Powell Design Works is a one-person studio in Stowe, Vermont building brand and web for small businesses. Two decades in the trade, opening up a handful of consulting spots for summer 2026.
An honest read on what's working, what's not, and where to focus first. The right starting point if you're not sure you need a full rebuild.
Learn more ↗Custom-built sites for businesses that need more than a template.
Squarespace, WordPress, AI assisted design, or something else — whatever actually fits.
Stay out of the weeds, or take the keys when launch day arrives.
Google Workspace, DNS, the boring-but-important plumbing of a real business.
Templates you can run yourself, or a full-service program. Either way.
A real PDF guideline document for businesses ready to grow up.
Cut and ready for windows, coolers, trucks, laptops.
What the business does, who it's for, and where the current site gets in the way. I take real notes.
Wireframes and directions first. You steer the thinking before anything gets locked in.
Real development on the platform that fits. You see it come together in stages.
Go-live, then ongoing support if you want it. The work doesn't end at launch.
I started designing for the web in 2001, back when "responsive" wasn't a word and e-commerce barely existed. I've shipped work for local shops, regional businesses, and the kind of financial institutions that run on systems I helped build.
Just clean work, on time, from someone who answers the phone.
Now I work with small businesses directly because that's where design actually moves the needle. A sharper site, working email, a brand documented well enough to scale. No committee, no agency overhead, no junior account person between you and the work.