KIOSEK is a small design studio based in usually lovely (but often chilly) North Bay, Ontario, Canada.
We develop custom websites, of course, but we also do graphic design, logo design, and desktop publishing of professional print-ready posters, book covers, magazine covers, brochures, and business cards. We also love working with artists and writers, so it should be said that we specialise in online galleries and virtual bookstores, even integrating PayPal as our way of dispelling the myth of the starving artist.
Large or small, we can build it and then we'll host it too.
Graphic
Design
For web or for print, we have years of experience with Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign. We have the tools to help you tweak your business identity with custom logos or typography.
Copywriting
& Editing
Our team includes university graduates who are also published writers. We can proofread and edit your text helping to translate your ideas into compelling copy.
Desktop
Publishing
Be it magazine covers, book covers, posters, brochures or business cards, we can prepare professional print-ready files, and even take care of the printing for you.
Latest Web
Techniques
Using the latest HTML5 and CSS3 techniques we strive for responsive websites that are functional, yet elegant (even if PHP & MySQL are hiding backstage).
Mobile
Compatible
Be it Apple or Android, more and more people are accessing the web with the latest tablet, phablet, or smartphone. Surely you want to look your best on mobile?
Blogging
Software
Whether it's WordPress, Joomla or another of your choosing, we can install a blogging platform on your domain and show you how to use it to update your own content.
Photo
Galleries
Calling all artists: Showcase your artwork or photography using online galleries that look just as good on your smartphone as they do on your PC.
Virtual
Storefronts
The internet is a godsend to anyone offering a niche product to a niche market. We design custom storefronts with a shopping cart system and a database backend.
PayPal
Integration
What good is an online store if you can't conveniently accept payment? Not much. We'll help you connect PayPal to your store so that you can receive online payments via credit card.
We charge $50 per hour for design. Consultation is free. Once the scope of the project has been agreed upon, we will we offer an estimate of the number of hours it will take to complete. If the estimate is acceptable, the client will pay five hours upfront, and the remaining amount only when the client is 100% satisfied with the result.
Every project is unique, but to give you some idea we've outlined a couple of design cost scenarios...
Scenario #1
"Establishing a permanant, reliable presence on the web."
Even if you are using social media such as Facebook or Twitter, if you're a professional (or even if you're not), having your own domain name and website online that you and others can link to will set you apart from the crowd.
We can purchase the domain name for you and setup an email account based on it (example: "yourname@yourdomain.com"), and provided you can supply the content (relevant text and/or photos) we can design a menu structure and overall look of your site in 3-5 hours, and then at a rate of one hour per page we can create the desired sub-pages.
So, a basic website with 3-5 subpages...
Total cost: $300-$500
Scenario #2
"Artist or photographer wants to display their work online."
Maybe you already have a domain, and you have a body of work that deserves an elegant online showcase.
No matter the number of images you have, if you can supply them, we can design and install a gallery that will look just as good on mobile devices, such as Apple's iPad, or an Android smartphone, as it will on your desktop computer at home.
Design hours for a desktop / mobile ready online gallery might take 5-10 hours, and then populating it with images and captions, pricing, etc, simply depends on the number of images and information and whether they require significant processing, so perhaps another 5-10 hours...
Total cost: $500-$1000
Scenario #3
"Writer or publisher wants to create an online bookstore."
We can create a virtual storefront for your business using shopping cart technology and connect it to PayPal so that people can purchase your products online right from your website.
Initial graphic and database design is a 10-15 hour job.
The time it takes to add items to the store and the database backend will depend on the number of items, perhaps another 3-5 hours.
Connecting your store to PayPal in order for you to receive online payments from credit cards, debit cards, and PayPal credit, is an additional 3-5 hours...
Total cost: $1000-$1500
