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Web & graphic design studio — Dayton, Ohio

Identity, forged by hand.

Forge 937 shapes logos, profile pictures, and fully customizable websites for people and businesses who want to look as serious as they are. Raw idea in — finished, polished identity out.

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★ Featured buildSee the Jewell Art site, built by Forge 937 and live now
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  • 937Dayton, Ohio

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Logos & marks

The Jewell Art lion comes first. The six marks that follow are studio samples or concepts, not client work.

Jewell Art crowned lion and JEWELL ART wordmark for Tattoos by Bryan Jewell
Jewell Art · Client work

Jewell Art wordmark

Deboard Digital studio sample logo
Studio sample or concept · Not client work

Deboard Digital

Iron Orbit studio sample logo
Studio sample or concept · Not client work

Iron Orbit

Flightline studio sample logo
Studio sample or concept · Not client work

Flightline

Gem City Builds studio sample logo
Studio sample or concept · Not client work

Gem City Builds

Black Anvil studio sample logo
Studio sample or concept · Not client work

Black Anvil

Redline 937 studio sample logo
Studio sample or concept · Not client work

Redline 937

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Profile pictures

A recognizable profile, from the real Jewell Art monogram to clearly labeled studio concepts.

Circular gold JA monogram for Jewell Art
Jewell Art · Client work

The JA profile mark

Sample low-poly fox mascot avatar
Studio sample or concept · Not client work

Low-poly mascot

Sample helmet avatar reflecting an orange sunset
Studio sample or concept · Not client work

Sunset visor

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Custom websites

Explore the live Jewell Art build, then a few clearly labeled layout concepts.

Jewell Art live website for Tattoos by Bryan JewellFeatured live build · Jewell Art

Tattoos by Bryan Jewell

A custom tattoo and art website with themed entry, galleries and a booking form. Built by Forge 937.

Visit Jewell Art ↗

Studio website concepts

These are samples, not client sites.

Sample business website on a laptop and phone
Studio sample or concept · Not client work

Business site, every screen

Sample personal portfolio website layout
Studio sample or concept · Not client work

Personal site layout

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Personal & business

Two starting points. One hand-built approach. Explore what your site could do.

01 · Personal

A site that feels like you.

For creators, artists and individuals who need a distinctive place online.

  • Portfolios and artist pages
  • Link-in-bio hubs and résumés
  • Personal projects and events
Discuss a personal site
02 · Business

Built around your business.

Explain what you do, show your work and make it easy for customers to reach you.

  • Service and storefront information
  • Work showcases and galleries
  • Contact and inquiry flows
Discuss a business site

These are service options, not invented client projects. Every build is shaped around your content and goals.

Live site 00 — Featured build

Built by Forge 937: Jewell Art.

A full custom website for Jewell Art, Tattoos by Bryan Jewell in Springboro, Ohio. It has a cinematic enter intro, signature-piece showcase, filterable tattoo and art galleries, a booking form and much more, all designed and built from scratch. This is what Forge 937 can build for you.

Full-page screenshot of the Jewell Art website scrolling: logo hero, signature tattoo pieces, tattoo gallery and drawings gallery Built by Forge 937
Jewell Art site intro screen with themed doors and a Tap to Enter buttonForge 937
01 Custom themed enter intro, with sound
Jewell Art drawings and flash gallery gridForge 937
02 Filterable tattoo & art galleries
Jewell Art site on a phone showing the drawings sectionForge 937
03 Mobile-first, every section
  • Themed enter intro
  • Logo-led hero
  • Signature-piece rail
  • Filterable galleries
  • Stencil-to-skin process
  • About & stats
  • Booking form
  • Visit & FAQ
  • Mobile-first
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Logo design✦Profile pictures✦Custom websites✦Brand marks✦Avatars✦Personal sites✦Business sites✦ ✦✦✦✦✦✦✦

01 — Services

Three things. Done right.

Every project is built from scratch around you — your name, your business, your style. No templates passed off as custom.

I

Logos

A mark that holds up everywhere — from a phone screen to a storefront sign. Wordmarks, monograms, emblems, and icon marks shaped around what you actually do.

  • Concept directions to choose from
  • Refinement rounds
  • Files for web, print & social
II

Profile pictures

Stand out in the feed. Illustrated avatars, mascots, and stylized profile art for creators, gamers, streamers, and brands — sized and cropped for every platform.

  • Illustrated or graphic styles
  • Circle-crop ready
  • Matching banner on request
III

Fully customizable websites

Hand-built sites designed around you, not a theme. Fast, mobile-first, and shaped to fit exactly what you need.

Personal

Portfolios, link-in-bio hubs, artist and creator pages, résumés, and event sites that feel like you.

Business

Storefront and service sites that explain what you do, show your work, and make it easy for customers to reach you.

02 — Work & studio samples

Off the anvil.

Jewell Art features a live site built by Forge 937, plus its logo and profile mark. All remaining pieces are labeled studio samples or concepts made to show style and range, not client work.

Jewell Art website hero, a live site built by Forge 937● Live site
Website · Live build

Jewell Art ↗

Full custom site for a Springboro, OH tattoo artist.

Jewell Art circular gold JA profile monogram
Profile picture · Jewell Art

The JA profile mark

A gold monogram on black for Jewell Art.

Sample geometric monogram stamped into a dark copper-edged steel plate
Logo · Sample

Stamped monogram

Geometric mark shown as a debossed metal plate.

Sample low-poly fox mascot profile picture with glowing ember eyes
Profile picture · Sample

Low-poly mascot

Faceted mascot avatar with a copper rim.

Sample dark business website shown on a laptop and phone
Website · Sample

Business site, every screen

Responsive layout concept on desktop and mobile.

Sample brass circular seal logo with monogram
Logo · Sample

Brass seal

Emblem study with circular type.

Sample graphic profile picture of a helmet reflecting an orange sunset
Profile picture · Sample

Sunset visor

Risograph-style graphic avatar.

Sample personal website layout with bold headline
Website · Sample

Personal site layout

Portfolio home page wireframe in brand colors.

Sample bold typographic poster study
Type · Sample

Typographic study

Bold type treatment for brand collateral.

03 — Process

From spark to steel.

  1. 01

    Inquiry

    Send a message with what you need — a logo, a profile picture, a website, or a combo — plus any ideas, colors, or examples you like.

  2. 02

    Direction & concepts

    We lock in the direction together, then I bring you first concepts to react to. Honest feedback welcome.

  3. 03

    Revisions

    We refine the chosen direction until it feels right — type, color, details, and fit.

  4. 04

    Delivery

    You get finished files ready to use. Websites are handed off live and fully customizable — your content, your sections, your look.

04 — About

A one-man forge.

I'm John Deboard, and Forge 937 is my web and graphic design studio in Dayton, Ohio — the 937. I design logos, profile pictures, and custom websites for individuals and businesses.

When you work with Forge 937, you work directly with me from the first message to the final file. No hand-offs, no cookie-cutter templates — just focused design shaped around who you are and what you're building.

  • DirectYou talk to the designer, every step.
  • CustomBuilt from scratch for you.
  • LocalDayton based. Working with anyone, anywhere.

05 — Start a project

Strike while it's hot.

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