The Client: Bedlam creates some of the most interesting and original theater in Minneapolis. They run their own production and, in addition, rent their space to other groups. This means they have a large number of events to keep track of and promote,  and they needed a site that could accommodate them all.

My Role: Having designed, built and maintained their version 1 site, I was keenly aware of the workflow issues and front-end pros and cons that they were experiencing. I worked with them to find the new look and feel of the site and to expand the functionality. In the end, the new site was built on WordPress, with collaborative design and unique plugins.

The Technology: One of the initial hurdles of this site was importing the existing years of data into WordPress, including media and event dates. I created a unique plugin for them called TheatreEvents and wrote a custom import script that inserted the new posts and attachments and populated the data. The plugin features direct hooking into the admin interface so that event data entry is in the same form as post entry.  On the front-end, the plugin allows for sorting by the event dates and custom week and month views. The plugin will be released publicly soon.

The Highlights: Weekly calendar in the sidebar of most pages with Ajax navigation. Monthly calendar of events.

The Client: Already well known for their design-on-a-dime offerings, Target needed a site to regularly update with new product announcements, features about their relationships with top designers and frugal fashion tips.

My Role: Implementation of ongoing content and evolving design of blog. Each post has a slightly new feel that keeps the whole blog fresh.

The Technology: The site is built on WordPress but uses custom short codes and fields. In this way, the project is able to keep WordPress’ ease of use while using unique design features.

The Highlights: Designer’s directory from which users can quickly access any designer’s Target collection. Integration of Target’s universal header and footer navigation, including seasonal updates, into the WordPress theme.

The Client: Thomson Reuters is the world’s leading source of intelligent information for businesses and professionals. They needed a blog to maintain contact and conversation with legal professionals.

My Role: Development lead for custom WordPress theme.

The Technology: The data is driven through a WordPress installation but the theme is setup to enable a number of special features. The site uses native category functionality to populate special areas of the site while keeping those specific categories out of the blog flow, e.g. Featured media and Headnote of the Day

The Highlights: Custom design, unique widgets and features.