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.
TEDxBeaconStreet relaunches their talks portfolio on a fresh new WordPress platform that allows staff to showcase their full library of inspiring videos.
Designer Laura Parrish and I worked with technology innovator Zond, Inc. to create a WordPress website that features zPulser’s new line of generators.
Cambridge Savings Bank approached me to develop a form to capture signups for their holiday drawing, where they would give away $5000 to one family in Massachusetts.
Pentecostal Tabernacle contacted me to undertake a redesign of the organization’s website, which included a full rebranding of their web presence, print materials, and outdoor signage.
Director and Chief Curator Rachel Nelson hired me to develop the redesign for the Institute of Arts & Sciences at University of California Santa Cruz, a university art and research center that houses art exhibitions and social justice initiatives.
Visual artist Laura Oxendine and I started I WANT YOU NEED, an art project about the desire to color the space between visual media and everyday language.
A Bad Penny Review, a quarterly literary journal that appears in print and online, published visual artist Laura Oxendine and me in the online journal’s printed 2013 anthology for our I WANT YOU NEED collaboration.
The redesign involved a migration of a website with over 100,000 posts—twenty years of content!—while making sure the transition to the new site was seamless for its paid subscribers.
With limited staff resources to spend on digital efforts, the new website’s easy-to-use WordPress Dashboard made broadening spreading awareness of their mission online a painless experience.
Using WordPress as the platform for the website, I created a place for the founders of Leap to blog about branding and showcase their agency’s work.
The Leap website relied on a robust, shortcode-driven templating system that allowed the agency team to construct portfolio pages with no technical expertise.
The Design Museum Foundation new website provides a fully mobile experience that allows for the organization to create new regional chapters on the fly.
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.
