A Good Word

Edie Windsor

"When Carla first started work on my website, I had no idea what to expect – wasn’t even sure I wanted a website. Two weeks into it, I was astounded and thrilled with her artistry on my behalf and that of my late spouse, Thea Spyer.  The beauty of her design, her intelligence and choice of content and structure, and above all, her ability to tell our four decade love affair and bring it into the now and future of our stories. It is an ongoing project and for me a delight every day." – Edie Windsor, Civil Rights Activist & Friend  * Although my friend Edie has passed and the website I designed is no longer, I cherish this review.continue... read less

Basil Twist

"Carla worked seamlessly with me to create a fantastic website. She completely respected my ideas and brought unique ideas and designs that feel true to me. For example she pushed me to use more purple instead of the black I was used to... and she was so right! She has a rigorous sense of the users experience, and people comment to me all the time how well laid out my site is, as well as how beautiful it is. Carla is an absolute delight to continue to work with as we keep my site up to date. I cannot recommend Carla highly enough." - Basil Twist, Puppeteercontinue.. read less

Bruce Bierman Design

"Not only has Carla been my friend for over 30 years, she is the most talented web designer I have worked with. My old website had remained untouched for years and was long overdue for a technological upgrade. Carla explained all of the things that I didn’t know I needed in a new site. She was extremely patient when I was indecisive, and gave sensible opinions and suggestions throughout the entire process. Her designs captured what I wanted my site to be, right down to the typeface and custom smoky taupe color scheme. She put together an intuitive and thoughtful site and portfolio of my work, and did so with grace and ingenuity. She has helped pull my online presence into the 21st Century with great ease, giving my designs the showcase they deserve." - Bruce Bierman, Interior Designer/Architectcontinue... read less

Michael Jorgensen

"To anyone out there looking for someone to design and manage your website - look no further. I could say no more but I will.

When it came time to create a website for my photography work I realized it would be important to find the right designer to create and maintain my site. I spent time looking at others websites and researching a variety of designers. When I reviewed the sites Carla designed, I realized she didn’t suffer from designing sites in her “look.” She designed sites that showed off the work and personality of the artist or company.

So I called Carla and set up a time to meet. Right from the very first minute when she asked what my favorite font was. She then showed me her font test, which was done before we had any discussions and it was the same font and weight. I knew then we were off to a great start - and it only got better. Carla listened to me / asked me questions / got to understand what mattered to me and then she went to work. She worked fast and she worked smart / she had the courage to direct me into the best design solutions. She guided me to make great choices. Carla taught me what a responsive site was and created a great one. I could not be happier or more proud of the site Carla designed for me." – Michael Jorgensen, Creative Director, Photographer

Arne Svenson

"Carla Grande designed my photography website and one which we created for my latest photography book, called Chewed. Throughout the process she was consistently innovative, thoughtful, and monumentally patient with my ever-changing concepts and creative practice. She always met deadlines and would drop everything to discuss the website(s). I have just asked Carla to design another website for a foundation on whose board I sit and have no doubt it will be a wonderful experience and a marvelous site.” - Arne Svenson, Artistcontinue... read less

Metro Hort Group

"Our website had become a cumbersome mess, with one patch on top of another added over the several years. With Carla's artistic eye and expertise in web design, she rebuilt our website giving it a sleek, professional and modern look along with an efficient and streamlined interactive website for our members to renew their memberships and for people in the Tri-State region to post notices as a community service." - Charles Yurgalevitch, Director, School of Professional Horticulture, New York Botanical Gardencontinue.. read less

JARVISSTUDIO

"I am so glad Carla completely redesigned my website. She is a talented web designer, but I am most impressed with her professionalism and efficiency.Her attention to detail is exceptional and she took the project from start to finish with complete devotion. I cannot be happier with the experience and the result." - Jarvis Wong, Architect/Interior Designercontinue... read less

Craig Taborn

"To anyone out there looking for someone to design and manage your website - look no further. I could say no more but I will. When it came time to create a website for my photography work I realized it would be important to find the right designer to create and maintain my site. I spent time looking at websites and researching a variety of designers. When I reviewed the sites Carla designed, I realized she didn’t suffer from designing sites in her “look.” She designed sites that showed off the work and personality of the artist or company.~ So I called Carla and set up a time to meet - - Right from the very first minute when she asked what my favorite font was. She then showed me her font test, which was done before we had any discussions and it was the same font and weight. I knew then we were off to a great start - and it only got better. Carla listened to me / asked me questions / got to understand what mattered to me and then she went to work. She worked fast and she worked smart / she had the courage to direct me into the best design solutions. She guided me to make great choices. Carla taught me what a responsive site was and created a great one. I could not be happier or more proud of the site Carla designed for me." – Michael Jorgensen, Creative Directorcontinue... read less

Carlos Alomar

"Carla handled my website from concept to implementation. Her professionalism and detail oriented expertise gave me exactly what I wanted. She was never at a loss of options and delivered every time. I am really happy with my website.” - Carlos Alomar, Musician

Robin Clark

"I have known Carla for over 30 years, she has always been consistent and faithful as a friend and sister. Although we don't share blood we share something else, we share heart and soul. Working with Carla on my website was a joy, especially since I didn't have a clue about building a website. She was so patient with me knowing I was a novice, at the same time professional and firm about getting the job done. Her artistry, expertise and willingness to put her heart and soul into my project was exemplary and of great value."- Robin Clark, Singercontinue... read less

Bruce Bierman

"Not only has Carla been my friend for over 30 years, she is the most talented web designer I have worked with. My old website had remained untouched for years and was long overdue for a technological upgrade. Carla explained all of the things that I didn’t know I needed in a new site. She was extremely patient when I was indecisive, and gave sensible opinions and suggestions throughout the entire process.

Her designs captured what I wanted my site to be, right down to the typeface and custom smoky taupe color scheme. She put together an intuitive and thoughtful site and portfolio of my work, and did so with grace and ingenuity. She has helped pull my online presence into the 21st Century with great ease, giving my designs the showcase they deserve." - Bruce Bierman, Interior Designer/Architect

Philip Monaghan

“Carla Grande is the prefect partner to create websites with. She really understands the needs of creative people, being one herself. She also gets the Marketing and Communication side of building a website because she has so much experience representing creative work. Carla comes to the table with suggestions that work, both functionally and aesthetically. And she is amazingly fast. After a brief discussion, the work is presented back with very little need for editing. I look forward to continuing to work with Carla as my website grows." - Philip Monaghan, Artistcontinue... read less

Sandglass Theater

Carla Grande not only designed the website for Sandglass Theater, but in the process gave the company organizational clarity and new branding including a beautiful logo. She works quickly and tirelessly until everything is properly structured and exactly as she wants it to look. She is masterful at creating seemingly simple designs that are clear and easy to read yet have the feel of the creativity of our company. She created a cohesive site map and a look that is representative of Sandglass Theater's work while holding true to her evolved aesthetic sensibilities. Upon the launch of the new site Carla made sure we had a complete manual and understood how to manage the site. She has readily answered any questions we have and solved any issues as well as keeping an eye on the site to make sure everything is up to par. We highly recommend working with Carla Grande.- Sandglass Theatercontinue.. read less

David Pfendler

“Having Carla as my agent has been a successful and lucrative collaboration over the years. She has supported me on many levels, including developing my websites and making herself available for critique and suggestion when it came to my personal projects. She has been a wonderful asset to my company. Attentive and diligent, Carla knows how to get things done. A real professional.” - David Pfendler, Illustratorcontinue.. read less

Kyle Timothy Blood

"After I had been in business for a decade, my long-time web designer and I set about to create a website platform that would showcase my work. Alas, we were no longer on the same page, graphically, stylistically, or functionally when it came to a redesigned site.

As I bemoaned the unproductive design hours, a colleague of mine said, "Oh just call Carla." A few short emails were exchanged, and shortly thereafter I heard her reassuring lilt and her inimitable giggle on the other end of the phone. I started to tell her what I was looking to do with my site and my branding, and she quickly said, "Oh, honey, I've already looked at your existing site. Just send me the files. I know exactly what you want. And I'll make sure you love everything."

And then Carla taught me a new vocabulary word: "responsive." I certainly didn't know what relevance the Web-World placed on this word. Yet I knew all I needed to: Carla knew what she was talking about, I was out of my league, and I needed to step back and let her do what she does so well: design my website.

Granted, that process was one GIANT leap of faith for me, a designer myself, but Carla made that leap easy: She was able to merge logos and text with images to give the online branding vision that I had imagined; she expedited the design process in order to get my site, which had been off-line, up and running; she adhered to our budget; and cleared up cyber-space clutter that I didn't even know existed; she made my site more readily available to search engines; and, most important, she crossed every t and dotted every i to make sure I did indeed "love" it.

Since the site went live, I have only received high praise, such as, "It so looks like you!" As a designer, I know I have succeeded at a project when the end result reflects the clients' aesthetic, not my own. Carla treated me to the same level of design to which I hold myself, and what a relief it was to be that client with that fabulous product to show! If you're thinking of hiring Carla, I'd highly suggest you stop thinking. Just pick up the phone. She'll be on your page, metaphorically and realistically, faster than you can meet her there." - Kyle Timothy Blood, Kyle Timothy Home, LLC

Jen Shyu

Tracy Granger

Carla Grande made my first ever Website. Carla is brilliant, her taste in font is crazy good and she is a true collaborator. And I love the way her sites are so intuitive and all have a lovely open feeling.. space to view the contents in the best way.. never too much to take in at once. They are modern and to the point. What can I say? She's GOOD. Love you Carla Grandecontinue... read less

Hunt Slonem

"We continue to be delighted with Carla's work with every revamp of our website. Her energy and enthusiasm for projects make her consistently a real pleasure to work with." - Hunt Slonem, Artist