Hi! I'm Preston.
I work, speak, and write on topics like digital experiences, headless CMS, the decentralized web, conversational design, and the future of content.
I ran an innovation lab.
I launched Acquia Labs, an innovation lab at Acquia, the open-source digital experience company, where I also did product strategy and developer relations.
Alexa, ask GeorgiaGov
Ask GeorgiaGov is the first-ever Alexa skill for citizens of the state of Georgia.
I design experiences.
Since 2004, I've designed experiences and consulted on user experience for clients across the United States, including work in web, print, brand, and conversational along the way.
The Harvard Crimson
The first student-designed responsive college newspaper site in the Ivy League.
I write books & blogs.
I wrote the book on decoupled Drupal (with a foreword by Dries) and created Experience Express, a column of travelogues and tutorials for developers building digital experiences.
Decoupled Drupal in Practice
The first and only comprehensive guide to decoupled Drupal across the stack.
I talk shop worldwide.
I've been a speaker for more than a decade at over fifty conferences on five continents. If you'd like me to speak at your event or your organization, I'd love to hear from you.
Upcoming
A new grand compromise for content management
DrupalCamp Manila 2020
Virtual
Latest
Live preview with Gatsby and decoupled Drupal
DrupalCon Amsterdam 2019
Amsterdam
Gatsby hoje em dia e no futuro
ReactConf Brazil 2019
São Paulo
Recent keynotes
The new CMS paradox
API-first DrupalCamp Tokyo 2019
Tokyo
The new CMS paradox
DENCamp Japan 2019
Nagoya
The future of security in the decoupled CMS landscape
SecOS Days Sofia 2019
Sofia
Photo credit: Charles Leverington
I work on open source.
I wrote the initial version of Waterwheel.js, led the release of Reservoir, and contributed to the Spark initiative. I also organize Decoupled Days, an annual conference in New York.
Authored
Waterwheel.js
The JavaScript SDK for Drupal
Contributed
Spark
A Drupal distribution for editors
Organized
Decoupled Days
A conference on the future of CMS
Released
Reservoir
A back end for your front end
ember-drupal-waterwheel
An Ember CLI plugin for Drupal
ember-waterwheel-app
An Ember reference app for Drupal
react-waterwheel-app
A React reference app for Drupal