Website Design
Notes and posts about recent web design and development projects.
Initial Work on the Dash Website
There are lots of tedious bug fixes and refinement tasks that I’m working through, so as a distraction, I’ve decided to work a little on the app’s web presence.
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Updates to AI.Mirren Home Page
After a couple of years with the same home page design, it felt like the Mirren AI Conference was due for a refresh, at least with the top section of the page.
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Resources Landing Page for Bioscience Company
After building out a robust resources section to store and organize a biotech company’s ever-growing selection of materials, we needed a main landing page to highlight their most popular resources and direct visitors to relevant sections.
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From Squarespace to WordPress for Easier Editing
We migrated the Donner Summit Association website from Squarespace to WordPress to improve content management and simplify editing. Key updates included automating the previously manual news section and building custom forms to streamline updates across the site.
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Custom Resources Search with Algolia
To improve the organization and discoverability of a rapidly growing resource library, we implemented Algolia—a powerful, fast, and customizable search solution that enhances both user experience and SEO.
Read MoreEasy-to-Edit WordPress Websites
I aim to create websites that are not only beautiful and accomplish the goals of my clients, but which are also easy for website owners and editors to manage. Over my twenty-plus year history of building great websites, I’ve refined the processes that are used to add and edit website content.
Read MoreAgenda Module for Event Websites
Since 2018, I’ve been helping a client in the marketing and design industry enhance their event websites by building and refining a flexible system for managing multi-day, multi-track conference agendas and seamlessly integrating session and speaker details.
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Mega Menu Design Updates
I’ve been steadily improving an existing website, with a key focus on redesigning and enhancing the navigation—especially the mega menus—to better utilize space, improve hierarchy, and highlight important content that was previously overlooked.
Read MoreA Web Design Aesthetic Philosophy
Over my twenty-plus years in the world of web design, my style and skills have evolved. However, as my aesthetic has changed, I always rely on a set of foundational principles that…
Read MoreWhat is the Bit of Text Above a Title Called?
I often times place a little bit of text above headings, but I’ve never actually known what they are called. I’ve always just used the word “pretitle” whenever I refer to them, but today I decided to actually look up the real name for this element — they’re called “straplines”.
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