we are web developers
we make web sites move, zoom, spin, snap, crackle , and pop
we help bring beautiful designs to life
about us
Josh Stoik
I broke the first computer I was given access to. Then, naturally enough, I proceeded to break it repeatedly. It was all part of my brilliantly evil plan to figure out how it worked. And I did. I was able to gradually move toward more constructive avenues and began writing small programs to perform useful or entertaining tasks. The programming languages I started with have, of course, long since been retired to the history books, but others, better, have taken their place. I now develop complex and custom web applications with my wife, Tiffany, and our two domesticated dingos, Dagon and Deilos.Tiffany Stoik
I entered the wide world of Web development as a teenager, making Diaryland templates for other teenage girls. From then on I was committed to helping people communicate and connect with others on the Web. I moved on from Diaryland to an open-source blogging software called Greymatter, which was popular in the early 2000s. Now I focus on helping individuals and companies define themselves on the Web with free and open-source technologies like WordPress and Drupal.
tech
We write the code and engineer the databases powering our clients' dynamic web applications. Specifically, we design for LAMP environments. LAMP is a collection of free, open-source software, consisting of Linux, Apache HTTP Server, MySQL, and PHP. LAMP technologies enable faster, cheaper, and more secure web applications (than Microsoft solutions, for example). Long live LAMP!
We are fully fluent in HTML, CSS, and Javascript, as well as the idiosyncrasies of the platforms which render them. This means we can construct sites that maintain strict standards compliance (for maximum compatibility), or sites that bark and scream from the cutting-edge of emerging standards (for maximum sexiness), or sites compromising somewhere between the two.
Here are some of the technologies we use, the platforms we develop for, and the services we interface with:
clients
We've had the privilege of working with some excellent clients and designers. Here are a few of our favorites:
← |  ActionSpark (formerly EcoSpace) was a community space for environmentally active companies and individuals. We maintained, modified, and migrated data between the various open-source social networking programs — BuddyPress, Dolphin, Elgg, WordPress MU — used as ActionSpark's backbone and provided technical assistance to its paid contributors. Call One is one of the nation's largest providers of voice, data, and internet services and systems. We built their new Call One Essential Dashboard from the ground up, allowing staff and clients to comprehensively manage enterprise infrastructure through one simple system. Collision Labs is a creative design studio based out of Chicago with whom we collaborate on a regular basis. We provide programming and other technical services as necessary for their clients. We've worked on everything from large, custom-built, database-intensive infrastructures to simple WordPress themes with this wonderful duo. Thanks to them, all of it was beautiful. Common Circle Education teaches permaculture design and sustainable living. We built them a fully customized content management system from scratch, including event and class scheduling, client and order management, a ticket-based support platform, and the generation of comprehensive statistics. We have also coded various incarnations of their web site, integrated and consolidated third-party applications and data, and completed many small-scale coding projects. InVision Communications is a communications consultancy firm with an emphasis on powerful content and audience engagement. We coded a WordPress theme using designs by Collision Labs. Pop Culture Tragedy is a web comic/journal of Josh's own creation for which he coded the comic display engine and corresponding administrative back-end. The site has fallen into an irregular update cycle, but has not yet been completely abandoned. Robot, Monster & Ghost Company is an illustration, design, and branding outfit with an knack for the strange and silly. We provide programming and other technical services as necessary for their clients. ThinkHost is an eco-conscious web hosting company. We worked full-time for ThinkHost from 2007 until the sale of the company to DreamHost in 2009. We provided their clients with Level One and Level Two technical support, maintained and modified a variety of different web applications, developed custom programs and plug-ins, managed affiliate domain registrations, screened new client applications for fraud, and researched credit card chargebacks. Temple Rock Productions is a live event production and creative services company, providing event experience solutions to Fortune 500 corporations, marketing firms, public relations firms, and broadcast networks. We coded a WordPress theme and a custom file manager using designs by Collision Labs. | → |
