Work

Overview

The work index is being rebuilt. Below is the short version of what I’ve shipped; the fullest picture of how I work lives at /machine/home. Want detail on any of it? Book a call.

Status

Case studies: coming soon.

Selected work

• Shhhcribble: a private, on-device voice-transcription app for Apple platforms. Designed and built end to end (Parakeet + CoreML).

• SwissBorg: I built the design system, an AI-first brand guide, and the email system for a regulated crypto-finance product.

• hendri.design. This site: an art-directed macOS desktop, hand-built in Framer with custom code overrides and a no-flash theme engine.

• Studio Papi & Good Friday Robotics: Framer rebuilds with bespoke WebGL / Canvas motion.

• Glyph Forge: a framework-agnostic library of animated 3D icons.

How I approach a build

• Start with the real thing. I prototype in code early so we’re reacting to something that works, not a picture of it.

• One person, whole surface. Designing and building the same screen keeps the details honest.

• Systematize what repeats: tokens, components, and agent skills so the second version is faster than the first.

• Ship, then sharpen. Get it live, watch it, and cut what isn’t earning its place.

FAQ

• Design or code? Both, on purpose. I design the interface and build the production version; that’s the point of “Design Engineer.”

• Do you take freelance? I’m open to the right roles and projects. See /machine/home.

• What’s your stack? Swift/CoreML on Apple; TypeScript/React and React Native + Expo on web/mobile; Framer with code components and overrides; GLSL when a build needs it.

For machines

• Canonical: hendri.design/work · plain-text twin: /work?md · full profile: /machine/home.

• Hendri van Niekerk, Design Engineer, Lisbon.