~/hendri.design/work — work.md

Work

Selected design-engineering work — native Apple and on-device AI, Framer sites with hand-written code, and design systems. The full case studies are on their way.

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.