BUILDING BETTER EXPERIENCES

Hi! I'm Robin, a web dev with 15+ years of experience

Building visual experiences and dynamic interfaces for clients worldwide

CORE
EXPERTISE

Hi, I'm Robin, a freelance web developer based in Edinburgh, UK. I've been delivering visual experiences, dynamic interfaces and website strategy to clients local and worldwide for 15+ years.

I have significant experience in end-to-end planning, building, and maintaining web platforms, my toolkit centres on web frameworks or CMS like WordPress, Craft and Laravel.

I’m equally at home building interactive features and deploying the infrastructure that keeps everything fast, secure, and scalable.

Powerful Frameworks

Laravel powers more than 1.7 million websites and Craft, a more data-centric alternative to WordPress, powers 50k+

Content Management

The world's most popular CMS. WordPress has proven itself over and over again with 60,000 plugins and a strong community

Visuals & Interactivity

I create templates and beautiful interfaces, dynamic experiences built with precision using HTML, Javascript and CSS.

CORE TECHNOLOGY

Laravel

A Powerful PHP Framework

Solid decoupled architecture
ORM database
Server-accessible console
Large ecosystem

WordPress

Content Management System

Custom post types - really customisable
Tons of plugins to extend your site
Powerful templating system
Gutenberg / Block Editor

Vue.js / Alpine.js

JavaScript Frameworks

Reactive data - adapt to your users
Component-based architecture
Alpine is super-lightweight
Easily inject dynamic user features

API Development

System Connectivity

API design & development
Securing APIs with auth
Docs and clear explanations
Limitless integrations

DevOps & Hosting

Infrastructure & Deployment

CI/CD Automation (GitHub Actions)
Server Management (Forge, Cloudways)
Cloud Hosting (AWS, DO)
Monitoring & Performance

Bricks / Kadence

WordPress Site Builders

Visual Design Control
Performance Focus
Developer Extensibility
Improved Client Editing

FEATURED
WORK

Kurt Weill Foundation

Role: Tech support with Studio Simpatico

Studio Simpatico, an NYC based design agency asked for my assistance with their client, the Kurt Weill Foundation, an organisation dedicated to the work and promotion of German-born American composer Kurt Weill. The client needed tighter integration between their Salesforce database and WordPress website.

I prepared a solution that enabled the website to listen out for webhook calls from Salesforce and processed them to be stored as WordPress custom post types, feeding into their existing front-end search & filter setup.

A PHP Salesforce SDK wrapper was created to handle all of Salesforce's internal object types (this all needed processed and translated before storing in WordPress). An advanced cron scheduler was also configured to remedy issues with server timeouts, and code to prevent duplicate records was installed.

WordPress API Integration Salesforce Performance

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Strategy

What do you need? How do you want it delivered?

Collaboration

We'll work through the nuts and bolts of it all together

The Build

Putting it all together with efficient code

Long-term Support

Ongoing maintenance and enhancements

MY
APPROACH

Web development is about much more than code and pixels.

It's about organisations and individuals who want meaningful experiences.

I focus on planning, development, and deployment, acting as a web strategist as much as a web developer. Very similar roles, but web development requires a multi-faceted approach.

CREATIVE DEMOS

A few interactive Javascript experiments. Click through for more

Cascades

Particles interacting dynamically with text contours.

Gen Art

Generative projects created for the fxhash blockchain art platform.

Bit Decay

An interactive paint app exploring temporary data and visual decay.

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LATEST FROM THE DIARY

08 May 25

Contact Forms are a Pain

So important, but *so so fiddly*. Argh!

10 Apr 25

AI Automation: Slow Progress, High Expectations

The gap between AI hype and reality

24 Feb 25

Laravel, WordPress, PHP & JS Dev Available

Need a skilled developer? Let's build

21 Feb 25

Cred.blue Score: 431 & Social Ranking

Is a 431 good? Fairness in social scoring

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WHAT
CLIENTS SAY

"Robin is a wonderfully thorough, analytical, pragmatic problem solver... Though he has deep technical knowledge, he always approaches problems from a client and user-centric point of view."

"He is a delight to work with and I recommend him without reservation!"

Tamara Olson

Owner, Studio Simpatico

"I worked with Robin whilst developing an app... He was well versed in most of the APIs required, and where he wasn’t so sure he spent the time to research them."

"His ability to avoid technical jargon, explain the complex in plain English, and his patience for many changes were only some of his strengths."

Michael Nisbet

Head Of Digital at XL Event Lab

"Robin proved himself to be a talented and competent developer. His creative thinking, expertise, positive attitude made him a pleasure to work with."

"He went above and beyond in providing exceptional service and support, and showed genuine integrity and respect."

Richard Claydon

Senior Staff Developer at KOHO

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