About
Hi, I'm Leo. I design interfaces and build them myself.
Independent developer and designer in Example City. Nine years of shipping websites, web apps and brand systems for founders and small teams.
My story
From fixing a friend's shop site to a one person studio
I started building websites at university, mostly for friends with small shops who could not afford an agency. I learned design and code at the same time, because nobody else was going to do either.
After five years at product teams in Example City, working on dashboards and booking tools, I went independent in 2021. Today I take on around eight projects a year, so every client gets my full attention.
My favourite projects sit right between design and engineering: a dashboard that has to feel calm, a booking flow that has to be short, a brand that has to work in code as well as on paper.
Stack and tools
A small stack I know deeply
Fewer tools, used well. Your project never pays for my experiments.
Figma
Design and prototypes
TypeScript
Typed front-end code
React
Web apps and dashboards
Next.js
Apps with server rendering
Divhunt
CMS websites
Postgres
Data and reporting
Supabase
Auth and storage
Lottie
Light motion graphics
Experience
Nine years on both sides of the handoff
Studio, product team and freelance work. Company names are template examples.
2021 to now
2021 to now
Independent developer and designer
Leo Marlow Studio, Example City
Websites, web apps and brand systems for founders and small teams. Around eight projects a year, designed and built end to end.
2018 to 2021
2018 to 2021
Senior front-end developer
Brightfold, product team
Built the booking and reporting tools used by hotel partners, and led the move to a shared component library.
2016 to 2018
2016 to 2018
Product designer
Halden Works, digital studio
Designed dashboards and marketing websites for clients in finance and travel, and started writing front-end code for my own designs.
2013 to 2016
2013 to 2016
Freelance web designer
While studying in Example City
Small websites for shops, cafes and local studios. The place where I learned to do both design and code.
How I work
Three things every client can count on
01
Clear before clever
Every screen starts with the question it has to answer. Style comes after.
02
One owner
You talk to the person who designs and builds your project. Nothing gets lost in a handoff.
03
Built to hand over
Clean CMS fields, documented components and a recorded walkthrough for your team.
Two project slots open for early 2027
Have a project in mind? Let's make it the best thing you ship this year.
Tell me what you are building. You get a reply within two working days and a clear proposal soon after.
