I'm Simon — a product
designer who still
writes the front-end.
Two decades turning business goals into interfaces people actually understand. I started as a graphic designer and illustrator, coded my first website in 1996, and never stopped shipping.
Over twenty years I've worked across brands like Publix, Microsoft, and Discovery Channel, and shipped my own products along the way. My work sits where business strategy, user experience, and technology meet. Clean, considered, built to last — a "clean future" rather than trend-chasing.
Product & UX
Design systems, interface architecture, and usability that scales from prototype to production.
Front-End Dev
Semantic, accessible front-end — the design implemented faithfully, fast, and maintainable.
Products & Tools
Treble Chat, ClockHD, and free generators for type scales and CSS grids — used by designers daily.
How I Think
PrinciplesStart with the user
Digging deeper and going beyond the surface is critical to deliver products users want. It starts with listening.
Operate with focus
Every project fills with challenges. Focus means always looking past them toward the end goal.
Deliver balance
Lasting success balances user needs, technology, and business strategy. That balance is struck every day.
Pencil first, then pixels.
An illustration background means ideas get iterated on paper before any pixels are pushed. Knowing which ideas work, fast, saves time and money.
Skillset
Leadership · Craft · Code- Strategy
- Presentation
- Storytelling
- Creativity
- Deal making
- Management
- Collaboration
- Empathy
- UX Design
- UI Design
- User Testing
- Front-End Development
- Motion Design
- Illustration
- HTML
- CSS
- JavaScript
- PHP
- Objective-C
- Swift
Trusted UX Designer
Selected brandsIt's been a privilege to work with some of the most recognized brands in product design.
Projects & Open Source
Selected work →Simon WP Framework
A starter framework for building WordPress themes without the bloat.
Bits Theme
A lean, typographic theme for writers.
Hey Mr. Byrd
A trivia app, designed and built solo.
Treble Chat
Voice-driven chat, live on the App Store.
ClockHD
A business-driven clock built for glanceable clarity.
Type Scale & CSS Grid Generators
Production-ready CSS from harmonious scales and visual grids.
Have a project that needs
both eyes and hands?
Dozens of curated case studies across UX, UI, and design leadership. Tell me what you're building and I'll send the ones that apply.