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About Me

MY NAME IS CHRIS HAYES
I create beautiful, accessible websites that focus on displaying your content in the most meaningful way possible. I also create business cards and identities, brochures, and posters.

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Recent Work
  • Promergis

    Promergis Inc.

    Web Design and Development


    Promergis is a company that helps small and medium businesses exploit IT faster for less cost with proven, fixed price service products. The work I did for them includes the design, development and maintenance of their public website.

  • It's a Joy

    Its a Joy

    Web Design and WordPress Theming/Installation


    It's a Joy is a small company in Hamilton, ON specializing in wedding planning. The work I did for them included this design, converting it into a WordPress theme, and setting them up with a WordPress installation to make website maintenance a breeze.

  • Asian Affluence

    Asian Affluence

    Web Design and WordPress Theming/Installation


    Asian Affluence creates custom hand-drawn and original clothing. The work I did for them included this design, converting it into a WordPress theme, and setting them up with a WordPress installation to make website maintenance more easy.

  • Blair Elements

    Blair Elements

    Web Design and WordPress Theming/Installation


    Blair Elements is a tea boutique located in Hamilton, ON. The work I did for them included this design, converting it into a WordPress theme, and setting them up with a WordPress installation to make website maintenance more easy.

  • Green Homes

    Green Homes

    Web Design, Logo, and WordPress Theming/Installation


    Green Homes is a consultation company located in Toronto, ON that makes your home greener. I designed their website, logo, and set them up with a WordPress installation to make site maintanence easy.

  • Garman Dehaan

    Garman Dehaan

    Web Design and WordPress Theming/Installation


    I completed this design and set Garman Dehaan up with a custom WordPress installation to allow blog functionality and easy website maintenance.

  • Showcase Homes

    Showcase Homes

    Web Design


    Showcase Homes is a home builder that needed a new website to help showcase the beautiful homes they build.

  • Greg Elvikis

    Greg Elvikis

    Web Design


    I completed this website design and code for Greg in roughly 6 hours one day late January 2009. Greg was running for student union president at my University and was in desperate need of a new website to help advance his campaign.

  • Modern Cognition - Web Prototype 5

    Modern Cognition

    Portfolio Prototype 5


    A prototype blog design and portfolio for ModernCognition.com. All of my design ideaolgies have been used in this template; it is simple, clean and attactive, easy to navigate, and has lots of relevant informaton on the front page that is laid out in a thoughtful way.

  • Modern Cognition - Web Prototype 4

    Modern Cognition

    Portfolio Prototype 4


    A prototype blog and portfolio design for ModernCognition.com. I kept the design clean, easy to navigate and accessible.

  • Modern Cognition - Web Prototype 3

    Modern Cognition

    Portfolio Prototype 3


    A blog prototype for ModernCognition.com.

  • Modern Cognition - Web Prototype 2

    Modern Cognition

    Portfolio Prototype 2


    A simple and attractive blog and portfolio prototype for ModernCognition.com.

  • Modern Cognition - Web Prototype 1

    Modern Cognition

    Portfolio Prototype 1


    This was the first layout I made for Modern Cognition. It was a hybrid portfolio/blog layout and it is quite attractive.

  • Miscellaneous - Web Prototype 1

    Miscellaneous

    Web Prototype 1


    This layout was created for a project I was working on in 2007 that never got off the ground. The website was going to be a marketplace for all different types of digital goods, and this layout serves that purpose well. The focus was intuitive navigation and a layout that made the content really stand out; I think both were accomplished with this design.