About / Tyrone Fontaine
I work where design systems, UX engineering, and content stewardship meet.
I am a designer and UX engineer who helps content-heavy organizations turn ambiguous needs into useful, durable web systems. My work connects interface decisions to implementation, gives teams reusable structures, and stays with the system after launch.
The through line is practical: make the structure understandable, carry it into the platform people actually use, and leave it easier to maintain.
Professional arc
A practice shaped by making and maintaining.
My early independent practice at Black Plastic Design connected visual identity, campaign work, front-end development, and multimedia production. Roles with Manitoba Public Insurance and Kent State University deepened that practice through quality assurance, Drupal, accessibility, discovery, and editor training.
Since 2023, my work at Cleveland Public Library has centered on design systems, Gutenberg production, accessible public interfaces, cross-team production, and the ongoing stewardship that follows launch.
Working philosophy
Make the system legible. Carry it into use. Keep it healthy.
Clarify before decorating.
Understand the audience, content, constraints, and recurring decisions before choosing the interface.
Build for the people who publish.
Use accessible structure, reusable patterns, and the platform’s native strengths so the work remains editable.
Treat launch as a handoff, not an ending.
Watch how content and teams use the system, document what matters, and improve the shared foundation.
Capabilities + tools
A connected practice, not a list of handoffs.
Design systems
Figma libraries, reusable components and patterns, documentation, governance, and the practical work of maintaining consistency.
UX + content structure
Information architecture, interface hierarchy, accessible content patterns, collaborative discovery, prototyping, and usability testing.
Implementation
WordPress and Gutenberg, Drupal, semantic HTML, CSS, JavaScript, PHP where relevant, custom patterns and plugins, Git, and local development workflows.
Visual + multimedia production
Layout, typography, campaign systems, motion graphics, After Effects, video production, and cross-functional creative delivery.
What I am looking for
A role where design, implementation, and stewardship belong to the same conversation.
I am interested in design systems, UX engineering, UX/UI engineering, and civic or public-interest digital services—especially work on complex, content-heavy platforms that need thoughtful long-term care.
Résumé + contact