About Us

ShermanVision has been serving small business owners, entrepreneurs and corporate clients since 1995.

We provide a wide range of services centered around your small business marketing and online needs.

Who is Paul Sherman?

Defying those that considered the Internet a “fad,” and succeeding the dot-com bubble, Paul has been designing and building websites professionally since 1995.

Paul launched his career selling web services door-to-door to small businesses. His first big assignment was with a large advertising firm where he led the visual design of websites for corporate giants such as Mobil Oil, Washington Redskins and DeWalt Tools. In 2001 he was brought on with Nextel Communications to lead the implementation of their new corporate website design. In 2003 he was hired by the Department of Veterans Affairs to support the user-interface development of a $50M online health service. Before becoming self-employed, he was on assignment for six years with the Department of Defense as the lead designer for the department website. Now, Paul primarily supports graphic designers, small marketing agencies and small business just like your own.

While maintaining his career, Paul graduated summa cum laude, earning a Bachelor of Fine Art degree in digital art and animation. In his spare time, he likes tinkering with electronics, creating digital art and building scale models.

Surfing the webverse

What makes us different?

25+ years in business

ShermanVision applied for a business license in January of 1995. Mind you, we didn’t become an overnight sensation. It actually took about 20 years to gain the confidence and client-base to go full-time. During that time, however, we gained tremendous experience as a contract employee in a wide variety of environments, working with many different clients. We are now doing custom web design in Richmond, Virginia with clients all over the galaxy.

The founder of ShermanVision had the opportunity to work for many types of businesses as well as a variety of clients. Paul was employed by and contracted with federal agencies for many years. He developed sites for associations and marketing agencies. Now, his focus is bringing all that experience to small business owners just like you.

Paul has a Bachelor of Fine Art degree in digital art and animation. In his spare time he likes to do 3D animation. The web is a very technical environment and demands technical skill as much as creative. Before WordPress and other now freely available tools, Paul was up late nights creating his own content management systems – from raw code. One of them is still in use today!

ShermanVision is not a big corporation. We’re barely a boutique. Actually it’s just one person – who can spend lots of time making sure your requirements are met.

Awards & Recognition

  • Paul received his Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from George Mason University in 2007, graduating summa cum laude.

    xBachelor of Fine Arts

    May 15, 2007

  • Paul received this commendation in 2009 from the Office of the Secretary of Defense for his work on the Wounded Warrior website.

    xCommendation from the Office of the Secretary of Defense

    January 15, 2009

  • Paul received this commendation for his work on the Joint Chiefs of Staff website.

    xCommendation from the Office of Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff

    July 24, 2011

  • Paul received this commendation as a contractor of the Department of Defense for work on the Feds Feed Families campaign in 2011.

    xCommendation from the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense

    November 23, 2011

Testimonials

I’ve been smiling all week, ear to ear, every time I look at my new website! I’m so proud to send people to it. Thank you again for helping me to do in just a couple weeks what I have been stressing over doing myself for the last 2 years. 🙂

Shelly Rose, Client, Pure Roots Nutrition, August 2016

It’s been so great working with you… I don’t know what we would have done without you during the redesign…and of course, ever since!

Julie Lele, Supervisor, Nextel, August 2003

I’m continually amazed by how quickly you work.

Sue Keith, Client, Ceres Talent, July 2020

Paul’s creative graphic design and his web development expertise made the Visual Mining web site overhaul both a visual delight and a technical piece of cake. He responded quickly and professionally to input for changes, and made excellent recommendations for navigation and usability. Paul is a gifted designer – I recommend him without reservation.

Lezlie Ramsey, Client, Visual Mining, March 2006

Paul is remarkably talented and adept at maintaining an eye for detail and business needs while being on the cutting edge. His innovation, attention to detail and productivity are all top notch.

Aiden Barr, Supervisor, U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs, November 2007

This looks so beautiful I could cry. I LOVE all the liberties you took… little dynamic things that brought the design to a new level.

Emily Christenson, Client, Paint Box Creative, August 2017

Only a couple of short weeks ago, we were not even close to going live. Thank you for turning that around and working with us as we tried several approaches on how to treat content! And, just in time for the meeting with the CEO.

Josette Oder Moynihan, Client, Modzy, July 2020

Working with you Paul was an unknown world for me. I had no idea what developing a website was all about. But, you were able to listen to my heart and design a site that was more than my words could convey. The site is more moving, powerful and meaningful than I could have pictured. You took my words and photos and created an image that is more glorious for our Lord, than I could have expected.

Claudia Koenig, Client, SoulSaviour.org, July 2018

Paul is a skilled designer and web developer who painstakingly crafts all he produces. He applies phenomenal skill, agility, and diligence to create nearly perfect products within very short timeframes. Paul’s strict attention to detail and ever-growing editorial judgment contribute greatly to our products’ quality and our team’s overall success.

Linda Kozaryn, Supervisor, U.S. Department of Defense, January 2011

Case Studies

William Koenig

White House correspondent, William Koenig, needed a modern solution for his news service and subscription- based commentary.

xWilliam Koenig – News Commentator

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Chris Whytal

A friend and fellow Web designer, we partner with Chris for technical consulting, developing jQuery animation, interactivity, site templates and CMS implementation.

xChris Whytal – Graphic Designer

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Cindi Lewis

Even on the tightest budget, ShermanVision never reserves quality. Cindi needed a place online to display her artwork that would transparently reflect her own creative style.

xCindi Lewis – Artist

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Circle.com

One of Paul’s first big assignments was with Circle.com, a corporate web design firm. Brought on early in his career, he quickly proved to be a skilled and creative asset to the team.

xCircle.com

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Julie Lele

Julie has been a client of ShermanVision since 2001 - first as a supervisor in a contract role, and then as a direct client for four unique startups.

xJulie Lele – Entrepreneur

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Mark Judson

Mark continually relies on ShermanVision to produce appealing and professional designs for his branding and web-based products.

xMark Judson – Entrepreneur

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