Understand the business
Before opening a design file, I want to understand your customers, the work you want more of and what the website needs to help them do.
The person behind the pixels
Made by James.
That’s me.
A designer’s eye. A developer’s curiosity. More than 15 years spent bringing the two together.
James Leist · Market HarboroughHello, I’m James
A personal way
to build something.
I’m a freelance web designer and developer based in Market Harborough. I work with businesses that want a considered, bespoke website, and with agencies who need an experienced developer to bring their designs to life.
My work spans bespoke websites, WordPress and WooCommerce, Next.js web applications and native iPhone apps in SwiftUI. I enjoy the part where an idea becomes something real: making a layout feel right, untangling a complicated feature or finding a simpler way for somebody to use a website.
You work directly with me from the first conversation through to launch. I’ll ask questions, explain the options and keep the design and development connected throughout the project.
See what that looks likeExplore my native iPhone app, CalcVaultHow I work
Thought through.
Personally delivered.
A clear brief, room for good ideas and care for the things people actually use.
Make the details count
Structure, typography, motion and the practical functionality all need to work together. I consider the experience on a phone as carefully as the large-screen design.
Stay close to the work
There is a direct line between our conversations and the build. I’ll be clear about the scope, talk through decisions and prepare you to manage the finished website.
Local roots, UK-wide projects
Based in
Market Harborough.
I work with businesses in Market Harborough and nearby Corby, Kettering and Leicester, as well as clients across the UK. We can agree the calls and meetings that suit the work, wherever you are.
If you’re a designer or an agency, I’m also happy to talk about development for your projects. My case studies make clear where I’ve worked from another designer’s creative direction.
White-label development for agenciesI can’t thank him enough for all the hard work he’s put in for us. He is fantastic.
Claire SweetGoogle review excerpt
Your next project
Let’s see what we can make.
Tell me about the business, the idea and what you want to achieve. I’ll read it personally.