Westin Newell is a seasoned software engineer with 13 years of experience specializing in iOS app development and design systems, based in San Francisco. He combines pragmatic engineering with a strong eye for UI/UX, having implemented dynamic data models, nuanced state management, and polished navigation and animation details (including Lottie) in mobile projects. Westin contributes to design-token tooling like diez, helping bridge consistent design language across platforms and codebases. His background in applied computer graphics informs a design-forward engineering approach, allowing him to translate visual requirements into maintainable Swift code and responsive interfaces.
13 years of coding experience
BS, Applied Computer Graphics, BS, Applied Computer Graphics at California State University-Chico
The Design Token Framework — Adopt a unified design language across platforms, codebases, and teams
Role in this project:
Mobile Developer (iOS)
Contributions:79 commits in 1 month
Contributions summary:Westin focused on implementing features and making the data model dynamic within the PoodleSurf iOS application. The contributions involved creating and modifying Swift files to integrate with a new data model, including updates to view binders and state management. The user also worked on styling and layout, particularly within the navigation bar and other UI elements, and incorporated Lottie animations for loading screens, also worked on adjusting UI layout details, adding card gradients.
Contributions:1 release, 4 PRs, 4 pushes in 2 years 7 months
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