Yep, it’s really that simple. There’s a reason why the waterfall approach is a mainstay of web design: it works. After 15+ years of building WordPress websites, I have my process down to a science.
I’m Daniel Quinn—a technical lead, digital strategist, freelance WordPress developer, and former copywriter with a background in communications. For 15+ years, I’ve helped digital agencies, startups, and nonprofits all over the world build digital platforms that reinvent their business.
The Leap website relied on a robust, shortcode-driven templating system that allowed the agency team to construct portfolio pages with no technical expertise.
I teamed up with designer Bonnie Harriman to curate full-bleed photography and provide a new look that captured the breathtaking views travelers could look forward to in visiting Ireland.
OSR+ is host to a complex character creator that allows users to create heroes for use in the roleplaying game, as well as home to the game’s core rules and a novel-length game master’s guide, which I wrote.
Designer Kit Casey and I worked with Karen Pelaez and Stephanie Vyce from the Harvard University Press to design a celebration website for the Press’ 100-year anniversary.
Helen Todd of Sociality Squared hired me to help megabrand Leica Camera build their new blog on WordPress. The simple design let the photography take the focus.
O’Reilly Media’s “Missing Manual” series editor Nan Barber approached me to edit the Third and Fourth editions of CSS3: The Missing Manual.
The new GSS website is built on WordPress, taking advantage of the Gutenberg block editor to equip the GSS web team with a block library that enables them to build pages with zero technical intervention.
I teamed up with Kit Casey, who came up with this site’s look, to build a WordPress theme that showcased the organization’s water purification technology.
Nearly everything in the Health Leads WordPress theme is configurable by site administrators for a non-technical editing experience.
The Design Museum Foundation new website provides a fully mobile experience that allows for the organization to create new regional chapters on the fly.
IdentityForce needed an installation with enough flexibility that the marketing team could deploy hundreds of pages in a wide variety of layouts with little technical expertise.
When it comes to specialized work, hire battle-tested experts to get the job done right. I’ll build a platform that takes care of your brand, so you can get back to building your business. Don’t hesitate to get in touch. A consultation is free, and we can determine over a quick phone call if I’m a good fit for your project.
