Dieter Peirs

Freelance design engineer

Bridging the gap between design and development

I help development teams to implement, maintain and optimise their website's or application's design.

Hi, nice to meet you

Throughout the previous 19 years, my role has revolved around design and front-end development for websites and applications.

My focus lies in crafting projects that prioritize sustainability, user-friendliness, and inclusivity.

Blending design and front-end development expertise, I craft visually captivating designs that seamlessly blend performance and user-friendliness.

I contribute to your team by ensuring the smooth implementation and maintenance of your application or website's design.

Design system for Vlaanderen

CraftCMS development for Made

Website prototype for Sweepbright

Website prototype for Packle

Design system and application prototype

I have experience with KMOs, government entities, and corporations, both as part of a team or working independently.

Theming and CMS development
I can implement your design to a performant CMS. Taking care of accessibility and optimizing for the lowest carbon emissions.
- CraftCMS
- Wordpress
- Shopify
Design systems and prototyping
New features or legacy code? I can cleanup your application design, implement a design system and prototype new features.
- Design systems
- Prototyping
- Framework of your choice
Accessibility and performance
Making your website or application performant and accessible brings advantages to SEO and reduces carbon emissions. I provide audits and can rectify common issues.
- Accessibility audit
- Carbon emissions audit
- Reporting and fixes

Simple SVG pie charts
There's plenty of Javascript libraries available for graph generation but if you just need a simple pie chart, an svg and a bit of clever CSS can do the trick.
Written on Mon Aug 21 2023
Design engineering: bridging the gap between design and development
Design engineering improves design handovers by integrating design and engineering skills, fostering collaboration between designers and developers throughout the entire development process.
Written on Wed Jun 14 2023
Blog with Sanity.io and 11ty
This website has been recently rebuilt with 11ty. I quite like having a simple setup without a CMS for my personal site. It’s flexible and easy to experiment with I did however want a simple way to write and manage articles. The ideal time to run a little experiment with Sanity.io.
Written on Mon Aug 29 2022