UX/UI Design, Front-end Development & Consulting Services

Turning complex digital systems into intuitive user experiences

With over a decade of UX/UI and front-end experience, I design performance-focused digital experiences that align with your brand and make complex systems easier to use.

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Ed Bastarache AI portrait, UX/UI Designer and Front-end Developer

Notable businesses I've worked along side of:

  • UX Strategy & Interaction Design

    Simplifying the user journeys, improving information architecture, and creating interfaces that guide people toward the right decisions.

  • Front-End Development

    Focusing on clean semantic markup, scalable CSS systems, and JavaScript-driven interactions that bring digital products to life.

  • Design Systems & Component Libraries

    Creating reusable UI components and structured design systems that help teams build consistent, scalable interfaces.

  • CMS Architecture

    Building scalable themes, reusable modules, and editing workflows that balance flexibility with long-term maintainability.

  • Accessibility & Inclusive Design

    Implementing accessibility best practices through semantic HTML, keyboard navigation, focus management, and WCAG-aligned interaction patterns.

  • Performance & Technical SEO

    Focusing on Core Web Vitals, semantic structure, and technical SEO foundations that improve both search visibility and user experience.

About

I’m a UX/UI developer and front-end specialist focused on designing digital experiences that make complex systems, clear, memorable, and easy to use.

For more than a decade I’ve worked on enterprise websites and digital platforms where usability, performance, and accessibility matter. Much of my work involves translating complex systems into interfaces people can easily understand; improving search experiences, simplifying decision-heavy workflows, and modernizing legacy CMS platforms.

My background sits between design and development. I approach projects through a UX lens, while also building the systems that support them; component libraries, CMS modules, and front-end architectures designed to scale and remain maintainable over time.

I’ve contributed to projects for organizations including Boardwalk, TC Energy, RBC, Xerox, and Fortis, helping teams improve digital experiences while supporting marketing, product, and development goals.

I’m comfortable working across the full lifecycle of a project, from UX exploration and prototyping through front-end development and launch optimization.

Whether working as part of a team or independently, my goal is the same:

Turn complex digital systems into intuitive user experiences.

Knowledge

Standards:
HTML Semantic Architecture
WCAG2.0 Accessibility
SEO - Preference & Technical
Rich Structured Data
Analytics & Reporting:
Google Tag Manager
Google Analytics
Site Improve
SEMrush
Artificial Intelligence:
Chat GPT-4
OpenAssistant
Midjourney
Stable Diffusion
Design Tools:
Photoshop
Illustrator
AdobeDX
Figma
Imagery & Animations:
WebP
SVG animations
Lottie
GreenSock
Languages & Scripts:
HTML5
Javascript
CSS3
Less
Sass 7-1 Architecture
Python
Bundlers/Workflows:
NPM
Webpack
Gulp
Grunt
Plateforms:
Hubspot CMS
Umbraco
Optimizely
Astro
Netlify
Wordpress
Eleventy
Gatsby
Templating Lang:
Razor
HubL
Handlebars
Nunjucks
Liquid
Frameworks:
Foundation
Bootstrap
jQuery
Vue3
Development Environments:
Agile Scrum methodology
PBI creation and Refinement
Azure Build & Deployment pipelines

Services

  • Design & UX Strategy

    Designing digital experiences that simplify complex systems and help users move through information with clarity. I focus on improving information architecture, interaction patterns, and user flows so people can find what they need quickly and confidently.

  • Front-End Development

    Building accessible, performant interfaces using semantic HTML, scalable CSS architecture, and modern JavaScript patterns. The goal is not just visual fidelity, but maintainable front-end systems that remain fast, flexible, and easy to evolve.

  • Optimization & Experience Quality

    Improving digital products after launch through accessibility validation, performance optimization, and UX analysis. From WCAG compliance to technical SEO and behavioral insights, I help teams refine experiences based on real usage.

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