OddBird

Your Partner for Web Software

You need to solve real problems for real people, and we’re here to help. We’ll work closely with you to develop every aspect of your online product — from branding and code, to the tools and processes to keep you growing.

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Client Work

CoachHub

Integrated Health Coaching

for ORCAS

“OddBird really changed my thinking about how successful outsourcing software development can be.”

—Sara Taillon

Open-Source Contributions

Django

The web framework for perfectionists with deadlines

Recent Articles

Open Brand Identity Design: Please Steal These Ideas

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Sondra Eby Sondra spearheads the design process through user testing, brand development, and interface design. She has been creating custom brands and integrated web graphics for over eleven years. She has ...

How do you choose the best fonts and colors for a brand identity among the thousands of options available on the interwebs these days – fonts and colors that perfectly express the mood you or your client want to evoke when users encounter your company – while also meeting accessibility standards, and standing out from the masses?

Whether you’re starting from scratch or rebranding like us, use this step-by-step guide to help focus and direct your decisions.

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A Rebase-Centric Model of Collaborative Git Use

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Kit La Touche Kit co-leads our server-side development, managing code architecture, database design, and deployment. He is a web developer, computational linguist, Linux system administrator, and game ...

If you want to make sense of your git history more easily when you go back, try rebasing as you go. Rebasing while collaborating with others can get hairy quickly. But here's one way to make it work.

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What's Old is New: Drop Caps in CSS

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Stacy Kvernmo With over 14 years of experience, Stacy takes the lead on interface development, architecting accessible and maintainable HTML, CSS, and Sass. Balancing a love of design and code, she enjoys ...

Using an emphasized initial letter is a technique that has been used for centuries. Let's dive in to see some ways you can apply it to your project to help guide your reader with visual hierarchy.

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