I'm Don Byrom, founder of First State Design. I got my start in graphic design, and over the past 20 years I've worked across print, web design, and development for all kinds of businesses. After years of agency work, I learned what I enjoy most is working directly with local Delaware businesses—helping them solve real problems and creating design work that feels thoughtful, polished, and built to last.
We hired Don to develop our website. His experience made the project easy. The project was broken down into stages. He didn't overwhelm us with decisions. His suggestions and recommendations were thoughtful and respectful of our goals, needs, budget, and time. He doesn't push for features you don't want or need. He listens and is responsive. He is willing to answer questions and is willing to step in with technical assistance. The end product is a site we are very happy with and completely suits our needs.
We also consulted with Don for office signage design. He made the process easy since he knew our style and had helped to develop our brand. Again, the results were fantastic. The signage design complements our website design, which enhances our brand.
Don truly partners with you. He is always professional and a super nice person to work with.
Annette Garofalo
Isaacs and Associates
Don developed our website approximately 2 years ago. He worked closely with our SEO advisor to create a site that now has top rankings on Google search. He is an absolute pleasure to work with. He's creative, pays great attention to detail, and responds quickly to all of our requests. He continues to provide monthly management services for our business, which includes monitoring the site for problems and making changes to monthly specials and copy as needed. I have and will continue to highly recommend him to family and friends for any web design projects in the future.
Michele Zimmerman
Renew Laser & Aesthetic Medicine
I had the pleasure of working with Don, and he was absolutely fantastic! He was super professional, easily accessible, and responded quickly to any questions or requests. He brought our vision to life exactly as we wanted, and his work exceeded expectations. Highly recommend working with Don if you get the chance!
Sim Kaur
Elite PT
Don built my website from the ground up. He not only gave me everything I asked for in the website, he also gave me suggestions that made my website more functional and user friendly. I have seen a significant increase in my business and traffic to my site. I highly recommend Don!
Jennie Capps
Private Probation Services
Working with Don was a fantastic experience. He built my website from the ground up, gave my logo a fresh new look, and continues to keep my site updated. His communication throughout the consulting process was clear, timely, and professional. I really appreciated his end-to-end support—from initial concept to ongoing maintenance. I always felt like I was in good hands.
David Houtz
Houtz CPA
Before we make a plan, I’ll take time to understand your business, your audience, and the challenges you’re facing with your current website or design. From there, I’ll chart a thoughtful path to move forward—designed, built, and supported in-house.