Matt Shaw / Design
Purposeful design that gets you there.
01 — What I do
WordPress is my bread and butter. It opens up the possibility for absolutely anything.
You're doing great work. With people, with words, or for higher purposes. Let's make something that showcases that and connects you with your people.
Getting started is the hard part. Using someone else's platform often reduces friction. But at some point you're ready to branch out and grow up. I'll help you get unhooked from Wix, Substack, Squarespace, Ghost, Weebly, Webflow, Cargo, Medium, Mailchimp, and the rest.
02 — Selected work
Community / Publishing
A writing community that brings people together across the usual lines — one weekly prompt at a time.
Ministry / Christian Education
Biblical teaching for a ministry with decades of reach — built clean, readable, and out of the way of the work.
Ministry / Counselling
A nonprofit offering inner healing and biblical counseling — a site built to match the care they put into the work.
Community / Prayer
A unified prayer movement across York County's churches — built to organize, inspire, and connect.
Nonprofit / Writing
The nonprofit home for Speak Up's workshop program — resources, archive, and the infrastructure behind the community.
Nonprofit / Commerce
Commerce as a hand up — a pathway to dignity and income for people facing homelessness.
Community / Worship
A monthly gathering of food, fellowship, testimony, prayer, and worship in York County, South Carolina.
Ministry / Prayer Event
A community prayer campaign built around one man and one moment.
Personal Project / Interactive
Tell about the shoes. Where have they taken you today? Where will they take you in the future?
03 — What they said
"I have been so blessed by Matt's work. His creativity and technical knowledge partnered with his desire to truly understand what it is that we were looking for was a blessing! He handled everything for us and really carried the ball in every area. His work is above and beyond our expectations."
"We greatly appreciate our professional work experience with Matt Shaw. He demonstrated his creative skills and competence in developing and launching our website. Matt is knowledgeable and offers valuable insight and helpful suggestions to promote growth for our ministry. We highly recommend Matt Shaw as a website consultant."
04 — About
This ultralight backpacking kettle holds enough water to reheat a pair of freeze dried meals and make a cup of coffee. It is the ideal size for when I'm meal-prepping for two—and not too heavy (4 oz) for solo cooking. I haven't taken it on an overnight yet but have already used it a lot to make drinks outdoors.
I've been going to Linville for over 15 years. Hike down 1,000 feet, camp alongside a huge river lined with sheer rock walls, scramble on boulders. It's a rugged, gorgeous, bigger-than-expected kind of adventure. Not for everyone: the hike out is a beast!
05 — Get in touch
hello@mattjshaw.comFreelance enquiries welcome