Your Business Deserves Better Than a DIY Brand & Website

We've spent years designing products for tech companies like MailerLite and Marco Polo—platforms used by millions of people. Now we're bringing that same strategic thinking to restaurants, real estate agents, and small businesses across Taos and the Four Corners. You get the design quality and business focus that tech companies pay tens of thousands for, at prices that make sense for New Mexico.

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A collage featuring various urban sports and modern architectural elements with the word 'ALCEDO' repeated at the corners and top.
Instagram profile page for Alcedo Urban Skating with photos of people skating and performing tricks.
Design mockups showcasing different logo styles for Alcedo, an urban skate brand. The designs include various typographies, color schemes, and logo icons, with a consistent mountain-like graphic and the brand name in bold letters.
Webpage featuring Native American jewelry artist Chris Bazan Silversmith, showcasing a silver ring with a green gemstone, introductory text about traditional Navajo silversmith techniques, and a line drawing of a hand wearing a ring.
Page from a jewelry catalog featuring turquoise and silver jewelry, with photos of rings, pendants, and brooches, and a black-and-white photo of a person working on jewelry.
Typography style guide featuring different font weights and styles of the 'Aktiv Grotes' font, showing color swatches, hex codes, and CMYK values on a blue background.
A website homepage for AIMM, a company focused on job management solutions, featuring a header with navigation links, sign in and request a demo buttons, a main section with a headline about contractor waste, a description of the company, and a call-
A website page for AIMM featuring a picture of various old tools and gloves on a wooden surface.
Sample font style sheet displaying the letters Aa and Bb in large blue font, the word 'capella' in black, and various lowercase and uppercase alphabet samples along with numbers and symbols.
A website homepage for Capella headphones, featuring a large headline in blue text reading "HEADPHONES DESIGNED WITH PODCASTS IN MIND." with a photo of a man wearing headphones speaking into a microphone, and an introductory paragraph about podcastin
YardMap logo with a map pin and leaf design on a green background.
Black and white photo of two children running, one wearing a hat, on a blurred outdoor background, overlaid with red and white graphic elements, including the word 'INFERNO' in bold red letters.
Screenshot of a website with a red background, featuring sections about a film titled 'Inferno' and a merchandise shop selling skateboards, T-shirts, and posters, with black-and-white images of skateboarding and people.
A series of web design or landing pages displayed in a tilted, overlapping layout with a teal background. The pages feature images, icons, text sections, and service offerings, focusing on digital services and portfolio content.
Screenshot of a website homepage for Little Bug, a design studio featuring a lightbulb icon, a video thumbnail with a workspace image, team member profiles, and quotes about their work.
Webpage titled 'The Influence of Meditation on Design Thinking' featuring a portrait of a woman in black and white, a woman sitting inside a large woven structure outdoors, and social media icons on the right.
Diagram illustrating company's services: Development, Photography, Mobile Optimization, Online Presence. Text on right explains the company's mission and process, with a 'Learn More' button. Bottom contains a client testimonial from Mark Johnson, CEO
Website homepage with a split layout: left side has text about event management software and blue buttons for scheduling a demo and watching an introduction, right side features a person writing notes in a planner next to a laptop and keyboard.
Wedding planning webpage featuring photos of couples, wedding scenes, and an Instagram photo strip, with text about booking, reviews, and services.
Invitation or promotional webpage with a photo of a woman riding a scooter on a road surrounded by trees, text describing a couple's love and adventure, and a logo for Twin Flame Films at the bottom.
Homepage design for Twin Flame Films featuring outdoor wedding and couple photos, with navigation menu at the top including Home, Films, About, Reviews, Pricing, Book Us.
A man with dark hair and glasses standing outdoors in front of a tree with colorful autumn leaves.

I'm Cody, a brand and web designer based in Taos and the founder of High Desert Studios.

I've spent years designing products for tech companies like MailerLite and Marco Polo —platforms used by millions of people worldwide. I know how to build brands and websites that don't just look good, but actually help businesses grow.

Now I'm working with restaurants, real estate agents, artists, and small businesses across Northern New Mexico and the Four Corners. You get the same strategic thinking and design quality that tech companies pay tens of thousands for—at prices that make sense for local businesses.

Based in Taos, working throughout the four corners region.

About

Services & Pricing

  • A brand design guideline

    Brand Design | $1,500

    Logo design with 3 initial concepts

    Custom color palette and typography

    Brand guidelines document

    Source files for all future use

    Timeline: 2 weeks

    Includes 1 revision round

  • A website design for a silversmith

    Website Design | $2,500

    Professional Squarespace site (up to 5 pages)

    Mobile-responsive design

    Contact forms and basic SEO

    Training on content updates

    Timeline: 1 week

    Includes 1 revision round

  • Screenshot of a website promoting headphones designed for podcasting, with a picture of a man wearing headphones and speaking into a microphone.

    Brand + Website | $3,500

    Our most popular option

    Everything from both packages

    Complete brand + professional website

    Seamless brand integration

    Timeline: 3 weeks

    Includes 1 revision round

How It Works

Discovery Call

We discuss your business, goals, and what success looks like. Free 15-minute conversation to see if we're a good fit.

Design & Feedback

I create your brand/website. You review, provide feedback, and we do one revision round to perfect it.

Launch & Deliver

You get all final files and training. For websites, you'll know how to update content yourself.

We bring tech company thinking to small business pricing. After years designing products for millions of users at fast-moving companies, we know how to create brands and websites that don't just look good—they work. Strategic design that attracts customers and drives real business results, delivered in 1-3 weeks instead of months, at prices that make sense for your business.

Let’s work together.

Ready to level up your brand or website? Send me a message and I'll get back to you within 24 hours.