DESIGNER,
DEVELOPER &
MAKER OF
THINGS.

I design and build things for the web, run a small design studio, and maintain an unreasonable number of side projects.

A PERSONAL CORNER OF THE INTERNETDESIGN / CODE / EVERYTHING ELSE

01 / ABOUT

Designer, developer,
business owner, reader,
beer drinker, cat servant,
occasional over-builder.

I’ve been making things for the web for more than 20 years.

Long enough to remember slicing Photoshop files into tables, and apparently not long enough to stop learning entirely new ways build websites.

I run WebInke Design, make things for myself when I probably should be relaxing, and generally believe the best solution is usually the simplest one that actually works.

Outside of that, there are books, breweries, cats, coffee, and whatever rabbit hole I’ve wandered into this week.

01 / Origin: Graphic design first. Web design happened somewhere along the way and never really stopped.
02 / Home Base: Southern California. Born here, raised here, and still finding plenty of reasons to stick around.
03 / Default Mode: Curious. Usually building something, fixing something, or wondering if there’s a better way to do it.
04 / Offline: Books, bookstores, breweries, coffee, cats, and occasionally remembering to stand in the sun.

02 / PROJECTS

Things I’m
working on.

A few different outlets.
The same curious person.

WebInke Design

Websites, development, technical problem solving, and keeping client sites running.

Visit WebInke Design

Books, Cats, & Chaos

Books, bookstores, reviews, podcasting, cats, and the creative chaos in between.

A little more about it

What's New With Brew

Beer, breweries, pubs, coffee, food, travel, and places worth checking out.

See the latest

Sidecode _

Useful code from real-world projects. Snippets, components, fixes, and small tools.

Coming soon / still tinkering

03 / WRITING

Recent
thoughts.

Things I’m learning.
Things I’m questioning.

FROM THE NOTEBOOK / SAMPLE ARTICLE PREVIEWS

DESIGNLearning Etch after twenty yearsComponents aren’t actually trying to kill me.Preview

A proposed article about learning a new way to build for the web after two decades of familiar tools. This is a content preview from the site plan; the full article has yet to be added.Read full article

WEBWhy I’m rethinking how I build websitesWordPress isn’t disappearing, but my toolbox is getting bigger.Preview

A proposed article about expanding the toolbox and finding the right approach for different projects. This preview is supplied by the site plan; a published article is not available yet.Read full article

WORKThe problem with building everythingSometimes the simple solution really is enough.Preview

A proposed article about resisting unnecessary complexity and knowing when a small solution is enough. This is a site-plan preview, awaiting the full article.Read full article

04 / CONTACT

Have something
interesting
to talk about?

A project, a good book,
a place worth visiting.
I’m all ears.

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Prefer email? hello@jamestrogers.com

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