Better Business.
By Design.
I'm Jake Garver — a senior graphic designer, web developer, and creative director with 25+ years of experience. I work with companies and agencies as a long-term creative partner, giving you the strategic and executional range of a full design team, without the overhead.
The Rare Combination
of Skills that Your Business Actually Needs.
Most designers can't build your website. Most developers can't shape your brand. Most marketers can't do either. Finding someone who does all three — at a senior level — is nearly impossible.
That's what I bring.
For over two decades, I've served as the embedded creative director for businesses that need one trusted partner to own their brand identity, web presence, and marketing materials — end to end, without hand-holding, and without agency markups.
Brand Identity & Strategy
- Logo Design
- Brand Style Guides
- Color & Typography Systems
- Business Cards & Letterhead
- Custom Icon Sets
Website Design & Development
I design and build websites that look great and work hard — from strategy and UX through design, development, and launch. I work across all major platforms and write my own HTML and CSS, so nothing is off-limits technically. >>>
- WordPress
- HubSpot
- Shopify
- Webflow
- Custom Functionality
- UX/UI Design
- Ongoing Management
Marketing & Collateral
Your brand doesn't live on your website alone. I extend it across every material your business needs to show up with confidence — in the room, in the inbox, and on the trade show floor. >>>
- Pitch Decks & Presentations
- White Papers
- Case Studies
- PDF Sell Sheets
- Trade Show Displays
- Document Templates
- Software UI
Ongoing Creative Engagements
For companies and agencies that need consistent, senior-level creative support, I offer monthly retainer partnerships. You get priority access, continuity of vision, and a creative partner who knows your brand as well as you do — without recruiting, onboarding, or managing a team. >>>
- Brand Management
- Website Maintenance & Updates
- Ongoing Marketing Design
- Print & Digital Ad Campaigns
- Email Campaigns & Landing Pages
- Monthly Strategy & Creative Direction
Case Studies
Twenty-five years of work across brand identity, web, and marketing for businesses of every size.
Joy Metrics
Bellefield / iTimeKeep
VPO
Down to Earth
Sopheon
Cancer Genetics
Quovant
Industry Specialization:
Here are just a few:
- Legal Technology
- Law Firms and Legal Services
- Healthcare and Wellness
- Software and Technology
- Professional B2B Services
- Technology Startups
- Business and Finance
- Beauty and Cosmetics
- Human Resources and Staffing
- Home and Garden
The Process
What It Looks Like to Work With Me
Start With a Conversation
Define the Scope
I Get to Work
We Grow Together
About Me
A Career Built on
Long-Term Relationships,
Not One-Off Projects
What I've learned in that time is that what most businesses really need isn't a vendor — they need a trusted creative partner who understands their brand as well as they do and can execute at a high level without constant supervision. That's the relationship I'm built for.
I'm based in New York City, and I work with clients across the country and around the world.
