Hello! My name is Faiz Ichsan Jaya
A front-end web developer, passionate about building good designs and apps that are accessible to everyone.
As a developer & design enthusiast, I’m all about crafting remarkable, high-quality designs. I truly believe that design can transform and enhance our surroundings. I’m currently diving deeper into UX design and accessibility.
The name Fukuo comes from Fukuoka — Japan’s 6th largest city. I decided to choose this username because it’s short and rather easy to remember and it’s been a part of my identity on the internet.
Work Experience
Web Developer, Freelance
Self-employed
- Design and build layouts using HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and Tumblr-specific blocks and variables
- Use provided briefs to guide the design process, ensuring that the final product meets the client’s needs and specifications
- Perform maintenance and provide support to clients
Frontend Developer & UI Designer, Contract
GMOOC (Gamified Massive Open Courses)
- Designed and built raw HTML, JavaScript (JS) and CSS & implemented UI/UX
Frontend Developer, Full-time
SoftwareSeni
- Build the client-side code for polished web applications using HTML, CSS/SCSS, PHP, and JavaScript (primarily WordPress and hybrid websites)
- Manage the development and maintenance of applications, ensuring that they function smoothly and meet the needs of clients
- Responsible for the core repository of a widely used WordPress plugin and themes, ensuring error-free functionality and optimal performance
A short history of how I into web design
My interest in design started in 2009, when I was in junior high school and began modifying templates on Blogspot. Blogspot 1 was very popular at the time, and I created a blog on the platform, experimenting with third-party widgets that contained HTML and CSS markup.
In 2011, I discovered Tumblr2, a new blogging platform. Initially, I posted and reblogged content from other users, but then I found out that people were creating “themes” for public use on Tumblr. I began customizing these themes and delving deeper into HTML and CSS. Eventually, I invested time in creating a simple skeleton Tumblr theme from scratch for personal use.
By 2012, I had created a dedicated Tumblr blog called faluvthathemes, where I contributed to the theme-making community by reblogging tutorials and resources from fellow creators. Later, I rebranded the blog to fukuo, a username I now use across my social media as an internet alias until now.
The name Fukuo comes from Fukuoka, Japan’s 6th largest city. I chose this username because it is short and easy to remember. The blog has been my learning source for the past decade, gaining a huge following due to its popularity. Over 10,000+ people across the platform have used my publicly released themes.
This journey led me to web development jobs, shaping my coding and design knowledge to this day.
- Blogspot, also known as Blogger, is a free blog-publishing service that allows users to create and manage blogs. It was launched by Pyra Labs, which was later acquired by Google in 2003 ↩︎
- a microblogging and social networking platform that lets users create short-form blogs to share text, photos, GIFs, videos, audio clips, and links ↩︎
My interests
Biking
Not professionally for now, but biking is one of the sports I diligently attempt to do for fun, as well as to maintain my breathing control and strength.
Design
I love designing and creating something ‘beautiful’ and pleasing to the eyes. Crafting anything design-related is my passion. It can be a digital product interface, a poster, or simply an illustration related to typography.
Art
I used to dream of pursuing a job in art-related fields, creating art for people to appreciate. The abstract nature of art and its purpose for those who wonder is fascinating.