Ahoy

My name is Dan Rashid. I’m a freelance web developer and designer. PHP, MySQL, CSS and XHTML are my specialties. I grew up in Detroit, lived and worked in Saint Louis, recently moved to Baton Rouge and have clients around the country. Fortunately, everyone uses the same Internet.

I started building websites 10 years ago and it remains my passion. I’m still amazed that anyone can instantly post anything for the world to see. I get excited every time one of my sites goes live. I truly believe the Web is the finest, most accessible form of mass communication humans have yet invented and I want to dig into it as deep as I can.

A salary would be nice too.

Since I’m new to Baton Rouge, freelancing is convenient. But I know how quickly work can run out and how much easier it is to collaborate face-to-face. My left brain has begun searching for another salaried position. My right brain is in no hurry to go back to working 9-5. While they sort things out, I’ll keep hacking away in libraries and coffee shops, doing my best to track the hours.

Poke around.

This site is a work-in-progress, like all sites should be. Certain pages could probably use more editing. My goal is to present projects and ideas that might lead me to work with amazing people. Thanks for showing up and please take a look around.

Where did the images come from?

My portrait is courtesy of Bryan Cirar; the backgrounds I shot. They’re long exposures of neon signs with camera movement.