all types. Americans and Canadians are putting every last ounce of effort into building internet cafes, restaurants, real estate companies, concierge services, and more. The complications of working and growing a business in a foriegn country are many, and the near lack of affordable, professional design was only adding to the chaos that starting a business here can be. I have met so many people with so many great ideas for their businesses, and I think they deserve website design that is as professional and passionate as they are.

I have also recently become fascinated with trying to bring the “look and feel” of Mexico into a completely incompatible format. It has been pleasantly challenging to figure out and itemize what Yucatan FEELS like; a mixture of texture and color, of hand-painted signage and lettering, of concrete and sand, of blue skies and bluer oceans. Trying to translate that sense of place into the electronic world, trying to force it to conform to the limitations of pixels, has proved a great pleasure for the designer in me.

Because the sites I have built for local business differ wildly from my usual style, I thought it was important to break them off into their own portfolio. Of course, if you want to see some more samples of the non-Mexicocentric work I have done, you can check out my parent company, NewBlack. The portfolio there hasn’t bee updated in a while, but it will give you an idea of the range of style options available.

One final word about availability: I simply don’t have the time to take on every project that gets presented, so please understand if I am not available for your particular design challenge. If you want to get in touch with me about potential projects, you can email me any time. Thanks for stopping by and having a look around.