Web Designer & Front-end Developer — Ottawa, Canada

Jesse
Little

Portfolio 2026

I build websites for small business owners who are serious about growth. Clean design, clear hierarchy, and no wasted space. Based in Ottawa. Working with clients across Canada.

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At a glance

Years experience

20+

Projects delivered

Industries served

Govt. agencies

Webflow Figma HTML / CSS JavaScript GSAP Tailwind Framer Shopify Photoshop Illustrator

Professional experience

Built across studios, agencies and government

From graphic design in the trades to UI/UX at federal agencies and running my own studio — each role has sharpened a different part of how I work.

Nov 2025 — Present

Communications Officer

Department of National Defence

Manage and organise digital web and intranet content for Defence Research and Development Canada. Improve structure, usability, and accessibility of internal platforms.

Jan 2025 — Oct 2025

UI/UX Designer

Financial Consumer Agency of Canada

Developed a Figma design system supporting consistent UI across digital products. Translated design components into scalable front-end implementations with development teams.

Feb 2024 — Oct 2024

Web Designer

Grant Burke Design

Designed and maintained responsive websites with a focus on performance, usability, and visual clarity. Delivered user-friendly experiences in close collaboration with developers and stakeholders.

2022 — 2023

UI/UX Designer

Invert Inc.

Designed a mobile app for carbon offsetting — from user research through high-fidelity prototype. Focused on clarity, trust, and reducing friction at every decision point.

2019 — Present

Web Designer / Front-end Developer

studiolittle (Freelance)

Boutique web and graphic design studio for small businesses. End-to-end projects covering strategy, visual design, and Webflow development.

2015 — 2019

Graphic Designer

Level Six

Four years building a design foundation across branding, print, and digital. Where the craft started.

Selected
work

Web design & Webflow development

Griffith Bros. Service Centre

Redesigned a family-owned auto repair shop's website from a confusing tire e-commerce template into a clean, trustworthy site that reflects 60 years of local history. Designed in Figma, built in Webflow.

Figma Webflow UX Research

Product design & UI/UX

Invert — Carbon Offset App

Designed a mobile app to make carbon offsetting accessible and trustworthy. Started with user interviews, moved through wireframes and a complete high-fidelity prototype. Simplified a complex topic into a guided, calm experience.

Product Design User Research Prototyping

Design systems & UI/UX

Financial Consumer Agency of Canada — Design System

Built a Figma component library to standardise UI across federal digital products. Worked directly with developers to bridge design and code, ensuring components translated cleanly into front-end implementations at scale.

Figma Design Systems Front-end Accessibility

Federal digital products require a level of rigour that most client work does not. Every component had to meet accessibility standards, scale across multiple product teams, and remain maintainable long after handoff.

Core capabilities

Web

Webflow Development

Production-ready builds with clean code, CMS architecture, and custom interactions. I design and build — no handoff gaps.

Product & UI Design

From research to prototype. I've led design processes at federal agencies and small startups — the scale changes, the rigour does not.

Dev

Front-End Development

HTML, CSS, JavaScript, GSAP, and Tailwind. Enough code knowledge to build custom solutions and communicate clearly with developers.

Sys

Design Systems

Component libraries, token-based design, and cross-team consistency. Built a Figma system for FCAC that development teams actually used.

Vis

Visual & Graphic Design

Four years in graphic design before moving to the web. I approach every project with a designer's eye — hierarchy, space, and restraint.

Gov

Government Digital Standards

Experience building for federal accessibility and content standards. Canada.ca guidelines, WCAG compliance, and plain language communication.

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