Web Development Boulder CO: Non-profits, Small Businesses

good design for

good

Based in Boulder, Colorado, we are a web design and development studio crafting strategic websites that align with–and elevate–your entire brand.

Client success comes first

Our clients are mission-driven companies and non-profits providing services and products we believe in. We throw ourselves into our work wholeheartedly, giving you our best ideas and providing as much value to your project as possible, knowing you’ve got a lot of work to do and need to have the best site to support that work.

We communicate directly. We engage and walk you through the process. And we measure our success by your success. No egos, just results.

Right brain: meet left brain

Strategic design and development is a unique blend of creative and analytical skills. We merge both to create web communications that engage visitors and inspire them to action, while representing your unique brand personality.

Our Services

Visual Design

Design forms the foundation of everything we do; a visual form of communication that helps you deliver your message, generate interest, and compel people to action.

IDENTITY + LOGOS
WEBSITE DESIGN
MARKETING COLLATERAL

Web Development

Creating an eye-catching web presence, with intuitive usability, is vital to your success. With an eye on trends and best practices we deliver just that.

CUSTOM WORDPRESS DEVELOPMENT
E-COMMERCE AND EVENTS
CRM AND API INTEGRATIONS

Raising the Bar

There’s more to a great website than just how it looks or what platform it’s developed in. Special attention to the details that set a great website apart from a good one is where we excel.

USER EXPERIENCE DESIGN
ACCESSIBILITY
WRITING + EDITING
SEARCH ENGINE MARKETING + OPTIMIZATION
USABILITY TESTING & ANALYSIS

Merge is a tremendously powerful, yet nimble design agency that not only has the know-how to create a beautiful website but they take ownership to solve the inevitable challenges on the way.

Dave Levine, Communications Director
WildEarth Guardians

What makes us unique

Experience

Senior-level attention is given to every aspect of design and development. We have been working in web design since the days of dial up modems. This gives us tremendous history in best practices as they have evolved over the past two decades. In addition, we possess the business acumen and maturity that can only be achieved from years of work and experience.

Empathy

We put ourselves in your, and your clients, shoes. We feel your past pains and what delights you. We want to understand things from your perspective so we can provide thoughtful solutions that work. We ask lots of questions, listen, and never presume to have all the answers.

User first

We have experience with usability testing and analysis, which in turn informs every aspect from design to development–the user is always first in our mind, and that includes everyone from visitors to your site to the staff who will be responsible for updates.

Right brain: meet left brain

Strategic design and development is a unique blend of creative and analytical skills. We merge both to create collateral that engages visitors and inspires them to action, while representing your brand personality. For websites, we seamlessly integrate technical considerations.

Small, agile and personalized

We never wanted to be the biggest, just the best. As a boutique studio focused on quality, not quantity, we strive to create honest relationships with our clients, respond quickly to their needs, and listen so we can provide personalized solutions to address project goals.

Heart

We care about the work our clients do. This is a common element in the work we pursue. We consider ourselves a partner, not a vendor. And we dive in so deep we often feel a part of the organizations we serve with a passion to further their goals as our own.

We'd love to hear your ideas and see how we can help.

Say Hello

Contact Us

303.257.0335
hello@merge.studio

Located in beautiful Boulder, Colorado

Mark Hunt

Creative Strategist + Visual Designer

With 20+ years of design experience, Mark brings experience in strategic design and branding for both web and print. As an Art Director, he spent 11 years at Starz Entertainment, helping them shape and build their brand.

Mark enjoys serving a wide range of clients, from start-up ventures, non-profit organizations and established corporations, fostering solutions that fuel great design and building brand value.

Mark is entrepreneurial in spirit and committed to meeting the specific needs of each client by delivering innovative, tailored solutions with a personalized approach. He prides himself on getting to know each client and gaining a deep understanding of their business, their purpose, and their passion.

Julie Tuerk

Web Developer + Code Creator

Julie brings a diverse background to her practice of web development. She has studied computer programming, art, and psychology, and is also a certified sommelier. Her eagerness to learn new technical skills has enabled numerous small businesses and nonprofits to create an online presence, improve website functionality, and manage data. Julie loves solving problems with creative solutions, but is equally at ease using traditional methods to help clients realize their visions.

Michelle Dodd

Co-founder + Technical Strategist

With 20+ years in web development, Michelle loves her work and enjoys getting to know clients as she helps them achieve their goals. She's worked in and for non-profits, built marketing sites for numerous small businesses, and contributed to web apps that help millions to learn, invest, and get organized. Experience in usability testing and analysis keeps her focused on the user and she continually evolves in areas of accessibility, SEO and the details that set a great site apart from a good one.

Michelle finds solid, efficient, and affordable solutions to the unique needs of each project. With clear communication and enthusiasm, she enjoys the process of creating beautiful websites that make a tangible difference for clients.

Michelle has planned and experienced several multi-month, self-supported bike tours, sea kayak expeditions, and through hikes. These days she finds joy in camping, mountain biking and skiing with her husband and daughter, and playing indoor and sand volleyball.

Dina Barnese

Project Manager + Master Juggler

Dina is a project manager with a vast background in IT. Her two decades of experience include end-user hardware and software support, database design, web back-end development, business analysis, and enterprise-level project management. Not one to let the grass grow under her feet and always seeking knowledge, she sought new opportunities throughout her twelve years at Northern Arizona University, steadily advancing in the IT department. In 2013, she took her skills to the world of healthcare, where she managed complex projects to implement electronic healthcare record systems.

Intending to add to her management skillset, Dina attended mediation training in 2005. She was hooked and thus started her side hustle of becoming a mediator. She served as a volunteer court-appointed mediator for eight years, during which time she continued training in advanced facilitation, negotiation, and mediation skills.

Dina joined the Merge team in 2017. She approaches project management with a goal of guiding the client’s vision to reality, keeping the big picture in mind while managing details and tasks.

Outside of the IT world, she is a potter, musician and nature lover. She serves on the board of directors for the Flagstaff Foundry, a nonprofit performing arts incubator, and emcees the PineStories Story Slam.

Stacey Schultz

Co-founder + Creative Strategist

Stacey is a 20-year design + marketing professional with a unique background that combines a decade as a web designer (both on the corporate and agency side) as well as another decade as a marketing director for a cultural travel company. She has led dozens of website and mobile app designs, encompassing everything from marketing content to complex online applications. She is guided by a belief that humans always come first and the best technologies are those that go unnoticed but add value.

In 2016, she co-founded Merge to help small businesses and non-profits elevate their online experience and digital strategy. She has a 360-degree view of everything that goes into creating and maintaining successful websites and an in-depth understanding of all the skills needed to accomplish even the most complex projects.

She has served as Interactive co-director on the AIGA (American Institute of Graphic Arts) Board of Directors and on the artists’ committee at PlatteForum, a community based non-profit for the arts in Denver. Currently, she is a volunteer with the Crested Butte Adaptive Sports Center.

Outside of Merge, she is an accomplished artist and passionate outdoors person. In the winter you can find her on the ski slopes and in the summer mountain biking in her backyard of Crested Butte, CO. Her paintings are in several private collections including the National Renewable Energy Labs in Golden, CO and she has shown at the prestigious Cherry Creek Arts Festival, a national juried art festival.