— Writing, Index

Notes,
written slowly.

Occasional essays on frontend craft, design systems, and the increasingly editorial weight of building for the web.

05 Jul 2026

Rebuilding my own portfolio, finally

The version of this site that existed before this one had fabricated metrics, a placeholder résumé, and no real photo of me on it. Here's why that took so long to fix.

Craft6 min

25 Apr 2026

Stepping outside React: notes from a mobile project I can't name

A confidential mobile app engagement pulled me out of React and into Flutter for a few months. Here's what carried over, and what didn't.

Engineering7 min

18 Feb 2026

What a design system engagement under NDA taught me about consistency

I can't name the client or show the work, but the design system project changed how I think about consistency — and what actually breaks it.

Design6 min

10 Dec 2025

Going independent after eight years in agencies

Eight years across three agencies, then a decision to freelance. What actually changed in month one wasn't the work — it was everything around it.

Career5 min

12 Sept 2025

What WCAG AA actually costs (and why it's worth it)

Two live e-commerce builds got us to WCAG AA. Here's what actually changed in the codebase — and in the workflow — to get there.

Craft6 min

04 Jun 2025

Five stacks, one instinct: what switching frameworks actually teaches you

React, WordPress, Shopify, Magento, Angular — moving between stacks for different clients taught me the framework is rarely the hard part.

Engineering8 min

21 Mar 2025

What premium e-commerce and long-form editorial have in common

A skincare product page and a wellness blog look nothing alike. Building both taught me they're solving the same problem: earning trust before the CTA.

Design5 min

08 Nov 2024

From web designer to frontend developer: what actually changed

I spent my first years shipping static websites as a designer. Here's what carried over when the job title changed to frontend developer — and what didn't.

Career6 min

Notes,written slowly.