Frontend Development

Why the gap between design and code costs more than you think

Most frontend developers implement designs. The best ones understand why the design decisions were made — the spacing rhythm, the interaction intent, the visual hierarchy — and translate that intent faithfully into code. When a developer doesn't have that understanding, you get something that technically matches the Figma mockup but somehow doesn't feel right.

Accessibility is part of this too. 1 in 4 adults has a disability that affects how they use digital products. Proper semantic HTML, keyboard navigation, and ARIA attributes aren't optional extras — they're part of building an interface that works for everyone, and they matter for SEO too.

Frontend is where users live. It's the only part of your product they directly experience. It deserves the same engineering rigor as the backend.

How I build frontends that stand out

I work from Figma files but I'm opinionated about what ships — if something doesn't work responsively or accessibly, I flag it before it becomes technical debt.

• Tailwind CSS for consistent, token-based styling that scales without specificity wars
• Framer Motion for interactions and transitions that feel intentional, not bolted on
• Radix UI for accessible component primitives that handle the hard keyboard and focus management
• Storybook for isolated component development and visual regression testing

The output is a frontend that matches the design, works flawlessly on every screen size, loads fast, and is ready for a screen reader.