# Selected Work — Carter Steinhoff

> Digital products designed and built across interfaces, publishing systems, backend services, and cloud infrastructure.

This index contains 8 case studies. Each one identifies Carter's role, the production or archival status, the system behind the interface, and the reasoning that can be verified from the work.

## 01 — RetailBoss
One newsroom for fast-moving stories and durable retail intelligence.
I designed and developed RetailBoss end to end in WordPress, including its editorial experience, custom plugins, brand and research tools, jobs, events, and the systems supporting publication.
- Role: Design, development & platform systems
- Platform: WordPress · Custom plugins
- Status: Live and in production
- [Read the case study](https://cartersteinhoff.co/portfolio/retailboss/index.md)
- [Live site](https://retailboss.co/)

## 02 — OpenWorkspace
A product that spans the web, cloud, and installed desktop clients.
I designed and developed OpenWorkspace end to end: a Next.js frontend on Vercel and the entire Fastify backend on AWS EC2, connected to AWS RDS and handling requests from Windows and macOS desktop clients.
- Role: Product design & full-stack development
- Platform: Next.js/Vercel · AWS
- Status: Live and in production
- [Read the case study](https://cartersteinhoff.co/portfolio/openworkspace/index.md)
- [Live site](https://openworkspace.com/)

## 03 — Pay It Forward Card Shows
One event platform for collectors, dealers, and show operations.
I designed and developed Pay It Forward Card Shows as a Next.js platform, with a custom CMS, Vercel Serverless Functions, and Neon Postgres supporting shows, dealer workflows, reservations, and community content.
- Role: Design, full-stack development & CMS
- Platform: Next.js · Vercel
- Status: Live and in production
- [Read the case study](https://cartersteinhoff.co/portfolio/pay-it-forward-card-shows/index.md)
- [Live site](https://www.payitforwardcardshows.com/)

## 04 — Anne Newgarden
A long-running author archive reorganized around the work readers need now.
I redesigned and rebuilt Anne Newgarden’s author site, migrating books, essays, news, events, and resources into a versioned Next.js experience with a clearer editorial hierarchy and a static-first delivery model.
- Role: Product design, content migration & development
- Platform: Next.js 16 · Static export · Vercel
- Status: The redesign is deployed on Vercel; the original WordPress site remains on annenewgarden.com
- [Read the case study](https://cartersteinhoff.co/portfolio/anne-newgarden/index.md)
- [View redesign](https://annenewgarden.vercel.app/)

## 05 — Local City Places
A directory that makes category exclusivity operational.
I designed and built Local City Places end to end: a Phoenix-metro business directory where merchants claim and run their own listing, members earn rewards, and admins operate the whole thing from role-based dashboards.
- Role: Product design & full-stack development
- Platform: Next.js · Postgres · Stripe
- Status: Live and in production
- [Read the case study](https://cartersteinhoff.co/portfolio/local-city-places/index.md)
- [Live site](https://localcityplaces.com/)

## 06 — Carter Steinhoff
A portfolio that exposes both the work and the decisions behind it.
I designed and built this statically generated Next.js portfolio around shared project data, build-time social cards, and one request-time contact endpoint.
- Role: Design, development & writing
- Platform: Next.js · TypeScript · Tailwind CSS
- Status: Live and in production
- [Read the case study](https://cartersteinhoff.co/portfolio/cartersteinhoff/index.md)
- [Live site](https://cartersteinhoff.co/)

## 07 — Provepharm
A focused pharmaceutical microsite with publishing kept behind the scenes.
I built Provepharm’s former microsite with Next.js and Faust.js, backed by headless WordPress on WP Engine. The archived Vercel deployment remains available as an implementation reference.
- Role: Microsite development & headless CMS integration
- Platform: Next.js · Faust.js · Headless WordPress
- Status: Archived reference deployment; no longer the company’s current website
- [Read the case study](https://cartersteinhoff.co/portfolio/provepharm/index.md)
- [View archive](https://provepharm.vercel.app/)

## 08 — Anne Ross Creative
A quieter portfolio that lets the work establish the range.
I redesigned and rebuilt Anne Ross Creative as an image-first WordPress portfolio, replacing the former theme-led gallery with a restrained Elementor system for her prop, set, interior, lifestyle, and still-life work.
- Role: Web design & WordPress development
- Platform: WordPress · Elementor · Hello theme
- Status: Live and in production
- [Read the case study](https://cartersteinhoff.co/portfolio/anne-ross/index.md)
- [Live site](https://anneross.com/)

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