Acketon is a small web and media studio located outside Hammond Louisiana. Acketon is the online identity of freelance designer Dakota Chichester, an art student at Southeastern Louisiana University, and experienced web designer.

I have been designing for the web since the late nineties while in high school and have brought dozens of sites online. Now, in my early twenties, after having moved to Louisiana from New York, I am attending college to further improve my skills and network with local colleagues and clients.

My most important obligation is to the customer. My design philosophy here is that "Looks Do Count." Anybody that studies programming from any book or manual can program a site, but few people are talented enough to design a site that looks professional, is easy to navigate, is well laid out and is appealing to the customer...

I approach my projects from the design angle first, I create a basic layout, usually based on a color scheme that matches an existing logo, or if they don't have one, I create one that has colors that go well together, are pleasing on the eye, and easy to read. Shocking Pink text on a blue background is not easy to read, or professional looking for most sites. You wouldn't have a gaudy looking storefront in the real world, why have it on the internet. Your webpage needs to present a professional, organized, well planned and maintained business. We keep this in mind throughout the design process.

While I am primarily a designer, I can integrate advanced programmed web applications such as storefronts, blogs, content management systems and more. For situations that need more extensive programming I have several excellent partners that I work with to meet the goals of a project.

We work with clients around the country via the internet, but we really enjoy developing relationships with local Louisiana businesses on the Northshore and in the New Orleans - Baton Rouge area.