2013 - Juan Manuel Maldonado


by Juan Maldonado - December 16 2013

Using a template for web design

      I recently launched my latest site, Reynolds and Co Bookkeeping. I’ve done a few websites in the past few years but this is significant in that it’s the first site I’ve done in a while where I wasn’t the subcontractor. It’s also significant because I didn’t design a good bit of the… [CONTINUE]


Update post!

Just some quick updates: I wrote a blog post for work. The gist is that if you use social login on your site, it’s up to you to tell your users why you need their data, if you are asking for it upon authentication. This delves into the social contract and, well, the actual contract… [CONTINUE]


Mad Men, and how to be a better client

I love the show Mad Men. I watched it from the first episode at air time and it had me hooked from 20 minutes in. It warmed my little nerd heart that I was going to be able to be a fan of something right from the outset, instead of happening across it in my… [CONTINUE]


Look who’s growing up

  Six months ago, we were scared out of our minds and mad with sleep deprivation. It’s gotten easier and fun by fits and starts. These last six months have felt like, well… six months. She’s a joy and as you can see, she’s also quite photogenic.


Re-design for the Retina display

I recently left my company of seven years and started a job at a start-up in downtown Portland. I love it so far. It’s been a challenging transition (because baby) but also pretty rewarding. One of the sweet perks of this new position is that we are very much an Apple-centric work environment. My new… [CONTINUE]


My top five desert island albums

If I ever have the misfortune (not fortune, at least not at this stage of my life) of being stranded on a desert island with no access to my Google Music archive to stream music but instead, improbably, a solar-powered CD player and five discs to play, these are the ones I hope to have…. [CONTINUE]