Portfolio | Mark E. Joubert

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.

Selected logo designs

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.

Seven selected card systems

AJ Services business card presentation — AJ Services

AMJ Animal Nutrition business card presentation — AMJ Animal Nutrition

Bear Handyman business card presentation — Bear Handyman

Lemay Handyman business card presentation — Lemay Handyman

myDIYguy business card presentation — myDIYguy

Noyes Chimney Services business card presentation — Noyes Chimney Services

Steward Handyman Services business card presentation — Steward Handyman Services

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 Services — Responsive websiteNoyes Chimney Services
A clear service website coordinated with a practical local-business identity.

Responsive website presentation for River of Life Camp — 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

Responsive website presentation for Northern Precision Foam — Responsive websiteNorthern Precision Foam
A focused presentation for a regional insulation business and the customers it serves.

Responsive website presentation for New Hope Church — 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.

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

06 · Social content

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

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

Corpus Baptistarum public library homepage

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

QuoteBib personal research library 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

Project Threshold office operations dashboard

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

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

Louisville Pet Field Guide homepage on desktop

Interactive resource exploration 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

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.

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

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.

View original proposal

Steward Handyman Services

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

View original proposal

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

Simple, effective design.

A fuller camp experience.

One clear system, ready for every post.

Paraclete HQ

Corpus Baptistarum

QuoteBib

Project Threshold

Garden Table

Louisville Pet Field Guide

The Aperture Almanac

Noyes Chimney Services

“Made my business stand out!”

See the thinking behind the finished mark.

AMJ Animal Nutrition

Steward Handyman Services

Bear Handyman & Remodeling