E Devin Vander Meulen II

With roots in Tacoma, Washington and a creative journey that began in print design, I’ve spent the past 16 years evolving my skills across visual design, front-end development, and user-centered strategy. Today, I specialize in crafting thoughtful, accessible interfaces that balance beauty and functionality.

Most recently, I led creative efforts at Coto Japanese Academy in Tokyo, improving product UX, front-end coding, branding, and contributing to marketing direction across multiple platforms. In parallel, I’ve freelanced with a U.S.-based developer at Code Site, building scalable component libraries and design systems using Astro, React, and Tailwind. I also worked with Wi-Wi Stamp as a consultant, designing and coding their homepage.

My design philosophy is shaped by a belief in cross-cultural empathy, iterative learning, and deep attention to detail — values reinforced by my experience living and working in Japan. I’ve contributed to multilingual products in English, Japanese, Korean, Chinese, German, and Russian. Whether wireframing user flows or finding ways to optimize page load times, I aim to create intuitive experiences that resonate across borders.

When I’m not designing, I enjoy building custom mechanical keyboards and LEGO.