Justin Coleman

I live at the front of the frontend.

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I'm Justin. I turn design into UI that feels alive. Sharp, warm, and built to make people actually enjoy using the thing.

Front-end developer, design engineer and app builder in Richmond, VA.

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Apps I've Built

I design and build my own apps too, from the first sketch to the release build. Both demos below are live, so go ahead and poke at them.

Credit Buddy

For iPhone and iPad

Credit Buddy keeps your premium credit cards from quietly burning a hole in your pocket.

Track every statement credit, anniversary perk, and bonus across your wallet. See, card by card, exactly how much of each annual fee you've already earned back.

Get it on the App Store Visit getcreditbuddy.app

The Fancy Card $695 a year

$0 of $695 earned back

Tap the credits you've used this year.

A pretend card with pretend credits. The real app already knows yours.

Tessera

For Mac

Shake a window. Pick where it lands.

Tessera is a small window manager for macOS. Grab a window, give it a shake, and drop it on a layout. Every layout is yours to edit.

Free. Download link coming soon.

Notes

Drag the window and give it a shake.

Selected Work

Zero Networks

Rebuilt their web presence from scratch.

Tore down a WordPress site and rebuilt it in ExpressionEngine with a modular front-end system: reusable blocks that let the team spin up pages fast. Shipped a custom video player, carousel, typing effect, and a jobs portal powered by the Comeet API.

  • ExpressionEngine
  • JavaScript
  • HTML/CSS

Anomali

Contract gig, permanent impact.

Jumped in as a contractor to help ship a new corporate site. Turned loose HTML/CSS/JS into a tight system of reusable modules, then built custom sorting and filtering components that actually made dense data navigable.

  • JavaScript
  • HTML/CSS
  • UI Components

Caringo

The bridge role.

Sat between design and engineering, translating mockups into production UI. Built a reusable module library that sped up interface development across the product suite.

  • HTML/CSS
  • UX
  • Component Systems

BuildASign

E-commerce at speed.

Worked across the full front-end stack: product pages, new site launches, and high-volume marketing emails. Helped ship EasyCanvasPrints.com alongside the core BuildASign platform.

  • HTML/CSS
  • Email
  • E-commerce

A Bit About Me

I'm a front-end developer who cares way too much about the details. The pixel that's off by one? I see it. The hover state that feels sluggish? It bothers me.

I've spent 15+ years in the space between design and code — the handoff zone where good ideas either survive or get flattened. My job is to make sure they survive. I build interfaces that feel considered, not just functional.

I've done this across e-commerce, cybersecurity, big data, nonprofits, and agencies. Different problems, same standard.

These days I hold my own apps to it too: Credit Buddy for iPhone and iPad, and Tessera for the Mac.

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Where I've Been

July 2020 to present

Marketwise Senior Front-end Developer

Running Salesforce campaign development for direct-to-consumer marketing. Built processes that let the team ship campaigns faster without losing quality.

Nov 2016 to July 2020

Cyren Senior Front-end Developer

Owned the front-end across websites, tools, and email. Led the corporate site rebuild, cleaned up legacy codebases, and helped demand gen actually generate demand.

Apr 2012 to Oct 2016

Caringo UX Developer

The design-to-dev bridge role. Owned CSS across multiple products and built reusable components that made the whole UI team faster.

Feb 2011 to Apr 2012

BuildASign Front-end Developer

Started junior, grew into leading front-end on new features and site launches. Shipped a ton of HTML emails and helped stand up EasyCanvasPrints.com.

Aug 2010 to Feb 2011

Texas Association of School Boards Web Production Specialist

Email newsletters, e-commerce integrations, and web app support. First real job energy.

May 2010 to Dec 2010

Freelance Front-end Developer

Partnered with Austin agencies on client site builds. Learned how to ship under other people's deadlines.

Skills

Core

  • HTML
  • CSS
  • JavaScript
  • Sass / SCSS

Frameworks

  • React
  • Tailwind
  • Bootstrap
  • jQuery

Tools

  • Git
  • Salesforce
  • Figma
  • Node.js / NPM
  • Webpack
  • WordPress

Apps

  • Swift
  • SwiftUI
  • SwiftData
  • Xcode

Let's Build Something

Got a project that needs someone to wrangle the front-end into shape? I'm always up for a good build.

Hello@JustinColeman.com

Handmade in Richmond, one <div> at a time.