About Kai
Born in Germany in 1981 I started my web design career after Highschool working for an internet company based in my hometown of Saarbrücken in the South-West of Germany.
My passion for travelling lead me to Asia and Australia in 2002, where I ended up studying Tourism Management and a short course in Prepress Design while still freelancing as a web designer.
After spending several years in Australia, I decided to leave Germany permanently in 2008 and migrated to my favorite city: Melbourne.
My experience with clients from all industries and of all sizes enabled me to work with many well known German startup companies. In 2007 I had a chance to work at the Google headquarters in Silicon Valley and meet Google CEO Sergey Brin.
I consider myself an entrepreneur too, operating several websites myself (e.g. ausmag.de and globalzoo.de).
Travelling is also part of my life. So when I'm not sitting in front of my screen, I enjoy planning my next trip which is hopefully never too far away... temporally I mean. ;-)
Introducing a web designer with built-in German ultra-efficieny: me.
I focus on developing websites that are easy for humans to use and for search engines to index, without compromising functionality and aesthetic quality. The importance of web standards and usability guides me in the design and development process of a website and ensures high quality results for my clients. Ok, enough blah blah, here how I can help:
Concept
You have a great idea for a website but don't know how to put it into practice? Or you already have all contents for your site and simply don't know the best way to structure it? I can help with conceptualising and structuring your project. Consulting you what techniques are best for your project and how to approach them is one of my strenghts.
Web Design
I love it when a website looks pretty. That's why I love the design part of my work. But there is much more to the pretty face than most people think: a good design makes your website user-friendly and therefore successful. I make use of professional artwork, clear and effective website layout and navigation, keeping search engine friendliness and usability standards in mind.
Web Development
Once the designing stage has finished, I produce the website using current web design standards (CSS/XHTML) to ensure that the website looks consistent in all browsers and on all platforms, loads quickly and can be indexed smoothly by all major search engines. Although I'm not a programmer myself, I do have basic skills in PHP programming and contacts to great colleagues who I collaborate with to implement smart content management systems for easy management of your website.
SEO - search engine optimisation
A pretty website that can't be found is as helpful as no website at all. SEO is a major aspect of a successful website. I know all the tricks that get you the better ranking.
Marketing & Promotion
More and more competitors of yours open their websites - nearly daily. You need smart and creative marketing solutions and promotion techniques to stay on top of them. Whether printed marketing campaigns, search engine advertising or viral marketing tricks, ask me for advice.
Prepress Services & Print Design
I'm also a qualified prepress trades person. Let me design and produce your next business card, letter head, brochures, flyers and much more.
Why hire me?
10 years of experience
I'm no new kid on the block! For more than 10 years I've been working with the web. The dot.com-boom, the bursting of the bubble, the shiny web 2.0 era - my experience will help you do it right the first time. Previous clients range from large enterprises to small startups and are spread throughout all industries.
Practicing what I preach
Being an entrepreneur myself, I own and run several websites and online communities which gives me a chance to actualise the techniques that I recommend to my clients.
The latest in technology
I spend lots of too much time every week just following all the news around web 2.0, e-business, technology, web design and development and all that other nerdy stuff. You may rest assured that if there is the next big new thing out there, I've heard of it. ;-)
German efficiency
Well, I'm German, so expect me to be as efficient as humanly possible. Just joking! I'm efficiently German as much as I'm easy going Australian. Ok, I do like things to go according to plan though. :-)
globalzoo 2007
One of my biggest private projects so far: globalzoo has become one of Germany's most popular travel communities. Based on my idea, my concept and my design, my colleague Daniel and I developed globalzoo in Aug 2007.
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amiando/Google 2007
As part of Google's "Open Social" initiative, the Germany-based e-invite company amiando.com contracted me as designer responsible for the integration of their platform into social networks such as orkut.com. This project took me to the Google Headquarters at Silicon Valley, California. Other design jobs followed.
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NIC 2006
NIC runs a chemical lab and is a producer of natural plant extracts. I incorporated existing CI design features and added some new creative ideas to come up with a fresh and interesting looking web site. Print and marketing material followed shortly after.
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BagCo 2006
BagCo Pty Ltd is an exclusive distributor of patented Zippit® reclosable bags, specimen bags and Hypoallergenic gloves. I redesigned their Australian website and made enquiring and online quoting a lot easier.
Hitmeister 2007
Cologne-based Hitflip Media Trading GmbH runs Germany's biggest media swap platform called hitflip.de. In 2007 they launched a new sister website named hitmeister.de. I developed the design of the website as well as a new logo including a compact style guide as a reference for future amendments to the site.
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AlphaStore 2006
Melbourne based AlphaComputer hired me in 2006 to redesign their online shop Alphastore.com.au. I developed a new CI and a new website design that attracted end consumer and corporate clients alike. Print material, online marketing and SEO followed.
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Logo Nachhilfe 2008
Logo offers private training and tutoring courses at several branches in Germany. I developed a fresh web design and an intelligent form-generator that allows the easy creation of application forms for the different courses on offer.
Gut Guenstig Versichert 2006
I helped Germany based GutGuenstigVersichert (GGV) with the complete redesign of its image - including a new and fresher logo, stationery and, most of all, its website which now features several hundred pages und thousands of new customers every year.
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poster.tv 2008
poster.tv offers innovative infotainment programs on LCD flat panel displays that are installed in bars, clubs, retail stores, gyms and other outlets. My work included the concept, design and template production of the entire website.
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And many more happy clients...
List Search Engine Marketing (design/css/xhtml/php)
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Billigflieger.org (design/css/xhtml)
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META-LEVEL Software (concept/design/css/xhtml)
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Bigatec (design/css/xhtml/php)
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Proper (design/css/xhtml/php)
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Otto Hörgeräte (concept/design/css/xhtml/php)
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Paul Mitchell (concept/design/css/xhtml/php)
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