Frontend Development

Building resilient, future-proof websites

Frontend Development Features

Building a site doesn’t have to be overly complicated. I favor modern tools that prioritize speed, simplicity, and a fantastic experience for the end user. But rather than simply chasing the latest fads, I believe that betting on the web platform itself can produce sites that save time, money, and headaches in the long run.

Inclusive Experience

I strive to make sites that accommodate all types of experience, regardless of a user’s connection speed or ability. A site that everyone can access is a win for the open web and will help you reach more people.

Lightweight Architecture

I work with tools that build with the web platform rather than against it, which means a leaner, faster, more performant site for you and your users.

Healthy Vitals

Building for good core web vitals like loading performance and interaction response creates a better overall experience and boosts search engine performance.

Browser-Led Decisions

All sites live in the browser, so that’s where I do most of the designing, iterating, and testing. Letting this powerful tool take the lead with considered guidance makes for a better user experience.

Easy Content Management

Working with technology can be a hassle, which is why I recommend quality content management solutions that make updating your site a breeze, even for non-technical users.

Ongoing Support

Websites are living documents that are constantly evolving. My goal is to set you up for future success with ongoing assistance if you require it.

Framework Specialties

Leveraging the modern ecosystem

Astro Agency

Astro is a modern, minimal framework for building content-driven websites. Its “bring-you-own-tools” approach integrates well with virtually any existing UI library, third-party API, or headless CMS. Astro is my go-to choice for building bespoke, small- to medium-sized marketing and content sites.

Statamic Agency

Statamic is an award-winning, open-source content management system built on top of the Laravel PHP framework. Its beautiful interface, ease of use, and large ecosystem makes it desirable for sites that require more dynamic content, frequent (daily/weekly) updates, authenticated member areas, or app-like functionality.

Favorite Tools

Astro

Laravel

Statamic

Sanity

11ty

HTMX

Deno

Svelte

Alpine JS

Figma

Affinity

GSAP

SMCC site header design: A full-width fly-out navigation menu with columns titled 'Welcome', 'Worship', 'Connect', 'Who We Are', and 'Resources' in a dark blue and light blue color palette.

Featured Frontend Development Project

Church Content Website

Expanding the image and online capabilities of a large and growing church.

Responsive Web Design
Content Strategy
Static/Jamstack Development
Frontend Development
Calendar & Donation Integrations
Sanity CMS Integration

Go to Case Study

In all things web development, my philosophy is to stay simple until you need to get complex. But even when complexity is called for, I try to approach it in the simplest way possible.

Every site and use case is different, but there are sensible defaults that usually work for most small- to medium-sized projects to reduce complexity and boost project success: prefer pre-rendered/static site builds before jumping to a server, prefer vanilla JavaScript and web components before jumping to a bulky library like React, prefer known and trusted systems to unknown novelties.

Reducing complexity not only makes for more secure code that is easier to maintain, it also helps “future-proof” a site. This means that as technology and trends change, your site stays resilient and able to deliver content without breaking or needing a major overhaul.