Professional portfolio · Mark E. Joubert

Simple, effective design.

This portfolio brings together the branding, print, websites, and software I create through Paraclete for small businesses, nonprofits, and community-minded organizations.

I started Paraclete with one goal: to come alongside small businesses and nonprofits and provide simple and personal solutions for their marketing and branding needs.

  • Brand
  • Print
  • Web
  • Apps
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Mark E. Joubert
Mark E. JoubertDesigner, builder, and small-business partner

01 · Logos & branding

Marks made to be remembered.

Practical identities built to feel at home on a truck door, a business card, a website, or a sign, not only in a presentation.

Noyes Chimney Services logo
Steward Handyman Services logo
Lemay Handyman logo
Wygant Voiceover logo
Sight Above Carpentry logo
AMJ Animal Nutrition logo
AJ Services logo
Baptist Forebears logo
Bear Restoration logo
Breathe Life logo
Cornerstone Dairy Farm logo
LC PRC logo
M Designs logo
New Hope Church logo
Reformation Today and Tomorrow logo
South Wheelock Church logo

02 · Business cards

Small, useful. Done well.

A good card is easy to read, unmistakably yours, and ready to hand across a counter, kitchen table, or jobsite.

03 · Websites

Simple. Responsive.

Websites shaped around the questions real customers ask: what you do, whether they can trust you, and how to take the next step.

Responsive website presentation for Noyes Chimney ServicesClick to view
Responsive websiteNoyes Chimney Services

A clear service website coordinated with a practical local-business identity.

Responsive website presentation for River of Life CampClick to view
Responsive websiteRiver of Life Camp

A welcoming website that makes many programs and next steps easier to understand.

Closer lookRiver of Life Camp

Featured website

A fuller camp experience.

River of Life Camp needed room for a wide range of programs, practical information, and next steps without making the site feel difficult to navigate. The result is a welcoming, content-rich website that helps families find what they need and move naturally into the camp's existing management tools.

Site brief
  • Clear paths through programs, schedules, guest information, and forms
  • A consistent structure for several audiences and types of camp experience
  • Third-party camp-management tools integrated into important next steps
  • Responsive layouts designed for planning from a desktop or phone
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River of Life Camp homepage on desktop
River of Life Camp homepage on desktop
Responsive website presentation for Northern Precision FoamClick to view
Responsive websiteNorthern Precision Foam

A focused presentation for a regional insulation business and the customers it serves.

Responsive website presentation for New Hope ChurchClick to view
Responsive websiteNew Hope Church

A responsive church website designed to help visitors find their footing quickly.

04 · Posters & signage

Clear, near or far.

Posters, banners, signs, and vehicle graphics that carry a familiar identity into the places people actually encounter it.

Illustrated hymn poster series
Illustrated hymn poster series
River of Life Camp banner
River of Life Camp banner
Steward Handyman signage
Steward Handyman signage
Noyes Chimney vehicle graphics
Noyes Chimney vehicle graphics

05 · Book covers

Covers worthy of the work.

Thoughtful, market-aware cover systems for authors and publishers who want serious writing presented with clarity and dignity.

Selected historical and theological book covers
Additional publishing work

06 · Social content

Content people recognize.

Reusable social systems that help a business or organization show up clearly without reinventing its look for every post.

07 · App development

Exploring what AI can build.

I’m exploring AI-assisted development, sometimes called vibe coding, to turn ideas into working applications. These projects address practical problems and new possibilities across scholarship, business, and recreation.

Small-business CRM prototype

Paraclete HQ

A private owner workspace that brings inquiries, client records, priorities, projects, and follow-up into one calm place.

Technical brief
  • Responsive Next.js CRM built around daily owner decisions
  • Structured client, sales, project, and follow-up records
  • Guarded workflows with a safe synthetic review mode
  • Cloudflare-ready desktop and mobile architecture
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Owner attention dashboard
Owner attention dashboard
Sales pipeline view
Sales pipeline view

Digital humanities platform

Corpus Baptistarum

A scholarly research platform turning thousands of Baptist primary sources into a trustworthy, searchable historical corpus.

Technical brief
  • Django application with a PostgreSQL-ready relational model
  • 5,000+ documents representing 500+ authors across four centuries
  • Provenance-aware records for works, editions, contributors, repositories, citations, and subjects
  • Private cataloging and editorial workflows prepared for OCR, full-text search, and public discovery
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Corpus Baptistarum public library homepage
Corpus Baptistarum public library homepage
Bibliographic library explorer
Bibliographic library explorer

Private research & citation tool

QuoteBib

An invitation-only workspace for saving sourced quotations, building bibliographies, and turning research into useful citation-ready material.

Technical brief
  • TypeScript Cloudflare Worker with a framework-free responsive frontend
  • Account-isolated Cloudflare D1 data and private R2 media
  • Cloudflare Access identity with Drizzle-managed additive migrations
  • Chicago, MLA, and APA citations, project bibliographies, quote boards, graphics, and local OCR
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QuoteBib personal research library on desktop
QuoteBib personal research library on desktop
Quote capture and live citation preview
Quote capture and live citation preview
Bibliography Studio on desktop
Bibliography Studio on desktop

Field inspection operations prototype

Project Threshold

A local-first inspection workspace connecting office assignments, touch-friendly field documentation, and clear client report previews.

Technical brief
  • React 19, TypeScript, Next.js 16, Vinext, and Vite
  • Drizzle ORM schemas with Cloudflare Worker compatibility
  • Structured fire-door inspections, deficiencies, and browser-local evidence
  • Simulated offline workflows and dynamic reports using deterministic fictional data
Screenshot portalDesktop view
Project Threshold office operations dashboard
Project Threshold office operations dashboard
Fire-door inspection report builder
Fire-door inspection report builder

Cooperative gardening prototype

Garden Table

A mobile-first garden planner that combines independent gardens into clearer harvest expectations and a private produce-sharing space.

Technical brief
  • React 19 and TypeScript with Vinext, Vite, and React Router
  • Tailwind CSS pipeline with date-fns and Recharts
  • Central typed store with locally persisted demonstration data
  • Health-adjusted yields, harvest timelines, crop coverage, sharing, and unit-safe calculations
Screenshot portalDesktop view
Garden Table cooperative dashboard on desktop
Garden Table cooperative dashboard on desktop

Local resource discovery platform

Louisville Pet Field Guide

An accessible guide for comparing local pet resources while keeping reviewed evidence, unknowns, and public claims clearly separated.

Technical brief
  • Static-first Astro 7 application with strict TypeScript
  • Focused Preact islands for MapLibre discovery, filtering, comparison, and navigation
  • Jurisdiction-aware help routing with accessible mobile-first controls
  • Zod-validated contracts preserving field-level provenance and verification status
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Louisville Pet Field Guide homepage on desktop
Louisville Pet Field Guide homepage on desktop
Interactive resource exploration on desktop
Interactive resource exploration on desktop
Demonstration dog park profile on desktop
Demonstration dog park profile on desktop

Local-first photography field journal

The Aperture Almanac

A private field companion that turns available time, light, energy, location, and gear into purposeful photographic assignments.

Technical brief
  • Next.js 16, React 19, and TypeScript with Vinext and Vite
  • Cloudflare Worker-compatible production architecture
  • Deterministic Expedition Engine with Field Mode, return rituals, and archival notes
  • Browser-local preferences and backups with no accounts, analytics, or remote photo storage
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Aperture Almanac light and assignment planner on desktop
Aperture Almanac light and assignment planner on desktop

08 · Case studies

Work that fits together.

A closer look at projects where identity, print, and web decisions reinforce one another instead of competing for attention.

Noyes Chimney Services truck graphics

Featured case study

Noyes Chimney Services

Summary: Branding and local presence

A full branding and digital rollout for a local service business, including logo design, print materials, vehicle graphics, and website development, paired with local search optimization and third-party CRM integration to support business growth.

Project scope

  • Brand identity & logo design
  • Business cards and print materials
  • Advertising and promotional graphics
  • Truck and trailer graphics
  • Website design and build
  • Google Business Profile setup and optimization
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Noyes Chimney Services homepage on desktop
Noyes Chimney Services homepage on desktop

Outcome

The updated brand established a consistent, professional presence across physical and digital touchpoints, contributing to strong visibility in local search results and sustained business growth. Noyes Chimney Services consistently places at the top of its industry in local online searches.

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From the client

“Made my business stand out!”

Craig NoyesOwner, Noyes Chimney Services

I cannot recommend Mark enough. When I was starting a new business, Mark created a logo and built a website that looked sharp and professional and really helped establish credibility with my customers. He also helped my business show up in local search results, connecting new clients with my services. I have used Paraclete for everything from business cards to signage to vehicle decals. Later, when my business shifted industries, Mark helped me rebrand without starting from scratch.

I am happy to recommend Paraclete to anyone looking to launch a new business or rebrand their current business. First impressions matter, especially when starting a business. Paraclete will help you make a good first impression. His work truly has made my business stand out from the competition.

Branding proposals

See the thinking behind the finished mark.

Three quick studies show how color, logo arrangements, and practical mockups help a small business see a new identity before putting it to work.

AMJ Animal Nutrition

A reliable identity system built around a confident blue-led palette, flexible logo orientations, and practical applications for an established animal-nutrition business.

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Steward Handyman Services

A clear home-services identity pairing deep blue with warm orange, carried through alternate logo arrangements and realistic field applications.

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Bear Handyman & Remodeling

A grounded, dependable brand direction shaped around forest green and warm brown, with a full proposal showing the mark in real-world use.

View original proposal