I've always been leery about giving license to people who create. After speaking with Brett and…read moredeveloping a rapport in the interim, that hesitation regarding creating a great graphic for my salvage/antiques business , dissipated. When he was finished with what was my very first logo design, I couldn't have been more elated with the outcome. It was as if he actually listened and fathomed ( a rather all too vacant quality these days ) all of the cues we spoke about and he brought them to "life" . I could not ask for a better ambassador in creativity and ideas come fruition. And with the next ideas rattling around in my head , I am positive he will once again hit a home run.

From the owner: With nearly 30 years of experience we are highly capable of executing both your online and print…read moreneeds. We excel at shaping projects from concept to completion and constantly strive to explore new technologies, tools, and techniques to create fresh and exciting solutions for clients of all industries and backgrounds. Our work reflects the energy and enthusiasm we have for the creative process and can turn any idea into a marketable product, brand, or campaign. We are eager to solve those tough design problems, create beautiful products, and work on brand management solutions. We are always looking for an out of the box solution while relying on many years of experience in real world production to ensure the end results are not only outstanding but exactly what is expected. There is nothing design related that we cannot do.

Nakata Consulting is an essential piece of my business life!!…read more But for the rest of this review let's just be on a first name basis and talk about Joe. I would have probably given up the whole self employed business long ago if not for Joe. I found Joe through some other colleagues in the Boston photography network years ago. I'll admit I was more than clueless about how to keep my bookkeeping organized and he took me under his wing, took the chaos and made sense of it all. Now I do most of the bookkeeping on my own and he gives it a look once a month to make sure I'm on track. In a "teach a man to fish...." sort of a way. Monthly, quarterly and annual taxes are a breeze now and I can confidently make business purchases and know the overall health of the business. If you're a small business (he has a keen knowledge of the photography business - take a look at his client list!! http://www.nakataconsulting.org/links.php ), but also for restaurants, etc... He'll do your sales taxes, bookkeeping, consulting and all at reasonable rates. I've referred him to friends (non-business owners) as well and he'll definitely take care of you. So walk right past H&R Block and call Joe!

Joe is not only a wonderful and kind person but is amazing at what he does! Whether you need…read moresomeone just for tax time or a year round consultant, he can do it all. He is quick, efficient, and has tremendous communication. A must hire!

Everyone else may have had an amazing experience with this designer, but I was put off by the very…read morefirst phone call with Galina. Told her how the last person I went with screwed me over and stole my money and after that I could not get a word in edgewise. I hadn't even told her the full story of what happened and she kept telling me what I should have done, designs that person owes me, how I should get back in touch with that person so that they could give me the partial work they did so I could give it to her, etc. I'm an attorney so I obviously know what I was supposed to do in that situation and what that person owes me. And honestly, none of that is her business but I was conveying what happened to me so she knew what situation I was in and that I needed some reliable. However, she missed that point completely and bogarted the conversation. When I was allowed to speak and partially state what work I wanted done, I was never allowed to get my full idea out before she cut me off and told me what was and wasn't possible and what I should be doing instead. I was glad when the phone call was done and agreed for her to send me a quote via email, which I honestly didn't even open. If that how she was on the very first phone call, I knew the rest of the process would be a nightmare. Definitely not worth it. Found someone else on Thumbtack and couldn't be happier.

We had Galina draw up plans for a lake house we are going to build. She was wonderful to work with…read moreand gave us very good suggestions as to what would and would not work. What would cost more if you wanted to have special features. You will have a wonderful experience if you have Galina as your architect!