Principle 01
Empathy, always
Even as a developer, I think like a user. If something feels confusing, I’ll flag it and propose a fix.
About
I’m Matteo Romano — a frontend developer who sometimes designs the UI too. I’m a mix of creative and technical, and I genuinely enjoy going from “what if we build this?” to “cool, it’s live”.
My story is a small plot twist: I studied Economics and Marketing, got pulled into the digital world, then moved through video making + web design + UI/UX… and landed in frontend, where I feel at home.
I care a lot about knowledge sharing — “creatives need each other” is basically my operating system. If the team shares context early, everything gets easier (and better).
Principle 01
Even as a developer, I think like a user. If something feels confusing, I’ll flag it and propose a fix.
Principle 02
I’m big on knowledge sharing. The best teams are the ones where context flows freely across roles and seniority.
Principle 03
I love learning and I never really stop: I keep studying across frontend, UI/UX, accessibility, performance, and new technologies—and bring what I learn into my day-to-day work.
Technologies
The stack I use to design, build, ship, and iterate products.
Timeline
A longer view on how I went from marketing to UI to frontend — and why I love living at the intersection.
IT
Computer science in high school (the first spark).
That’s where I learned the basics of programming. The urge to build things stuck with me, even while I explored other paths.
BSc
Economics degree (yes, I can read KPIs and CSS).
I studied Economics. That background still helps me: I like interfaces that are not only pretty, but also purposeful.
MSc
Marketing took me into digital: design, social, copy, and video.
That’s where I got hands-on with communication and content: social media, copywriting, graphic design, and video making. It also sparked a new question: how do we build the thing?
UI/UX
From graphic design to UI/UX (hello, Figma).
I started studying UI/UX: flows, screens, prototypes, and lots of attention to the small details.
Frontend
Then I chose to build things myself.
That high-school IT background came back in the best way: I moved into frontend with React, Next.js, Tailwind (and some Vue). I love that instant feedback loop.
Today
Doing what I love: frontend development.
I love growing, so I keep learning and experimenting across the board: UI/UX, accessibility, performance, product, and new technologies.