About Milk Parlor
Many wildly talented creators, makers, and doers make do with a website they aren’t proud of.
I’m on a mission to change that by creating beautiful, strategic sites that befit your vision and help your business keep on blooming.
I want to build you a website that shines with your talent, makes you proud, and gets you those well-earned leads and conversions.
You’ve built something real and beautiful. Your reputation is awesome. Your inbox is beginning to creak with inquiries. Your phone is buzzing. People want to work with you. They want what you have to offer.
But you’re not excited to share your website with them, or don’t want to tell them you don’t have one. . .yet. This is no longer an inconvenience — it feels like it’s limiting your growth.
Perhaps your Business Goldfish needs a new bowl.
Nice to meet you. I’m Julie.
Website Designer, Brand Strategist, & Humanist Super-Virgo
For nearly a decade, I worked in branding and marketing departments for small creative businesses, helping makers and artists grow audiences, launch products, and build beautiful, values-driven brands. Since then, I've had the pleasure of designing websites for talented creatives who'd outgrown their websites. They have services to sell, case studies to showcase, resources to share, and even courses in the works. Their businesses have expanded, and they need a centralized, digital home for all of their offerings.
I combine design, brand strategy, and copywriting to create sites that do the heavy lifting without the creative burnout, DIY overwhelm, or decision fatigue that too often comes with a redesign.
When not in front of my laptop, you’ll find me knitting while listening to a fantastical audiobook, exploring Lake Michigan’s shore with my partner and husky-mutt mix, or trying not to tip over on our tandem bike.
Your website shouldn’t be all glitter, no gold.
Let me show you how I build websites that showcase your vision and purpose, all while using proven brand strategies that won’t sacrifice your values.
Strategy-Design Integration
I carefully embed strategy AND design into every layout decision, every section, every “Call to Action,” every visual hierarchy choice. Nothing gets lost in translation because there's no translation happening. . . unless you include the times I talk it out with my dog.
Your well-being matters to me
You’re busy. Your time is valuable. I use a process that's structured enough to be comfortable but flexible enough to accommodate the realities of keeping a business rolling while your website is under construction. Custom, asynchronous guides, clear construction phases, and approachable deadlines make working with me hustle-free.
Organization is my secret sauce
I am a web designer by trade, Virgo by nature. Planning and organization are my superpowers. I use client-tested templates, guides, modern organizational software, and standardized scheduling to make the process clear, comfortable, and efficient.
Want to work together?
Love it. Me, too.
Let’s build you a website that makes you proud—and yes—gets you those sweet, sweet leads and conversions.