I build thoughtful websites that empower visitors and editors. Focusing on the "front-of-the-front-end", I bring websites to life, making information and services accessible to any person on any device.
Front end developer, specializing in accessible, responsive front-of-the-front-end code. Sole developer and consultant for dozens of projects requiring accessible WordPress themes, child themes, and plugins for nonprofit and mission-driven organizations.
Full-service client interactions and experience leading all phases of web projects with particular interest in information architecture, content modeling, semantic markup, and responsive design. Deliverables include interactive maps, resource libraries, complex forms, and customized WordPress editor interfaces using both custom metadata and WYSIWYG interfaces.
"Now is a critical moment to find a path that meets the needs of WordPress core development without sacrificing the needs of 3rd-party themes and plugins. In finding a forward path, we can unlock new and exciting possibilities for core, themes, and plugins that strengthen the entire WordPress ecosystem."
"Instead of relying on the hover interaction or some other 'creative' (and confusing) solution, let’s build menus where parent items are buttons that show and hide submenus when clicked. This instantly solves the hover menu problem because click menus work unambiguously."
"In the process of building a proof of concept, I found a few techniques that made the code highly readable and outright fun to work with."
"I believe that the best possible text formatting and styling in a CMS is portable, semantic, accessible, and easy."