Jack McDade's Giant Head

I'm tired of boring websites.

That's why I built this wacky thing that AI never would. It makes me happy.

I am often imitated, never duplicated, Jack McDade.

I've been building for the web since 1995. I grew up on the streets of GeoCities, designed in Flash, built with Dreamweaver, used Fireworks before Adobe bought it. Built with CodeIgniter before switching to Laravel 3. I've surfed the wave of every tech advancement, adopted every new paradigm shift, and here I am, in a post-AI world.

Adapting as always. Not done crushing it.

Founder & CEO

Statamic

A CMS built on Laravel, made for developers who care about their tools and the people who use them. I lead the team and obsess over the details.

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Creator & teacher

Radical Design

My course on finding your own style and designing websites people remember. Everything I've learned about making the web a little less boring.

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There's more to me.

I want to create things of value that make people smile, put others first, and be present for the people I love. I'm a follower of Jesus, a husband, a dad, and a kid at heart living in coastal Florida. I love fishing. Maybe too much.

I am a music-maker, a dreamer of dreams.

Sometimes the best catch isn't a new idea.

If I could go back to the 90s, I would.

I take costume parties very seriously.

I'd fit right in at the Hellfire Club. Used to DM, even.

Wouldn't mind this as an every day look. Yes, I will show you the fish photo. Yep. That's Steve Urkel. Strike First, Strike Hard, No Mercy. Eddie Munson. Obviously.
Jack wearing an orange top hat and purple Willy Wonka coat. Jack holding a large silver tarpon. Jack with Jaleel White, who played Steve Urkel. Jack in a yellow wig and karate costume, doing a high side kick. Jack dressed as Eddie Munson from Stranger Things.