Creative Married Logic.
PYFO was founded in 2005 by Natalie Christensen, a graduate of the Vancouver Film School. Brent Christensen, Natalie’s husband, committed to PYFO full-time in 2008 after devoting his evenings and weekends to the business before that.
It turns out they work well together.
This is who we are:
{ Natalie }
Creative. Graphic Design. Flash.
“I feel very lucky to do what I do…I enjoy doing graphic design for many reasons. I love seeing web and design trends develop and change over time. I love combining colors and styles to see how they change the mood of a design, but mainly I love connecting with awesome folks who are passionate about what they offer.
Helping to represent them via design is a huge honor.”
{ Brent }
Logic. Programming. Project Planning.
“What I love about this business is the feeling that my talents are being fully realized. I have always had the ability to drill down to the smallest detail of something while simultaneously understanding how it fits within the big picture. Knowing the individual functions of tens of thousands of lines of code and making them all dance together is almost intoxicating for my meticulous perfectionism. I also love working with people to create things.
I know this will sound cheesy but the best thing is that I get to work with my wonderful wife Natalie. Even after endless days together developing a project, the first thing we want to do when (or if) we get some free time, is spend it with each other. Because people always notice her great designs first, I often joke that I’m merely riding her coattails.
* Although Brent is still in the office, he is not working for Pyfo as much as as he is currently working as a Developer for Events Management WordPress Plugin company Event Espresso
{ Lijah }
Our nearly 8 year old son Lijah is our inspiration and muse, for sure. He helps us look at things in full color. He gets us out into the daylight on a regular basis. He makes us appreciate Lego, Minecraft, blueberry banana milkshakes and an awesome running man. He shows us how you can put the word “ever” and “never” into a sentence many more times than we ever, never, ever, ever, ever, NEVER, EVER would have thought possible.
« Sometimes he even helps us work.
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“Thanks so much for listening to what I wanted and then putting it into a visual web site that represents my business.”
Dorothy, Pender Island Bakery
“Thank you so much, Dear Natalie! My web site has class and style and so much more personality then the average stuff out there. I get a lot of positive feed back from my guests. Your patience, flexibility and ability to understand and transpose my requests made the project worthwhile and fun. You did a wonderful job and I will definitely recommend you to potential customers.
Best wishes and good luck in the future. You should do well…”
Pierre Delacote – Chef/Owner, Pistougrill
“The Chamber of Commerce is delighted with it’s new refreshing look, with it’s natural wood and water concept. The ease in updating and editing the database on our own has been a remarkable benefit for us. Thank you.”
Alma – Pender Island Chamber of Commerce
“Thank you Natalie and Brent for the fantastic job you did in creating our new website. Your ability to transform our vague ideas and some boring content into a cool site is a testament to both your communication and web design skills. We enjoyed your friendly and professional demeanor throughout and could not have asked for more after seeing the finished product!
We would highly recommend the Pyfo Web Design and Development team!!”
Mike McKinnon – Medallion Healthy Homes
“Dear Natalie and Brent, I just wanted you to know, that I have had very positive feed back on the new web site, and I think it look great. Thanks so much for listening to what I wanted and then putting it into a visual web site that represents my business. You both did a great job, and I am pleased to spread the word”
Dorothy Murdoch - Pender Island Bakery
“Natalie has been a wonderful addition to our New Media team. She is a talented designer who follows direction and is able to produce excellent work in a relatively short period of time.”
Ravi – The Knowledge Network
“Natalie made “creating my website” a wonderful experience.
She is inspiring, inventive and an extremely supportive and generous spirit. Pleasure to work with. Thanks again.”
- Sonia Doubell
“I am constantly appreciative with Natalie’s dedication to my webpage. She produced the website I dreamed of and was an absolute joy to work with.”
Jaime – Sublime Design
“We have had many very positive comments about our new web-site. Thanks again for doing such a great job for us.”
Doug & Leslie – Blue Vista Resort and Sea Kayaking
“I approached Natalie with a very specific design concept in mind for my
site, and was thrilled to quickly find out that even with the
geographical distance between us and not being able to meet with her in
person, she was able to create an incredible site that far exceeded both
my visions and expectations. Natalie has been wonderfully supportive,
creative, prompt, and dedicated. I haven’t stopped getting compliments
on my site since the first day it hit the web… Thank-you for making
this a fantastic experience Natalie!”
Elise – Pawsitively Dogs Inc.
“Working with Natalie has been a pleasure. She combines an imaginative
eye with a sense of responsibility and dedication to her work.
Visitors to my website have commented that the site is original,
creative and most attractive. I would highly recommend her.”
Julie Roper – Morning Moon: The Oceanfront Guest-suite on Pender Island
“As a ludite, anything to do with computers for me is intimidating. Natalie in partnership with Brent made my website happen with such ease, really hearing what I needed and creating for me everything I wanted with such care and respect.It is an on-going relationship and I see now that this is their art. I totally trust their work.”
-Corre Alice
“Everything looks great and I feel pretty comfortable with managing it per your instructions. So great to be able to refer great people such as yourself! ”
-Denise Milford
“I cannot thank you enough for the amazing job you did developing my web site, brochure and business cards. First of all, you were most accommodating by taking all the great photographs (you have such a good eye for just the right shot). Second, you had a wonderful sense of the atmosphere of my home and were able to translate that into the ambiance of the web site and brochure. Your choice of photos, colours, borders and decorative touches all added immeasurably to the feel of the finished product. A number of people have commented on your spectacular web design. I know that people who log onto the site will have a good sense of what it will be like to visit my home, thanks to your sensitivity and creativity. As well, I will be proud to distribute my brochures and business cards as they are an excellent reflection of the sense of Sage Cottage.”
Jan – Sage on Mayne Bed and Breakfast
“Natalie took our design concept and made it a reality. She delivered a clean professional looking site within the tight timeframe that we set out.”
Eric – Apphive
I just wanted to let you know how many people have been raving about the site you designed for us. One person even said she could smell the west coast. Anyway I just wanted to let you know that people think it’s really gorgeous. Thanks so much!
Posteslisa Press
Thanks for all the work! You have not only saved me a whack of time, but have created a spectacular design.
Dave Jarvis, White Magic Software,
Victoria, BC
Dear Natalie,
Thank you so much for creating such a perfect logo for my company. Working with you was such a joy. You made the whole process easy and fun. I felt like you were really listening to what I wanted and fully understood me and what my company was about.
You seem to have a knack for producing exactly what I was looking for, even when I had trouble finding the exact words to describe it! You went well above what you had to in the areas of customer service, quality and value. You are awesome!
I look forward to working with you again!
Warmest wishes,
Georgee Low
CEO Decide Your Life Coaching & Development
Hi Natalie,
Pacific Peoples’ Partnership is delighted with our climate action website
and book design. You folks have been great to work with. I’m already
referring others to Pyfo Design and look forward to working with you both
again someday soon!
A heartfelt thanks from all of us
Glenn