My name is HR Hegnauer, and I run a design studio focused on dynamic websites and award-winning books. Over the past 19 years, I’ve designed hundreds of books while also building websites for authors, artists, and organizations. My work sits at the intersection of typography, storytelling, visual design, and digital experiences. I’m especially interested in how a project can move across forms, from print into digital spaces. As a Squarespace Circle Platinum Member, I work extensively with innovative web design strategies, but my approach is always rooted in the specific needs and sensibilities of the person or project at hand.

I also come to this work as a writer and poet. I hold an MFA in Writing & Poetics as well as an MBA in Business, and that combination shapes the way I think about design as both an artistic and communicative practice. Rather than thinking of a travelogue as simply documenting a trip, we’ll explore how design can help translate experience into a compelling visual and narrative form.