About Us…
Who are we? What do we do? What does it all mean?!
Nate Baldwin
I’m a web developer currently specializing in PHP, MySQL, CSS and JavaScript. Aside from scripting, I also enjoy web design, graphic design and illustration. Having started my career as a graphic designer (and eventually an art director), I feel that I have a unique perspective on the integration of web design and scripting.
I am currently self-employed via MindPalette, working with a handful of steady clients including other web designers, small businesses and large corporations. I also like to occasionally delve into development projects like NateMail, ProcessForm and a popular library of GoLive Actions (JavaScript GUI plug-ins). Recent-ish projects include the following:
- MindPalette.com (continued design and development)
- Bentcil.com (design and programming)
- Thompsonplans.com (programming)
- AnimalsINK.com (programming and some design)
- MisterFlakes.com (programming)
…and a much larger (and generally more recent) selection of projects I’ve shared with other web design companies. For that sort of thing, I’d rather not advertise my involvement with links and references unless cleared in advance.
For the last several years I’ve served as a GoLive forum host for Adobe’s user-to-user forums, and more recently, an “Adobe Community Expert“.
Though I usually keep myself busier than I’d like, I’m generally available to quote on new projects or consider new partnerships with other web developers (for instance, you do the design, I do the database and back-end scripting - or, the reverse). I can also usually help with modifications and enhancements to most of my downloadable scripts and actions at a flat rate of $85 per hour of programming time (or to help setup or install them on your server).
The vast majority of my work is hand-coded, but I stay very up-to-date with Dreamweaver and GoLive so I’m able to effectively work on projects with most professional web development teams. I also work quite a bit with BBEdit, CSSEdit and Coda. Pretty much all my development work is done on a Mac OSX (10.4) machine, and I’m most familiar with Unix/Linux web servers running Apache.
You’re welcome to email me through this site’s contact form - unless you’re a spammer, evil-natured space alien or overly-zealous root vegetable evangelist.
MindPalette.com
MindPalette.com was created as an extension to my work on the Adobe forums (to post tutorials or downloads and to supply a contact form). It has since evolved into a web development company offering custom scripting and development, and downloadable pre-made scripts for other web developers.
We are in a phase of transition right now, moving away from GoLive and focusing on scripts and solutions that aren’t application dependent. Among our most popular projects are our form processing scripts (NateMail and ProcessForm). Though they’ve both been on development hold for a few months, I hope to revive the project soon and release upgrades and new licensing options for both.
Thanks for visiting!