Hi, I’m Tom, a designer that codes.
Or vice versa.
Tom Hermans is a full-stack developer and UI designer who blends design thinking with solid engineering. Building for the web as fast, accessible, and visually pleasing as possible.
That’s a lot of fancy words for: I design it, build it, and make sure it actually works.
A bit about me.
I’ve been building for the web since before “full-stack” was a job
title.
I’m still motivated by creating a better web. I now work as a freelancer,
combining technical problem-solving with design thinking.
This site is under construction, and basically my playground for web technology.
Tom works with these technologies
among others
Some more about me
25+ Years of (Not) Breaking Things
Started building websites way before Flash was cool and IE6 was the enemy. Survived the browser & framework wars, the CSS preprocessor debates, and that one time everyone tried to make XML happen.
Full-Stack (But Make It Fun)
From PHP backends to Vue frontends, WordPress to headless CMSs. I've touched enough tech stacks to know which ones are actually good and which ones just have good marketing.
Design Systems That Don't Suck
Built component libraries and design systems for teams who were tired of rebuilding the same button 47 times. Tokens, themes, accessibility—the whole deal, minus the bloat.
Allergic to 'Top 10 Lists'
Web standards fanatic. Performance nerd. Accessibility advocate. I use tools because they’re useful, not because they’re trendy (but I will check them out).
Mentored Humans, Not 'Resources'
Spent years working in teams, teaching juniors, and translating between designers who speak in vibes and developers who speak in type errors. Turns out empathy is a technical skill.
Perpetual Student (Send Help)
Currently obsessing over modern CSS, web components, and making websites that don't need a PhD to load. Learning never stops—neither does my tab count.
