I started blogging with WordPress in 2007. Then, as something of a living experiment, I designed and developed my own WordPress theme in late 2011 using the WordPress Twentyeleven theme as a starting point. In 2011, Media Queries and responsive websites were just emerging and I used this site to explore how to design flexible sites that work across devices.
I redesigned the site in 2015 to take advantage of CSS flexbox and again in 2020 to add CSS grids. In 2023, I revised the site using CSS custom properties and leaned into WCAG 2.1 Level AA and in most places AAA standards to prioritize usability and accessibility for all guests.
In 2025-26, I redesigned the site from the ground up as a WordPress block theme using ChatGPT and Claude to help me learn new principles and techniques. During this development cycle, I experienced AI tools evolving from (anoying and time-consuming) copy-and-paste into an app to true integration into Visual Studio Code.
I’ve learned a lot from the process. The knowledge gained from these experiences has been implemented into teaching interaction design and user experience design.
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Petrona by Ringo R. Seeber
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Hanken Grotesk by Alfredo Marco Pradil, Hanken Design Co.
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Let’s Go Back In Time
I believe in learning through doing. I am a self-taught front-end coder because I started designing for the web in 1997, when web browsers were first invented. Check out a few examples of my early work.
March 1998 while I was an undergraduate student at Texas Tech
July 1998 after graduating from Texas Tech in 1998
October 1998 Wedding Central website