Daniel
// Bio & Philosophy

Designed with extreme restraint. Built with full-stack speed.

I'm Daniel R — a product designer and full-stack Framer developer with over 6 years of experience helping ambitious founders and design studios build memorable web products.

Rather than treating design and development as siloed hand-offs, I operate across the full spectrum: from brand identity architecture and editorial typography to React component systems and database integration.

Daniel R Portrait
// Methodology

The 4-Phase Creative Process

Every client project follows a disciplined pipeline from research to deployment.

01

Discovery & Alignment

Deep-dive interviews into market positioning, audience personas, core unit economics, and project milestones.

02

Strategy & Identity

Crafting the visual identity system, typographic scale, grid layout foundations, and core motion choreography.

03

Interface & Prototype

Designing high-fidelity UI screens in Figma, followed by interactive motion prototypes to test user flows.

04

Build & Deploy

Writing clean TypeScript/Next.js code or Framer sites, integrating MongoDB CMS, testing performance, and launching.

// Career Record

Experience & Roles

Independent Design & Development Lead

Daniel R StudioRemote

2023 — Present

Senior Product Designer

Kanso InteractiveTokyo / Remote

2021 — 2023

UI Engineer & Motion Graphic Designer

Vanguard Creative LabsSan Francisco, CA

2019 — 2021

Non-negotiable quality standards on every engagement

Zero-clutter aesthetics

No arbitrary decor or stock placeholders; typography and work carry the product.

Lighthouse 95+ speed

Optimized assets, responsive WebP image transforms, and zero layout shift.

Full IP ownership

Complete transfer of source code, Figma design files, fonts, and assets upon handoff.