So that the website, photos or illustrations are not just pretty.
But they worked.

Web, visuals, photos, text - every part of the project
decides whether the customer takes the next step.

I help companies, brands and sports projects align their website, visuals, photos and text to pull in the same direction.

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Michal Šanca – portrét

What can I help you with

Websites and e-shops

For e-shops, corporate and school websites that need more orders, enquiries or a clearer customer journey.

  • I help to get more enquiries and orders
  • I make the offer clearer so that the customer can make a decision faster
  • I remove UX brakes that make it difficult to buy or inquire
  • I encourage repeat purchases and higher order value
  • Helping to make better use of website traffic
Websites and UX →

Illustration

Sports and brand illustrations for campaigns, products, merch and content to be remembered.

  • Custom illustrations for specific applications
  • Helping brands differentiate themselves from generic visuals
  • I prepare sports and brand visuals for campaigns
  • I design themes for merch, products and limited editions
  • I keep a consistent style across a series of outputs
  • From sports illustration to business
Illustrations →

Photographs

Photos for web, marketing and personal branding.
So that the output does not look generic and has its own face.

  • I capture sporting events, teams and atmosphere
  • I photograph content for web, marketing and social media
  • I prepare portraits for personal branding and corporate presentation
  • I supply photos usable for partners, articles and promotion
  • I help brands and sports projects become more visible
Photos →

I don't start with the exit. I start with a question.

Who are we talking to? What is he to understand? What is he to do next?
Without answers to these three things, any website, illustration or photo is just an output. Pretty, technically correct - and often useless.

References

Work that has made its way into websites, campaigns, products and media.

NHL
Illustration of hockey players for NHL Global Series in Prague. Second commission directly for the NHL.
Illustration
IMG
Two contracts brokered by IMG for NHL Europe.
Illustration
IBU Hall of Fame
Illustration of a biathlete as the permanent logo of the IBU Hall of Fame.
Illustration
Guess
Illustration on a t-shirt and sweatshirt by the fashion brand Guess.
Illustration
World Rugby
Rugby illustrations in official World Rugby documents.
Illustration
Forbes Argentina
Illustration of rugby players as the main visual of the Forbes Argentina article.
Illustration
Credit Suisse
Photo of sailing ships used in the prestigious Credit Suisse Locational Quality 2022 annual publication.
Photographs
McLaren F1
Illustration by Lando Norris organically shared by the McLaren F1 team on their social media amongst selected artists.
Illustration
Blaken (Rolex)
Photographs of sailboats as the dominant visual of the Blaken website to promote the customized Rolex Yacht-Master 40 watch.
Photographs
MM Production
Sports photography for MM Production agency - photo shoot for Martin Maciek, winner of the Dakar Rally.
Photographs
The Telegraph
Photo of a leopard as the lead image of a travel article about Sri Lanka on telegraph.co.uk.
Photographs
Intersport
Running illustration used as the main visual for an article on the INTERSPORT Greece website for the Athens Half Marathon.
Illustration
The Times
Photo of a leopard in a travel article about Sri Lanka on thetimes.co.uk.
Photographs
US Postal
Illustration of a hockey player on the 100 Years of Hockey stamp - a joint issue of US and Canadian postage stamps,
Illustration
Varta
Photo used on varta.com in the industrial products section.
Photographs
AAA Travel (USA)
A photo of a sailboat as a visual on the AAA website.
Photographs
Slam
Photo used as the main visual for the article on the SLAM website
Photographs
Mattoni
Illustrations on Mattoni bottles distributed throughout the country.
Illustration
Tiger Energy Drink
An illustration of a hockey player as the main theme of the golden limited edition Tiger Energy Drink to celebrate the Czech national team's victory at the 2024 World Cup in Prague.
Illustration
BMW Ladies Golf
Illustration of a golfer as the main visual for the Finnish BMW Ladies Golf Tournament.
Illustration
Eurosport Player
A set of illustrations of athletes to promote the Eurosport Player streaming platform.
Illustration
Czech volleyball
Illustration of a volleyball player on the official merchandise of Czech Volleyball - t-shirts and tank tops presented on CT Sport.
Illustration
Czech Television
Illustration of a footballer in the eleven-part documentary series Czech Football Legends.
Illustration
BBC
Sports illustration used as the main visual for the BBC Radio 4 programme page.
Illustration
Invia.cz
Photo of a leopard from Sri Lanka in a travel article on invia.cz - the biggest Czech travel portal.
Photographs
Yachting.com
Photos of sailing boats in the Norwegian language version of yachting.com in an article about sailing in the Adriatic.
Photographs
Fischer
Photo of Monte Baldo near Lago di Garda used on fischer.cz in the description of the Italian destination.
Photographs
Business Insider
Photos of the Pavlov Hills vineyard landscape in Insider's article on cycling in the Czech Republic.
Photographs
E-ON Ecobonus portal
Web design and CSS/HTML coding for the E.ON Ekobonus campaign website.
Websites and e-shops
Icebreaker.cz
UX audit, SEO analysis and CSS/HTML coding for outdoor clothing e-shop.
Websites and e-shops
Papera.cz
UX design, SEO and CSS/HTML editing for e-shop with stationery and office supplies.
Websites and e-shops
Shell.Philips.cz
UX design and web design for Philips product website for a campaign at Shell petrol stations.
Websites and e-shops
Reda.cz
UX design, SEO and web design for e-shop with promotional items and corporate gifts.
Websites and e-shops
Northfinder
CSS/HTML encoding
Websites and e-shops
NaradiOnline.cz
UX audit, new website structure, SEO and copywriting for a large e-shop with tools.
Websites and e-shops
HappyDog
Webdesign and CSS/HTML coding for e-shop with pet supplies.
Websites and e-shops

Selected photos

Sportovní focení
Sportovní focení
Sportovní focení
Sportovní focení
Firemní focení - business portrét
Firemní focení - business portrét
Firemní focení
Focení pro firmy

Selected illustrations

Ilustrace fotbal
Sportovní ilustrace
Sportovní ilustrace
Ilustrace sport
Business ilustrace
Ilustrace pro firmy
Ilustrace pro firmy
Ilustrace pro firmy

About me

Same head,
two playgrounds.

It was never enough for me to just know something about basketball. I wanted to be able to do everything - shoot, get around players, pass, defend, read the game, have an edge and be ahead.

I have the same ambition at work. A website without UX is half as good. A photo without context is half as good. An illustration that doesn't know what to say is just decoration. I enjoy the whole game - understanding the customer, finding the angle, tightening up the visuals, making sure everything works.

I'm sitting in Znojmo and I worked for NHL, my work is used by brands like McLaren and Forbes. It's not the position of someone who doesn't care about the outcome. It's the position of someone who's not satisfied with half.

Do you have a project, idea or problem that you need to move forward?
Write to me. I'll get back to you and suggest how we can proceed.

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