Michael Ciccarelli

Independent design engineer. I design and build websites and custom apps for agencies, startups, and designers who need a technical partner.

Focus

  • Websites

    Marketing, editorial, portfolio, and commerce.

  • Custom apps

    Product UI, dashboards, and tools, end to end.

  • Interface design

    UI/UX, from rough intent to a finished interface.

  • Creative development

    Motion, scroll, canvas, and WebGL.

  • Design systems

    Tokens, components, documentation, in Figma and in code.

  • CMS

    Content models, editing experience, page-building components.

Engagements

  • Project

    By the week, from $5k a week. Scope and price fixed before work starts.

  • Embedded

    By the month, from $10k a month. A design engineer inside your team. Three-month minimum.

  • Retainer

    By the month, from two days a month. Senior review and direction for teams that already have builders.

Contact

m@ciccarel.liProject inquiryBook a call

Available for new projects from December 2026

Elsewhere

Personal

Based in Las Vegas, originally from New York. I play poker recreationally and take photos.

Halloran, a small software company building tools for poker players.

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