ABOUT JDM CREATIVE
Hey, I'm Joe
I'm a brand and web designer with 20 years of experience helping small businesses, nonprofits, and purpose-driven brands show up with clarity and confidence. I work across the full creative stack, from logos and brand identity to web design (Webflow, WordPress, Squarespace), marketing materials, and creative strategy.
A great website only works if people can find it, so I also help businesses get found on Google, Google Maps, and AI tools like ChatGPT. I call it Visibility Design. I look at your website and Google Business Profile together, show you what's holding you back, and fix what's worth fixing. For Pedego Kauaʻi, that work moved them from position 14 to an average of 1.5 in search.
Some of my best work has happened sitting across from a business owner who had a clear vision but no idea where to start. I listen before I design. I ask the questions that uncover what really matters, and then I build something that reflects it. That human part of the process is something no tool replaces, and it's the part I care about most.
I also use AI across every phase of my work. It's not about cutting corners. It helps me move faster, research smarter, and bring more to every project. My clients get real craft and strategy, delivered efficiently.
Full-service
One person, end-to-end. Brand strategy, design, web build, and launch, all handled.
Human-first
I listen before I design. Understanding your goals is how I build things that actually work.
Modern tools
AI, automation, and the latest platforms, used to deliver more craft and strategy, faster.
CAPABILITIES
Strategy first
Every project starts with a conversation and a plan we build together. I'm intentional about what I make and why, so every piece has a job to do.
Discovery call · Goals and audience · Project roadmap
Brand and identity
Logos, identity systems, and the guidelines that keep everything consistent as you grow.
Designing brands in Hawai‘i since 2008.
Illustrator · InDesign · Photoshop · Lightroom · Figma
Websites that convert
Design and build on whichever platform fits how your team actually works, not the one that is easiest for me.
Webflow · WordPress · Squarespace · Figma
Getting found
Why people are not finding you, what it is costing, and what each fix is worth doing.
Pedego Kaua‘i moved from position 14 to 1.5 in one month.
Google Search Console · Google Business Profile · Google Analytics · Schema markup
Marketing and lifecycle
Email, campaigns, and the print and digital collateral that carries the brand day to day.
Mailchimp · Brevo · HubSpot · Walla
How the work gets done
A one-person studio that moves like a bigger one. AI handles the grunt work. The design decisions stay mine.
One designer, one point of contact, start to finish.
Claude · ChatGPT · Notion
What clients say
Joe is a great talent, easy to work with, and has no ego which is refreshing. Most importantly, they are always on time and always on budget.
Joe at JDM Creative has provided us with impeccable and timely service for the last 8 years. He has partnered in our growth.
From the jump, Joe understood the vision and turned it into something that actually feels like me, not just another generic site.