who is the earlybird?
i am a digital artist, internet junkie and pop culture obsessive - also known as susan pierce sloan. it is my aim, above all, to offer stylish graphic and web design to suit any type of client. having graduated glasgow school of art with an honors degree in fine art (1999) i have since found my ideal medium in the digital world. with this rare combination of a traditional arts background and a lust for cutting edge technology I will bring to all projects an enthusiasm and artistic eye often lacking in the digital arena. unlike many others who will charge you ridiculous sums of money for run-of-the-mill work i will also do this at a very reasonable price. i am currently based in edinburgh, scotland, though i am happy to work for clients anywhere in the world.
I am available for all areas of digital artwork from logo design to t-shirt, book jacket, record sleeve, poster/flyer design, web site construction and maintenance.
you can view my digital art, graphic and web design portfolios for a closer look at my work.
rates
my hourly rate is £15 per hour or £105 per day (based on a 7 hour day) however for projects over 6 days i offer a discounted rate of £10 per hour.
please note: all prices listed here are negotiable and may vary depending on the brief. full quotations are available on request.
all clients will be asked to fill out a short questionnaire in order to give an accurate quote. if you would like to see an example of this please read this article on the subject.
To make a booking please email earlysmu@gmail.com or see my availability checker to find out when i am free.
services
web design
i have been designing websites for just over five years now, and have made sure to move with the times - for example from tables to css based design - or keeping up with the ever increasing importance of accessibility issues and standards compliant code.
full site designs from £400 (does not include hosting or domain name charges)
myspace
myspace is an essential networking and promotional tool but in it’s natural state is less than appealing to look at.
it has become my mission to change that!
custom myspace layouts are available from £200
blogs and social networking
- wordpress and blogger : custom themes from £200(please note this does not include full site design, you must already have a functioning blog.
- site designs from scratch using wordpress as a cms : from £400
- bebo : custom skins from £50, custom skins with set-up from £60
- social networking set-ups eg: xanga, facebook, flickr, youtube etc. from £15 each or £105 per day for batch set-ups
Art / Graphic Design
i studied originally in fine art, and still make my own artwork for no reason other than my own enjoyment. i am also available for graphic design for either print or web.
- t-shirt, poster and flyer design : from £100
- logo design : from £200
- book jacket and record sleeve design : from £500
- prints & postcards of my artwork can be purchased here
- products featuring my work can be bought here
domain names
domain name procurement and dns set-ups available for £15 each as a standalone service
hosting
hosting with the earlybird is available from £20 per year. hosting is on a virtual dedicated server and includes:
- 5 GB Space
- 250 GB Transfer
- 10 Email Accounts
- 5 MySQL Databases
- ftp access
server details:
- Operating System -Linux CentOS 4
- OS Kernel - Linux kernel
- 2.6Remote Access Services - OpenSSH 3.9
- Email Services - Sendmail 8.13
Development Languages/Environments:
- GCC (C, C++, Objc, GCJ) 3.4
- Perl 5.8
- PHP 4.3
- Database and Directory Services - MySQL 4.1
- DNS Services - BIND 9.2
- Web Servers and Components - Apache 2.0
- Mod_ssl 2.0Mod_perl 1.99Mod_python 3.1