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.
O’Reilly Media’s “Missing Manual” series editor Nan Barber approached me to edit the Third and Fourth editions of CSS3: The Missing Manual.
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.
Flowetik is the branding agency of Zamawa Arenas, a true veteran of the marketing world who’s been the brains behind countless re-imaginings of nonprofits.
Using stylized illustrations in an interactive slideshow, we created a visual narrative for the company’s experiential marketing app, My Digital Aloha.
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.
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.
Allen & Gerritsen approached me to develop the redesign for Toy State, an international licenser of radio controlled toys. The development scope was massive.
The new WordPress platform allows the company to showcase their portfolio of print projects and client work all from within the Dashboard.
I created video aficionada Maddie Poirier’s website for The American Recipe Project, an ongoing TV series that documents the home cooking traditions of families across the United States.
Integrated Digital Advertising Agency CTP Boston hired me to develop the new website for Armored Things, which offers AI-powered software for managing physical infrastructure. CTP provided the design, and I handled development.
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.
My approach in the redesign was to put the emphasis on the program’s very visual experience, as well as make it easier for the program organizers to collect applications.
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