Jane Doe

About

Jane Doe

Independent developer & interface designer. Anytown — working remotely.

Background

I’m an independent developer and interface designer. For the past ten years I’ve worked with charities, co-operatives, public bodies and small product teams who need something built carefully rather than quickly forgotten.

My background is in typography and print, which still shapes how I work: I start with the content and the reader’s situation, then choose the least complicated technology that will serve them well for years. Most of my projects are web applications, component libraries and data-heavy public information.

I take on a small number of projects at a time so that each one gets proper attention, and I stay involved after launch when a client wants ongoing support.

What I do

Interface design
Research, information architecture, prototyping and visual design for web and mobile.
Front-end engineering
TypeScript, React, accessible component libraries, offline-first and static web applications.
Design systems
Tokens, documentation and shared components that small teams can actually maintain.

Tools and skills

  • TypeScript
  • React & Next.js
  • HTML & CSS
  • Accessibility (WCAG 2.2)
  • Service Workers & IndexedDB
  • Figma
  • Typography
  • Usability testing
  • Data visualisation
  • Technical writing

How I work

  1. Understand the situation

    A short discovery phase with the people who will use the product: where they are, what they already use and what gets in their way.

  2. Prototype early

    Working prototypes in the browser rather than long specifications, so decisions are tested against real content and devices.

  3. Build to be maintained

    Plain dependencies, written decisions and handover documentation, so your team is not dependent on me after launch.

Experience

Elsewhere