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.
While Devsec is a simple site from a technical perspective, we added visual complexity by introducing layers of graphical flourishes, motion graphics, and looping video to give it that science fiction feel.
Qualified Digital partnered with me to build Amplify Partners’ new website, which Qualified designed. Amplify was looking to take advantage of a modern redesign and all that WordPress Gutenberg has to offer.
“Anthropological” ad agency Argus Communications approached me to code up their marketing blog, Think Insight.
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.
Design Director Matt Legrand designed the product, the app, and the website, so my primary goal in bringing Gocap.me to life was ensuring that everything he designed came out pixel-perfect.
Bonnie Brunner and I redesigned the magazine’s website, enabling the staff to content-manage every aspect of their website through WordPress.
Spun off by grad students at Emerson College in Boston, Fringe Magazine (“The Noun That Verbs Your World”) was an alt-lit publication I designed and developed during my graduate years.
I built a highly flexible, extremely lightweight WordPress theme that used zero non-vector graphics in its presentation layer.
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.
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.
We wanted Philip’s new website to highlight the tireless ingenuity of his firm, so the case studies took front and center right off the homepage.
O’Reilly Media’s “Missing Manual” series editor Nan Barber approached me to edit the Third and Fourth editions of CSS3: The Missing Manual.
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.
