Portfolio
:format(webp)/99designs-work-samples/work-sample-designs/5775258/e8ba2e89-6497-4cc7-abba-fe548592cb7c "The folks at Bombe needed a slick landing page to capture leads with a ton of customization to jazz things up. We used custom CSS and Javascript to pack all kinds of creative movement and animation into a one-page website, including moving gradient text, fixed scrolling, dancing buttons, hover effects, and scroll-based animations.")
:format(webp)/99designs-work-samples/work-sample-designs/5775258/c01ecab4-44ef-4caf-a9b6-85f6c1306c16 "An Author's Website and Poetry Blog
Lynne began seriously writing poetry at age 75. Having published many of her works before her 80th birthday, she was ready to create a website to hold her writing and share it with her readers.
We actually created two blogs, one for Lynne’s own poetry and another for selected poems by other authors that she admires. We worked together to create a simple but robust website in just a couple of weeks.
Feedback from Lynne:
“Well, it’s love at first sight! Really, you did an amazing job on this. I love the colors, the layout of text, the funky old typewriter, the way the poems are presented. Everything! Oh my god, what joy the site gives me! It’s beautiful!”")
:format(webp)/99designs-work-samples/work-sample-designs/5775258/e0db8f64-d43a-4005-bec0-7f12af744423 "An Artist's Portfolio and E-Commerce Website
Chris needed an e-commerce store which would double as an artist's portfolio. He came to me with a broken site on Wordpress and wanted to rebuild it with all the bells and whistles on Squarespace. We kept Chris's artwork the star of the show but integrated tons of custom code to make his store look way more professional, including no cropping of his prints, subtle drop shadows, and custom lightbox effects when each image is clicked open. Then we implemented some code to streamline his checkout process and he's been selling his art ever since.")
:format(webp)/99designs-work-samples/work-sample-designs/5775258/36701662-19c9-4c54-8e13-d93eeb7b2ecf "A landing page, emphasis on “landing!” This aerospace engineering company needed super minimalist content but a big WOW with design, and that’s exactly what we did.
This site is all css animations. As far as content, all they wanted was their company title, worldwide locations, and a contact form. But they wanted all the bells and whistles with design so we jazzed everything up with some out-of-this-world coded animations.")
:format(webp)/99designs-work-samples/work-sample-designs/5775258/c1e7dab1-5df3-4a29-8316-72623c0469f8 "A Fitness, Nutrition, and Womens Health Wellness Website
Jonelle first came to me with a photograph of a blanket she really liked the colors of, and her website color palette was born. She needed a website she could update herself as a way to market her nutrition and fitness coaching programs. We built out a fully functioning e-commerce store where visitors can easily purchase programs and get in touch, and we created some subtle animations using custom code and tied it all up with Janelle’s own photography.")
:format(webp)/99designs-work-samples/work-sample-designs/5775258/c3084241-362f-4684-84ff-37093e867c1f "A Competitive Home Page for a Software Startup
SiteVision Pro already had a Squarespace website for their SaaS product, but they wanted to revamp their Home page to brighten up the color scheme, code in some animation, and be more competitive overall in their industry.
We worked together to build in some auto-playing video content, motion-rich features including time-based and interactive scroll-based animations, dynamic hero content, contact forms, background color changes and gradients, an explainer video, and bold, consistent CTAs that give this home page experience a major upgrade with a much brighter, fresher feel.")
:format(webp)/99designs-work-samples/work-sample-designs/5775258/13e0bdc1-d950-44ee-a777-482b25802783 "A Custom Squarespace Build for an Intuitive Reader and Women’s Coach
This project started out as a sales page but it soon grew into a full rebrand and custom website build! She wanted a bright, golden color scheme with touches of India, some of the custom line drawings, and tons of colors!
Customizations included:
Gradients EVERYWHERE to give a shimmery, mystical effect:
• Gradient section backgrounds
• Gradient text
• Gradient buttons that change on hover
Integrations:
• Elfsight widget to display her Google Reviews
• Custom lead magnet email capture integrated with Kit mailing list
Animations using Squarekicker and custom CSS:
• Fixed scrolling image backgrounds
• Automatic side-scrolling sections on her long sales page
• Animated custom line drawings
• Color-shifting buttons that grow on hover
Sharon's feedback:
“I am in total awe of everything that you’ve created. I could not ask for a more dream website experience.”")
:format(webp)/99designs-work-samples/work-sample-designs/5775258/5d351924-a48d-4547-ac07-c7de69bc15cb "Full Website Overhaul and Redesign for a Yoga Studio
Melissa came to me with a decade-old DIY Squarespace website still running on Squarespace 7.0 and ready for a major overhaul.
The first order at hand was structure and organization, so we made some significant changes to site map and user flow to make the client journey intentional, strategic, and easy to navigate.
Once we had the strategy and structure nailed down we could really get creative with the styles. We're talking gradient colors, custom fonts, image extraction, animations, custom code, and more.
Customizations:
Since this was going to be a BIG reveal coinciding with Country Flow Yoga’s 10th anniversary, we wanted huge wow factor.
• Flat colors —> shimmery gradients
• Static content —> dynamic scroll-based animations
• Interactive hover effects and fixed scrolling image backgrounds
• Animated custom icon created from a mural on her wall
Integrations:
• booking with Mindbody, the industry standard for yoga studios")
:format(webp)/99designs-work-samples/work-sample-designs/5775258/23a8f799-5a98-42e1-af40-72ef8a7daf09 "A Fine Artist's Portfolio and E-Commerce Store
Chat Forbes is a prolific artist who needed a Squarespace e-commerce website to showcase and sell his fine art prints.
Chat had a few customizations in mind, including a categorized shop, separate galleries in a dropdown, custom three-lined titles that connect gallery to store to product purchase page, and a ton of variants for paper, finishes, sizes, and framing, often including the original artwork for sale!
We set up international and domestic shipping and even built in a custom “refresh options” button for each product when Squarespace’s native variant selector went on the fritz, just reinforcing that there’s a solution for everything (and there are usually a few).
Feedback from Chat: \"I have to say your work is great, love how things look and are interrelated from your video.\"")
:format(webp)/99designs-work-samples/work-sample-designs/5775258/7372f064-706c-4389-8766-80c4ad7eb06b "A Dogsledding Adventure Tourism Website!
Ethan rescued 25 dogs from a kennel that was closing and built a humane dogsledding facility. We wanted to make this a super playful and fun site, including:
• Pro video content and drone footage
• Playful animated hover effects on buttons and dog images
• Fixed scrolling image backgrounds
• Custom dropdown bios for each dog to keep things clean
• Subtle but playful scroll-based animations
Ethan always prioritizes the dogs, so the star of the website is the Team page with individual dog bios for each pup (and quite possibly the cutest page to ever live on a website).")
:format(webp)/99designs-work-samples/work-sample-designs/5775258/971355fc-e7e7-4fc0-9ff2-20be4cd58a60 "Saundra needed a full website to showcase her consulting services and to include a creative calendar of her availability.
Luckily, Saundra had some amazing photography, so we crafted a fun, bright website with some cute hover effects on her calendar to indicate availability through animation. Her available days subtly grow on hover while her off-days shake. The result is exactly what she needed.")
:format(webp)/99designs-work-samples/work-sample-designs/5775258/2c7bb930-7c52-4be0-81a6-cfaba2eb14dd "Joe's agent came to me to create a \"one-page\" website including a separate Chinese page and a built out schedule of events. We created a ton of animation including scroll and hover effects to make this site loads of fun.")
About
Hey, I’m Kessiah, creator of Radiant Websites and Squarespace designer for over 13 years. I blend award-winning art with cutting-edge tech to create jaw-dropping websites for happy visionaries of all industries. As a Squarespace Expert and Platinum Circle Partner, I collaborate with brilliant innovators and entrepreneurs like you from all over the world to brainstorm, build, and uniquely customize the websites of their dreams. If that sounds like fun (it is!) let’s make some magic together!
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Member since:
December 01, 2023
Reviews
"Kessiah was very helpful in designing my 1st website. She was instrumental in making sure all my ideas and preferences were incorporated onto the website. There was constant communication between the two of us via easy to use channels of communication s..."
vikkuis3L
reviewed 2 months ago
"Vikram, thank you so much for this awesome review! The details help so much. I loved working together and I'm so excited that your site is live and your business is thriving. Congratulations and thanks for making working together such a joy!"
Kessiah Carlbon
responded 2 months ago
"Excellent designer!"
jenifollmaK
reviewed 4 months ago
"Thank you so much, Jeni!"
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Kessiah Carlbon
responded 4 months ago
"This is the second time working with Ms. Carlbon. She is so talented. She teaches what you need to know; gives input, and will help you as much or as little as you want. She is such an asset to my company."
Anonymous client
reviewed 4 months ago
"Thank you so much, Kim! It's always so much fun getting to see what you're up to with your website. Thank you for this lovely review!"
Kessiah Carlbon
responded 4 months ago
"She works with you; help you understand what changes she is making. Great teacher. Helped me a lot. Thanks."
Anonymous client
reviewed 4 months ago
"Best experience ever. Phenomenal web designer. "
jenifollmaK
reviewed 4 months ago
"You're the best, Jeni, thank you so much! I just love getting to work together on your beautiful website."
Kessiah Carlbon
responded 4 months ago