James Barnes
Designing and building high-performance websites
What sets a design engineer apart from most front-end developers? We think like designers.
Figma mockups never cover 100% of real-world scenarios. When undesigned edge cases pop up in production (an empty state nobody planned for, a complex form error, or a tight layout on a...
jamesbarnes.ca
Front-End Developer & Design Engineer - James Barnes
Montreal-based front-end developer and design engineer building fast, accessible websites and web apps for clients in Canada, the US and worldwide.
My new website is live! 🎉
jamesbarnes.ca started as a simple portfolio. Since returning to freelancing, I've grown it into a proper home for my business, with my services, a blog, and a quote builder that gives you a ballpark price before we ever get on a call.
I first went...
jamesbarnes.ca
Front-End Developer & Design Engineer - James Barnes
Montreal-based front-end developer and design engineer building fast, accessible websites and web apps for clients in Canada, the US and worldwide.
Distill UI is a Svelte and Vue component library I designed and built. Its 20 accessible components use plain CSS, and you copy them in and own the code.
Lodestar is a job screening tool I designed and built. Every saved listing gets a score out of 100, so you only spend time on roles worth applying to.
Nebula Studios is a game studio website I designed and built. Bold key art sits on clear pages, so players, press and future hires all find what they need.
