Janet Atkinson is a multidisciplinary designer and web developer combining strategic thinking, visual storytelling, and technical expertise.
‘Great design begins with strategy and succeeds through clear communication.’
— Janet Atkinson
Expertise / Services
Digital Experiences and Web Development
Custom-design and develop websites built around each client’s brand, goals, and business needs. Expertise includes WordPress, Shopify, Lightspeed, and Squarespace platforms, with a focus on thoughtful design, functionality, search visibility and discoverability (formerly referred to as SEO), e-commerce solutions, and scalable digital experiences. Services include website strategy, content organization, custom solutions, training, consulting, ongoing support, and maintenance.
Front-End Development and Interactive Design
Hand-code development expertise in HTML, CSS/SASS, JavaScript, jQuery, JSON, PHP, and Node.js, creating responsive, high-performance websites with clean, maintainable code. Experience includes content strategy, competitor analysis, user interface design, user experience planning, and interactive prototyping.
Web Animation, Motion Design & Video Production
Creating engaging digital experiences through animation, motion, and video. Expertise includes CSS animation, GSAP, Lottie, Rive, motion graphics, product video editing and production, audio editing and music integration, animated graphics, and audio/podcast editing to create polished, engaging visual content.
Branding and Visual Communication
Developing cohesive brand identities and marketing materials through strategic use of color, typography, imagery, and layout. Services include brand development, logo design, marketing collateral, packaging, presentations, and visual systems that create consistency across print and digital platforms.
Book Design and Publication
Designing hardbound, softbound, and digital publications from concept through final production. Experience includes editorial design, layout, typography, image preparation, and delivery of print-ready and digital files.
Illustration and Fine Art
Conceptual illustration, digital vector artwork, and traditional media with expertise in creating visual narratives for brands, publications, and marketing communications. Fine art painting and traditional illustration work can be viewed at janetatkinsonstudio.com.
Client references and project samples are available upon request.
Awards
Most recent: Communication Arts – Illustration 2024 Short List
Communication Arts, Society of Illustrators, Hispanic Creative Awards, and Print’s Design Annual.
Present / Past Clients
Corporations, Institutions, Non-Profits
3 Com, Bank of Montreal, Chubb Insurance, Chase Manhattan Bank, Chemical Bank, Continental Insurance, Harvard Business School, Champion Paper, Greater Chicago Food Depository, Direct TV, ING Financial, Ms. Foundation, Kemper Insurance, Madame Alexander, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Noho Productions, Noho Surface+Prop, Olive R Twist Olive Oil, TeamTrak Cycling League, TKL Research, Velodrome Development Foundation, Westminster Kennel Club, Wealth Preservation Solutions, World Cycling Limited, United States Postal Service, Schein Pharmaceutical, Sprint and Sony Music.
Book Publishing
Dell Publishing, Doubleday, Harcourt Brace & Co., Harlequin, Llewellyn Worldwide, Penguin USA, Simon & Schuster, St. Martins Press, Workman Publishing, Tor Books, Farrar Strauss & Giroux, William Morrow Publishing and Zondervan Publishing.
Magazines
AARP, Forbes Magazine, BusinessWeek, Adweek, Better Homes & Gardens, Book of the Month Club, Chief Information Officer, Accounting Technology Magazine, Amercian Theatre Magazine, Consumer Reports, Los Angeles Times, American Way Magazine, Amicus Journal-Natural Resource Defense Council, Dallas Morning News, New York Times, Amercian Lawyer Magazine, Baltimore Magazine, Detroit Free Press, Diabetes Forecast, Home Office Computing, Insurance & Technology Magazine, Healthy Aging Magazine, Strategic Finance Magazine, Investment News, Interactive Week Magazine, PC Magazine, Psychology Today, Mature Outlook Magazine, Medical Economics Publishing, MediaWeek, Redbook, Reform Judaism Magazine, Risk Management Magazine, Selling Power Magazine, The Detroit News, US Air Magazine, Utne Reader, Vista Magazine and World Traveler Magazine.
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Initial consultations are always complimentary.