Recommendation for a good UI/UX expert?
tptacek: I'd say Blue Flavor --- http://www.blueflavor.com --- they wrote Blueprint. I liked them a lot; excellent consultants. They may be out of your price range though. For the shops that you've heard of, for projects that include IA and UX in addition to pushing pixels, a small project falls in the 10-20 range.It does not sound like you want UX --- it sounds like you want a designer. If you just want to look nice, that's a $1500-$4000 project. My advice, based on our experience: post to Craigslist and compare portfolios.