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My work at Palladium Books

Overview

Palladium Books was a dream client for me ever since one of my friends introduced me to their Role Playing Games at 13. I reveled in the worlds Palladium created and my imagination ran wild with characters and campaigns. Role playing games became a wonderful escape for me, yet at the same time, they channeled a lot of my passions into productive efforts. In 2010, I created a new website for them and very hesitantly contacted them to ask if they would be interested in upgrading to it from their very 1999-era website they had at the time. They ended up taking me up on the offer and a relationship formed that has lasted ever since.

  • Role
    Web Developer and Tech Consultant

    I’ve been Palladium’s main web developer since they wanted to use my first website. In the time since, I’ve created 2 newer versions of their site to keep up with the times and better serve customers.

  • Goals
    • Version 1: Update the company website to be responsive and modern, leverage a dark theme that leaned into the company’s game styles
    • Version 2: Be more interactive and shift to a brighter site for easier readability, highlight fan content and provide a more accessible experience
    • Version 3: (soon) Update the site and focus more on the store. Integrate the store into the website instead of using separate store software. Enable the purchase of both physical and digital products
  • Timeline

    2010 to Present

Process

Research

In the first version of the Palladium Website, I did a lot of research of other gaming companies, their styles, and tried to find a unique look and feel that kept a similar theme to the dark feel they already had yet advanced the website design to better suit modern trends.

In the years since, I’ve leveraged my industry knowledge and ever evolving toolsets to create more efficient (backend) and user focused (front end) websites for the company.

Backend Development

In the latest version of the website, I’ve moved the company from Joomla to WordPress to take advantage of WooCommerce’s deep integration and ease of use as an ecommerce platform.

We’ve also done some additional work to integrate a PDF stamping solution for the company’s digital products to reduce theft and file sharing.

Frontend Development

The latest version of Palladium’s website doubles down on user engagement and highlighting the store, which, is really what most fans want – the newest books and latest news.

Results

Palladium Books has been a fantastic company to work with. I’ve found all of the staff to be fun and hard workers who deeply care about their fans. I feel fortunate to work with my heroes in this capacity and look forward to being of service for years to come.

See the Palladium Books website