The Web Design Company
Columbus, Ohio

Does your website work as hard for your company as you do?

If you’re looking for a web design company in Columbus, Ohio that combines effective visual design and technical strategy to produce proven results, you’re in the right place, and here's why:

We build custom websites.

Our websites are custom-tailored to the client and built from scratch—we don’t use cookie-cutter templates or DIY “website builders”—We. Write. Code. We believe our clients deserve to stand out from their competitors, not look just like them.

We build visible websites.

Almost all web visits in 2026 begin with a Google search or an AI query. If you don't appear in the results, you're invisible—your website might as well be a billboard on the moon. Our websites are built to send the signals used by these searches and queries to flag our clients as relevant and position them favorably in results and recommendations.

Our websites look and perform better.

Good design is the silent seller, and that's where we start. But a visually compelling website also needs a solid technical foundation. With both software development and design backgrounds, we are uniquely qualified to deliver the high-performance websites search engines like—and the beautiful, engaging websites humans like—all in one fell swoop.

We are accessible and responsive.

Your website is a lifeline for your business; when you need help, you shouldn’t have to deal with AI chatbots, garbled on-hold music, or communication problems with overseas tech support. As a Lost Highway Media client, you will always have access to a human being who is able to solve your problem today.

We rate higher for client satisfaction.

But don’t take our word for it: browse our work and our client testimonials. At Lost Highway Media we go the extra mile because there are no traffic jams there. We don’t use hard-sell tactics, we will never share or sell your private information, and we are easy to communicate and work with.


We augment our web strategies with a full range of digital marketing and media services, including SEO, graphic design, photography, videography, audio production, and compelling copywriting. We stay abreast of the ever-changing landscapes of design and technology to keep our clients ahead of the curve.

We are creative. We are technical. We thrive at the convergence of art and tech, and we are genuinely excited about lifting our clients out of the white noise and into the vista. After all, shouldn't your website work as hard for your company as you do?


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"LHM's work is not only visually compelling, but cleverly structured with sharp, intuitive functionality. In the field of aviation where timing and precision matter, it’s a real asset to have someone so quick, dependable, and technically sharp in your corner."

Thierry Huguenin

TSH aviation
Gramling, SC
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"Brian designed our art website and it's been a major step up for us. He also maintains it very efficiently. I've worked with a lot of web designers but Brian is by far the best - top of the line - recommended."

Tom Russell

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Santa Fe, NM
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BEAUTIFUL, & HANDCRAFTED We don't use templates—We. Write. Code.

Our clients have learned from experience to avoid web design companies that proclaim, "We are WordPress experts." Professional websites are handcrafted and custom-tailored to the client. We listen, we learn, and we deliver websites that work as hard for our clients' businesses as they do. And we do it all at a fraction of the cost of our competitors.

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RESPONSIVE & COMPLIANT We follow the standards, you reap the benefits.

Google and other organizations set the technical standards to which modern websites must adhere to gain visibility and relevance. Our clients reap the benefits of those standards, along with proven best practices, to produce secure websites that load fast, work reliably, and look great on all device screens.

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FLEXIBLE & SCALABLE When business grows, shouldn't your website?

You shouldn't have to build a new website at every milestone of business growth. Many of our clients started out with static "calling card" websites that have grown into dynamic, data-driven powerhouses. We start every project on a solid, scalable foundation built to support growth.

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"Brian listened to my needs, built me the best website on the planet, and has since helped with imaginative solutions to keep me at the cutting edge—lightning fast on questions and resolving issues."

Dennis Mills

DFW Home Theater
Pilot Point, TX
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"Our law firm has worked with Brian at LHM for over five years, and the experience has been excellent. He is extremely responsive, delivers outstanding work, and does so at very fair and reasonable costs. It is rare to find someone who combines such technical skill, creativity, and reliability."

Daniel L. Hessel

Golkow Hessel, LLC
Philadelphia, PA
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Lost Highway Media: Columbus Web Design, SEO, and More

Columbus has long been Ohio’s crossroads, growing from a riverside trading post into a capital city that blends historic neighborhoods with a forward-leaning skyline. Brick streets in German Village and the energy of the Short North showcase a culture that celebrates food, festivals, and homegrown art. The city’s spirit is practical and inventive, shaped by universities, state government, and a steady flow of new residents. From startups to research labs to logistics hubs, Columbus keeps widening its lane while staying welcoming and easy to explore. Today the economic outlook is diverse, resilient, and driven by innovation across tech, healthcare, and education. At Lost Highway Media, we are excited about every opportunity to be part of that outlook.

Our aim is to deliver the highest quality web design in Columbus, across Ohio, and throughout the United States, and our clients will tell you we hit the mark. We've designed and developed for the web since it first came to prominence in the mid-1990s. We've been through all of the technological advancements and design trends; we've seen what works and what doesn't. Coming from strong visual design and software engineering backgrounds, we are uniquely positioned to deliver beautiful, modern, responsive, standards-compliant web solutions at a fraction of the cost of our competitors.

We launch websites that are visually compelling, user-friendly, standards-compliant, and scalable. Many of our clients have started out with static "calling card" websites that have grown into dynamic, data-driven powerhouses. We proudly add the websites we build to our own portfolio so potential clients can see the quality of our work.

We are creative. We are technical. We thrive at the convergence of art and tech, and we are genuinely excited about being your first choice professional web design company in Columbus, Ohio.

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"Brian delivers his services with exceptional professionalism, reliability, and creativity. He consistently offers quality solutions demonstrating strong problem-solving skills and has become a trusted business partner that brings expertise and value to every project."

Joe Bockerstette

Business Enterprise Mapping
Scottsdale, AZ
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"Brian has been amazing to work with from the beginning, putting together an elegant website that exceeded our expectations. We highly recommend Brian for any of your website needs!"

Neal Calhoun

SCH Homes
Southlake, TX
THERE ARE NO TRAFFIC JAMS ON THE EXTRA MILE

Web Design in Columbus, OH and Beyond

At Lost Highway Media, we consider it a privilege to serve clients across a broad range of professions and industries. From small, locally-owned businesses to large Fortune 500 companies, LHM has built a track record of excellence and client satisfaction by delivering a level of quality that meets or exceeds that of national digital marketing firms, but a level of service and value expected only from a small, friendly neighborhood business. We are accessible, responsive, and easy to communicate and work with. We go the extra mile—there are no traffic jams there.

Lost Highway Media—What's in a Name?

Our name was chosen to convey a sense of clear thought and clear vision, sweeping vistas along the less-traveled road that leads to soaring heights and new destinations. The name signifies our preference for an "off the beaten path" approach: We know how to write the code required to build professional websites, and that's what we bring to web design in Columbus, Ohio. We believe our clients deserve durable solutions, custom-built for their brands and businesses, rather than the usual "Frankensteined" WordPress template websites everyone else builds—the ones that cause headaches from day one.

We partner with our clients to deploy the three-point strategy that consistently produces website success in 2026: (1) Build a beautiful, responsive website, (2) Launch it on a robust, enterprise-level platform with ongoing care to keep it up-to-date and running at peak performance, and (3) Deploy effective SEO strategies to land it, and keep it, at the top of organic search engine results for maximum visibility and traffic.

Nothing speaks louder than the words of satisfied clients, so we encourage you to browse our work, read our client testimonials, and let us know what we can do to earn your business and become your first choice professional web design company in Columbus, Ohio.

--Brian Burns, Lost Highway Media Chief Technologist & Grand Imagineer

Need web design in Columbus, OH? Tell us about your project.

We don't use hard-sell tactics, we will never share or sell your private information, and we are easy to communicate and work with.