I’m Robin North,
a creative technologist
from South West England
What I do
Experiences from the XR frontier
(XR work here)
Web apps, well made
The web is not just about websites any more. As a senior front end developer, I’ve built everything from hybrid mobile apps to touchscreen kiosks and a whole host of API-driven web apps in between.
I have particular experience with building Javascript client-side web apps using frameworks like React, Marionette and Apache Cordova.
Code quality, maintainability and extensibility are some of the things that I care deeply about, and I’m a firm believer in the advantages of using open source libraries to build a strong foundation for my own work, whilst still knowing when it’s best to just start from scratch.
Creative solutions that delight
It’s one thing to be able to program, but another to be able to program creatively. From WebVR scenes to synchronised 360° streaming video experiences, I’ve architected and developed creative solutions to client briefs that delight and engage the end user.
An eye for design and UX
Although I focus on more technical development challenges nowadays, I have never lost the keen interest in design that got me interested in web development in the first place.
Good user interface and user experience design can really make a project shine, so whether I’m designing a front end UI from scratch or filling in the UX gaps when bringing a static design comp to life, I put a great deal of thought into how users will interact with my solutions.
The skills to deliver
Over the years I’ve built up a great degree of expertise with a wide variety of programming languages, technologies and libraries and am always striving to stay current with the latest trends. I love diving in and getting my hands dirty with learning something new where a project demands it, too!
Part of the key to delivering great projects is knowing which tools to use for the job. Here are some of the tools in my kit…
- Javascript
- ECMAScript Next
- HTML
- CSS
- Node
- React
- Redux
- Marionette
- Backbone
- Apache Cordova
- C#
- Unity
- SteamVR
- Oculus SDK
- Xamarin
- Android SDK
- WebGL
- WebRTC
- WebVR
- A-Frame
- Jekyll
- SASS
- Gulp
- Grunt
- Git
- Gitflow
Years of big name experience
I have over a decade’s worth of experience in the digital media industry and have been fortunate enough to work on some very exciting projects for some big names in that time. Here are just a few of them…
My work
About me
I am a creative technologist with over a decade’s worth of experience of working in the digital media industry.
I have been, variously, a full stack web developer, a senior front end web developer, and, most recently, an XR developer.
I get excited about web technologies and their application to create effective, engaging and enjoyable solutions that delight both the client and the user.
Open source software is something else I’m a big fan of. I enjoy collaboratively hacking on code and actively contribute to projects and libraries that I make use of in my own work.
In my spare time, I enjoy distance running, yoga, amateur photography travelling the world and rocking out to an eclectic range of music!