Dawn Tomlinson
President, Lilies White Inc

Nigel Gordijk of Common Sense Design has been taking care of all of our Web design needs for our flower shop for many years now. This past year we did a major overhaul and changed the entire look and feel of our site. The input that was offered and suggested by Nigel was always backed up with solid and concrete information that helped us to make excellent decisions for our business.

Nigel listened to our concerns and responded to queries and questions in a timely fashion and did so in a friendly and professional manner.

The process went smoothly and we are delighted with the end results. We find the site is easy for our customers to navigate and has a contemporary feel that compliments the look and style of our business. We receive positive and complimentary feed back from our customers on a regular basis.

I would highly recommend his services to anyone.

Lina Shamoun
Artline Salon

Artline Salon shines online because of CSD's creativity and talent. Many great thanks to Nigel, who is a fantastic designer. He listens to what our needs are and through his talent he created our logo and website. I highly recommend him.

Fred McGarry
Executive Director, Centre for Community Mapping

Nigel Gordijk has made a significant contribution to the graphical and ergonomic user interface design of our flagship portal and content services (such as Mennonite Heritage Portrait). Nigel works quickly, efficiently and economically. I would not hesitate to recommend his services to our clients and in fact have done so on several recent occasions.

Jody Pfaff
New Hamburg Firebirds Executive

Common Sense Design delivered an exceptional product on time and at the price we needed! Nigel is always a pleasure to work with and the turnaround time on projects combined with his creativity and gentle suggestions never cease to amaze me.

I'd recommend CSD to anyone!

Noel Foley
Kitchener Waterloo Habilitation Services

Nigel has done (and continues to do) a great job on our website. When a change needs to be made, he is quick to do it for us and accurate every time. Not only is he a very patient, enjoyable person, he also is willing to give a helping hand and his own opinion when it is needed.

Nigel is full of terrific ideas and very thorough in explaining exactly what will be done. His commitment to getting the best site possible out there is refreshing. For us, the level of support that came along with his design service was what we needed.

I would not hesitate to recommend Nigel to anyone looking for a Web design consultant.

Dan Spacie
BP

Nigel has completed several projects for me over the years, and his work is excellent. He manages to cut through the noise and deliver exactly what my teams need to the highest standards. I have no hesitation in recommending him.

Kristy Cardwell
Application Development Manager, ISD; Honda

Nigel worked for us as designer and developer of our ATV part of the main Honda site. He worked off-site which didn't cause us any problems; Nigel ensured that he maintained constant communication with me, so I was always aware of his progress. He quickly familiarised himself with the product range and competitor offerings, asking all of the right questions and conducting careful research.

Nigel is extremely professional, quick to adapt, and is very structured and thorough in his approach. I look forward to working with him again in the future.

Storm Napier and Nadine Rankin
AMG

Nigel was very helpful and patient through the many demands that AMG made of him, and worked tirelessly to produce our fantastic website! His communication and suggestions throughout were extremely helpful. We would definitely use him again and would not hesitate to recommend his services.

Kate Warwick
Director, PR Savvy Ltd

Nigel’s work on our website was exemplary; from his design and construction ideas, to bearing with us whilst we took time to be sure about our decisions. He has a very thoughtful approach and was always practical. I loved the online lightbox, where we swapped ideas and the site began to come to life for me. Nigel was instrumental not just in creating a new website, but in developing the online personality of the company and we are delighted with the results!

Kristin Syltevik
Founder/Director; Fjord Interiors

Nigel is incredibly professional and a joy to work with - both his client handling and his creative work is superb.

Marrion Brown
Company Director; Derma Clinics

Common Sense Design keeps their clients informed every step of the way, with an easy to read project plan! The communication was excellent throughout the build of my website, which contributed to an excellent outcome! I would highly recommend them to any corporate organisation or small business.

Mairead Turner
Director and Chief Executive; South East Dance

We wanted a website that creatively expressed who we are and what we do; it has been a brilliant experience to see such a positive, clear, artistic reflection of ourselves that is easy for our users to navigate. It is the face lift we all dreamed of without the pain!

Simon Napper
IT Manager; PPL Sport

Nigel was brought into the project to provide us with a fresh insight and some new ideas as to how we could update our old website into one that could compete with our rivals.

This proved to be a wise choice as not only was Nigel's pricing structure competitive with others, but his ability to quickly come to terms with what our website was trying to achieve and where we wanted to go with it, made it feel like we were working with someone who had been familiar with our business for many months rather than days.

Jessica Phelps
Senior Project Manager; Interactive Bureau

Nigel's work can be summed up in one word: exceptional.

He possesses a high level of creative talent, but also is very commercially astute. Nigel handles pressure and multiple priorities with ease - a gift of especially high value within the New Media industry. His easygoing nature coupled with his business and professional skills make him an absolute joy to work with and have around and I recommend him without any reservation.

Mark Walker
Sussex Community Internet Project (SCIP)

What impressed me most about Nigel's work for the Brighton & Hove Virtual Festival was the quality of what he did, the speed at which he did it and the good humour which he managed to maintain. The website he designed and the corporate materials we prepared together were based on his grasp of a less than fully-formed brief. He established clarity of function and design which presented a far more coherent whole than he first encountered. To me this speaks volumes about his communication skills, as well as his graphic design abilities.

Emmilynne Berkeley
Managing Director; Delphic Consulting

Delphic Consulting was privileged to work with Nigel Gordijk's Common Sense Design to facilitate the branding, design, technical work, launch and maintenance of its business-to-business site.

Nigel's can-do attitude, professionalism and flexibility fit in perfectly with the mission of Delphic and we hope that Nigel and his team will be as much a part of Delphic moving forward as he has been in the embryonic stages.

Stephen Miller-Jones
Information Systems Manager; Sabre Telecommunications

The work Nigel did was excellent and I have no problem recommending him to anyone! It was a pleasure working on the project with a designer who knows his stuff and appreciates the project management side as well.

The work carried out by Nigel for Sabre exceeded expectations. Utterly professional at all times, Nigel consistently produced high-quality graphic design work. Work was delivered on time meeting our schedule and budget requirements, and he produced designs that we are very happy with.

David Curless
Design Director; Interactive Bureau

The breadth of experience he can draw on makes Nigel an invaluable member of any team. He commands high skill levels in all the major software applications and has proved enthusiastic in learning about all the latest developments in online applications. He works quickly and intelligently on any brief, bringing thoughtful extra contributions to bear on it. His maturity enables him to take full control of any project and the confidence to present ideas and concepts to the client.