๐ Hi, I'm Abel
I make web applications.
๐ I grew up in Portugal and I've been living in Berlin, Germany since 2018.
โจ๏ธ I work as a web developer since 2016 and specialize on the front-end, with React.
๐จ Sometimes I collaborate on media art web projects. You can contact me if you want to bring an idea to the web.
๐ผ Work
๐จโ๐ป I'm working as a front end engineer, with full-stack experience, and like to focus on UX, accessibility, performance, and maintainability.
I enjoy working with high standards of quality and in teams with well-defined, but flexible processes.
Most of my professional experience is with e-commerce and design systems, and my top skills are React, โJavascript and CSS.
๐ Please check my CV if you'd like to know more: CV.pdf
โ๏ธ Experiments & Side Projects
I like to rely on NextJS and on my free time I've been experimenting with Svelte and ThreeJS!
๐ฆ This very website was built with NextJS and it shall forever be a work in progress!
The following are two recent media art projects by Santa France which I implemented on the web. I recommend reading the curator notes on their respective galleries. Keep in mind these are desktop-only.
"The Rupture I" (2020)
Interactive 3D web collage with ThreeJS. Exhibited on Immersive RIXC - "Sensoria". ๐ง Headphones recommended.
"Beyond the Call of Duty" (2021)
Interactive artwork of 120 frames on a <canvas>. Exhibited on Transmediale - "For Refusal". ๐ท Try with your camera on.
๐ฌ Social Media & Contact
๐ฆ I have a Twitter which shouldn't be taken very seriously and often gets political, but sometimes I also post about tech. Feel free to follow!
I have a habit of tracking the media I consume and sometimes organizing it into lists or write a few comments. It helps me to reflect and remember particular details and feelings a bit better.
๐ฝ๏ธ I keep track of all the good, bad and ugly movies I watch on Letterboxd. One of my everlasting goals is to watch every Nicolas Cage movie.
๐ต Music is very important. I love playing with my Volca synths, sometimes to DJ, and I have some playlists on Spotify.
๐ฎ I've been playing a bunch of videogames since I was a kid. Nowadays I enjoy them not only as entertainment, but also as works of digital art. Of course I also have a list of my all-time favorites.
It's me!