Testimonials

Find out what customers have said about Dark Flare Design

…financially it definitely makes an impact on the business, we're receiving conversions from people we'd never have been able to reach, all the way through Ayrshire and beyond.

I'd definitely recommend Iain to anybody.

Tony Dingwall Co-Founder & Personal Trainer, Underground Fitness

Iain helped the club create a modern Online Club Shop. We've already hit 50% of our previous annual online sales within the first 10 weeks of launching. His time, patience with training and availability to answer queries has been invaluable.

Martin Tocker Commercial Manager, Ayr United Football Club

Dark Flare did a tremendous job on our website and on our re-branding.

Iain was a pleasure to deal with making everything clear and easy to understand and we still get compliments daily on our website and packaging.

We have seen an immediate increase in sales because of his work and our turnover continues to increase.

Christine Sadler Owner, Christine Sadler Unforgettable Jewellery

Iain is a pleasure to deal with, always available, fairly priced, and very professional. Highly recommended. His work is spot on, and he is always on hand for any amendments required!

Scott McCulloch Co-Founder, The Vegan Kind

Dark Flare Design – what a find!

After several disappointments with other web designers who said: "Yes, we can do that" and then did what they wanted, Dark Flare Design was a joy to work with – and he did work WITH me.

Finally, here was someone who took the time to look at my many and varied doodles, read my emails, download my pictures and listen to my rambling ideas…but the thing that set Dark Flare Design apart was that he made an effort to understand what I wanted and what I didn't want, offered guidance and suggestions and then translated it into the website I had imagined.
Thanks Iain!

Carol Brown Owner, Cazbro Coaching

Very impressed with the service provided by Iain all the way through the process. Communication was second to none and I found it easy working with Iain to produce a website and new logo which shows off my work to it best potential. 5 stars all the way even from the other end of the country!

Kelly Repton Owner, Handmade by Kelly

Iain Fergus is a designer who delivers on time, and can be relied upon to create a design which is on brief and original.

Iain's approach is flexible and friendly, which is a must for anyone working on creative design. With an ability to understand and realise design concepts, I highly recommend Iain Fergus at Dark Flare Design.

Inga McVicar Owner, McVicar Marketing

Absolutely fantastic work by Iain - he took my ideas and design and not only implemented them perfectly but made suggestions along the way so what I ended up with was even better than I had planned for. Highly recommended - Iain is friendly, patient, considerate and skilled in what he does. Thank you, I will be using Dark Flare Design again in the future!

Claire Ross Owner, Crafty Creatives

Thanks to Iain, promoting my business has been straight forward and enjoyable. He designs my website, business cards and leaflets just the way I want them to be.

What stands out to me the most about Iain's work is that he makes everything so easy for me; he listens to all of my ideas and makes them a reality. I have worked with Iain a number of times and will definitely continue to do so.

Lisa Bartley Music Tutor, Lisa Bartley Music Tutor

Dark Flare Design have created a professional, attractive and effective website for my company. From the initial engagement and design through to on-going support their customer service has been exceptional: friendly, fast and efficient. I would not hesitate to recommend Dark Flare Design for your business or organisation's website needs.

Emma Roberts Owner, The Lavender Cake Company

With my minimal knowledge of web design, Iain has been a great help to me. I'm delighted with my website!

Janet MacLeod Owner, Orsay Oban

Great service from start to finish, came up with some great ideas and nailed my flyer on first draft which I was greatly surprised about, looking forward to working again with Iain on my next project.

William Parker Owner, Spraytech

I have been using Iain's website, graphics marketing and design service for several years now and have been delighted with the end product every time. I have had 3 websites for 3 businesses, countless business cards designed, leaflets and banners designed and without exception Iain has delivered a considered, informed, prompt, professional and economical service. Iain has become an essential part of our team and as our company grows so will our working relationship with Dark Flare Design.

Liz Fortune (2015) Owner, The Smithy

STOP!!!! Look no further, Iain at Dark Flare Design is what you have been looking for. Iain has taken our ideas and ambition and created a hugely satisfying new website as well as creating other artworks required for our company.

Since our new website launched 6 months ago our enquiries and sales have doubled. Iain is a real breath of fresh air and is very down to earth with patience and professionalism to listen to what you want then produce the exact end result.

We will continue to work with Iain in the future and can't recommend him highly enough.

Aaron Catterick Sales Director, David Ogilvie Engineering Ltd

If you want a professional job absolutely stress free then look no further than Dark Flare Design. Iain is such an easy person to work with and nothing seems to be a problem for him. Check out my website and you will see what I mean. Can't thank Iain enough for a job well done.

John McGeechan Artist, John McGeechan Art

Iain Fergus is nice and easy to deal with, makes the whole process so easy. The end product is exactly how I imagined it, highly recommended !!

John Blair Owner, John Blair Plumbing & Bathrooms

Since 2014 Iain has provided all my website requirements including designing and delivering our site plus any updates and adjustments needed as we expand. Always responsive reliable and good value I cannot speak highly enough of his services.

Stephen Heath Executive Director, Clarity in Communication

We have worked with Iain at Dark Flare Design for years now. He has created a new bright and very welcoming, easy to use website. Along with all our rebranding from brochures to our admin paperwork. The service is always amazing! We will continue to use his excellent services for years to come.

Katrina Catterick Marketing Manager, David Ogilvie Engineering

Have used Iain for years now and service is always fantastic. We have had a logo, website and design work created to suit or business needs. Every time we need anything done, Iain is very good at finding out what we need and the best way to do it. The work always looks great and is always delivered to an exceptionally high standard. Thank you again.

Kara Dingwall Co-Founder, Underground Fitness

Iain has helped me with my website, providing guidance of how it should look to the more technical aspects of SEO and other issues which impact performance - Iain's written report was excellent - full and detailed with a layman's expression used - and we spoke through the adjustments by video which was convenient and user friendly - I'd happily refer Iain to my best client - he is a good, honest bloke who looks after his clients well. Get him involved. Guy

Guy Hinks Photographer, Guy Hinks Photography

Pleasure to work with. Dark Flare Design have created a number of company websites for me which have been tailored to my specific needs. Ongoing support is great also.

Anita Johnstone Director, Brookland Nursery

Would highly recommend Dark Flare Design. Iain offers very good service and communication during design and set up and also afterwards. We use Iain for a few different businesses. Highly recommend 👌

Amar Poddar Director, Calderglen House

Amazing service! Attention to detail, creative, reliable and simply the best!

Heather Rennie Co-Founder, Rennie Dance Academy

Brilliant, easy to work with, great ideas, great end result! Very happy to recommend.

Laura Clow Secretary, IES

Very customer focused and prompt service. Iain is a fabulous designer, always very current with his finger on the pulse on what’s trending in marketing. I’ve had websites, business cards, menus and signage done now and I wouldn’t go anywhere else!

Liz Fortune (2023) Owner, The Smithy

I've been fortunate to work with Iain of Dark Flare Design on a highly complex and detailed website build for an accountancy firm. Iain took care of the planning, implementation and launch. He built in extra security measures and supplied maintenance support. Iain always adds value, expert advice, goes above and beyond every time. I also recommended him to build a solicitors website and they were delighted with how easy the whole process was and very pleased with their website too.

Sarah Shannon Marketing Professional,

Recommend highly Iain Fergus @ Dark Flare - he is a creative + practical web creator

LA Hackett Owner, Fort Press Ayr

After starting my own business as a HR Consultant earlier this year, I approached Iain at Dark Flare Design to help me set up my first website.

From the offset Iain was attentive and took the time to understand my exact requirements before the project kicked off. He took me through the various options that were available to me in terms of creating a website and helped me choose one that was best suited to my needs. After providing Iain with the written content for the website my only request was that it reflected the colourings of my logo and branding that I had already chosen.

Iain kept me fully updated whilst he was creating the website for me, as well as providing visibility of draft versions of the site along the way. Iain’s initial design of the site was fantastic and the only changes that I requested throughout were edits to my own written content, and throughout the design process Iain was more than happy to make any changes requested.

When complete, I was delighted with how the website looked, and I feel very proud that this is potentially the first area of my business that any new potential client will see. I look forward to working with Iain again in the future when the times comes that I may have to expand and enhance my website as my business continues to grow, and I would not hesitate to recommend Iain to anyone who is looking for a talented and professional website developer.

Steven Allan Owner, Concept HR Solutions

Thank you Iain for your excellent representation of WOSPS on our revamped website. You brought our values, vision and passion for our work to life. Your attention to detail, creativity is there for all to see.

When we met to discuss our needs and ideas, you listened without telling us what to think and spent the time asking questions that made us believe that nothing is impossible. When we saw your first draft completed within the allocated time we were more than impressed. There were hurdles along the way but your tenacity, problem solving abilities everything from design to final outcome was 100% perfect.

Thus far we have received favourable comments from all those who have viewed our website and we commend you to them.

Once again THANK YOU.

Ron & Dora Withers Wosps

Iain designed my website and I was over the moon with the first class service he provided

William Parker Owner, Spraytech Scotland

This is a genuine five star review - I am not going to make it all gushy - if you want to work with an industry expereinced graphic designer who delivers first class service every time then this is the company for you.

Why? Excellent Communication - Fabulous Effective Design - Industry Experienced - Insanely Knowledgeable on the World Wide Web!!