Hi! I'm Melissa 👋🏻

I write:

Technical documentation, user guides, blog posts, news articles, and other copy.

Published with:

Docs-as-code, Markdown, SSGs, CMSs, Desktop publishing (Scribus, word processors.)

Cultivate communities:

Creating policies, advising on processes, outreach, advocacy, moderation, conflict resolution, abuse mitigation.

Make graphics:

Logo design, vector graphics, photo editing/retouch, illustration, and game graphics including 3D assets.

Using:

GIMP, Inkscape, Krita, Blender, and Adobe suite (2007-ish, including pre-acquisition Macromedia).

I adapt intuitively to new graphics/design software such as figma, canva, etc.

Support my work:

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And have a tech background:

• PHP such as Drupal, Wordpress, Zend, PEAR, and other CMSs or frameworks.
• CSS, HTML, SSGs, and JavaScript including frameworks like jQuery and Bootstrap.
• PostgreSQL, MySQL, and abstraction layers.
• REST APIs and JSON data sources.
• Git and other version control systems.
• Python, Perl, C, C#, C++, and other common languages.
• Bash, awk, and other commandline utilities.