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Responsive Design

Justine Larbalestier, 2013

2013 | Industry: Publishing

Justine still loved the 2008 version of her site, but wanted to refresh and update it a little. We decided to keep the background, which had become a signature look for her, and give the main content more contrast. We rethought the navigation entirely and replaced some of the … [Read more...] about Justine Larbalestier, 2013

Texas A&M University at Qatar conference network

2014 | Industry: Education

I had worked with Texas A&M University at Qatar before to set up last-minute sites for events. We agreed that this was not the ideal process, and they set aside some time for me to create a better solution. We set up a new multisite network and created a sample site with … [Read more...] about Texas A&M University at Qatar conference network

FirstCall

2014 | Industry: Government

FirstCall is the helpdesk site for the AgriLife division of the Texas A&M University System. I worked with the in-house team to rewrite the content, reorganize the home page and the site navigation, and design a WordPress theme that reflected the organization's new, … [Read more...] about FirstCall

Cassie Alexander

2012 | Industry: Publishing

Cassie had been using WordPress with free themes for some time when she sold her first novel. As its release date approached, she needed a "more grown-up" look. I took advantage of the striking cover art and worked a little magic so the text of Cassie's blog posts wraps around … [Read more...] about Cassie Alexander

Texas Transportation Institute

2013 | Industry: Government

After I finished TTI's events site, the group asked me to make the main site's theme responsive. I reworked the slider plugin, rearranged content for mobile, and rewrote hard-coded home page elements as widgets. … [Read more...] about Texas Transportation Institute

Institute for Infectious Animal Diseases

2013 | Industry: Education, Government

The Institute for Infectious Animal Diseases, a part of Texas A&M's AgriLife division, is a research center focusing on animal disease. In addition to the usual news and informational pages, the site needed to showcase the Center's research projects, tools (the finished … [Read more...] about Institute for Infectious Animal Diseases

Technology in Higher Education Conference

2013 | Industry: Education

This group needed a site for their conference, and they needed it done in a hurry. They had a Photoshop comp from their designer, but it was a fixed width design, and they wanted a mobile-friendly site. I decided to make it responsive, and I worked with them to determine content … [Read more...] about Technology in Higher Education Conference

Middle East Conference on Biomedical Engineering

2013 | Industry: Education

This project came along just a week or two after the Technology in Higher Education conference, and the situation was similar: a short deadline and a design in hand that wasn't planned with responsive layouts in mind. Again, I used Genesis to get things going quickly. … [Read more...] about Middle East Conference on Biomedical Engineering

Texas A&M University Writing Center

2007-2011 | Industry: Education

When I was hired in 2007, the Writing Center had a complex site built in Mambo. It that hadn't been updated in a while. Only the director felt comfortable adding anything, and we had forty-odd enthusiastic students who could contribute -- if only they knew how. I updated the to … [Read more...] about Texas A&M University Writing Center

Texas Transportation Institute Events

2012 | Industry: Education, Government

  TTI asked me to help them implement a custom post type for their conferences (essentially an upcoming events system) and to replace the defunct CheezCap plugin they'd been using to manage per-site customizations for their Genesis child theme. I  implemented an … [Read more...] about Texas Transportation Institute Events

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