We’d rather be someone’s shot of whiskey instead of everyone’s cup of tea.
Your business is unique, so your brand and website should be too. But with so many platforms and options on the web today, which is right for you? We specialize in partnering with brick-and-mortar service-based small businesses just like you who have been in business for years, building up a client base, establishing a credible quality reputation, and making a living, one client at a time. But now, you find yourself falling behind younger brands who have begun to take over the market simply by having a stronger online presence.
It’s our goal to make you look as professional online as you are in person, balancing the local competition, and helping you to re-establish your leadership in your local market.
Together, we create a complete team. You with your industry experience and understanding of your client’s needs, and us with our blend of design, development, and digital marketing expertise.
Our clients range from custom home contractors in the Rockies of Colorado, financial advisors in the Bay Area of San Francisco, and a brand portrait photographer based on the island of Oahu, to high-end real-estate brokers in Florida and a jewelry designer who calls the tip of Maine home. While we may work with clients from all areas of industry and all over the globe, one thing stays the same – our commitment to creating unique brand experiences, online or off, that fit your business and meet your client’s needs.
Our Clients
We may reside in the Rockies, but we work with small businesses all over the world.
Behind the name
So much more than just a drink order
While it might seem like the perfect beverage order, our name actually has absolutely nothing to do with drinks. As the lead designer, I (Julie Harris) deal with color psychology, utilizing the power of textures, tones, and colors to create a visual narrative and define a brand’s identity (I also have red hair so it does have a bit of a double meaning). Steve Harris, our lead developer, came from a career as an Army Medic where his formal job title was 68W (“Whiskey”). While now in a dramatically different professional role, Steve utilizes many of the skills he learned during his time in the service: communication, education, teamwork, and attention to detail. Hence – Whiskey & Red.
Why us?
We do things differently
We don’t believe in keeping the “keys to the kingdom”. This is your business and it should feel like it. Every design decision is made with you in mind and the end goal of providing you with a platform that you can manage, maintain, and expand upon on your own, without a full-time technical support team. While we love to extend our working relationships with our clients post-project, we make education a priority every step of the way so that you can successfully run your online business with or without our continued assistance. But don’t worry. We’ll never leave you hanging and as long as you want us around, we’ll be there.
Meet Your Team
Julie Harris is the founder, lead graphic designer, and “Red” of Whiskey and Red. Her love for minimalistic design and typography focused branding brings a modern look to a traditional design style. She comes at branding with a people-focused perspective, targeting the one-on-one individual opportunities and the long-term client relationships that can come from brand loyalty. Julie believes that less is truly more when it comes to design, and aims to focus more on the human element of business and marketing when it comes to her brand work.
Steve Harris is the lead developer and 'Whiskey' of Whiskey & Red. Matching Julie’s love for design simplicity, Steve keeps his development style simple and streamlined. His development style is founded on the belief that successful design comes from successful communication, and that starts with understanding your clients and how to communicate their needs. He believes that websites should be your best and hardest-working employee, to functionally fit into your business and simplify running it.
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Some of our most recent client feedback.