Hi, I’m Nick.
I am a front-end engineer with a passion for storytelling. I have an excellent eye for design details and a firm commitment to great user experience. Deeply curious about the world around me, I am constantly learning new technologies, all in the service of building beautiful, engaging experiences that can play a meaningful role in people’s lives. I love JavaScript and CSS and have lately been enjoying building things with React and Sass. Get in touch at himmel.nick@gmail.com.
Resume (PDF) / GitHub / LinkedIn
My Politician
Personal project to further my React and Redux skills.
This app lets people click on a district on a dynamic map of the United States to find out who their representative is and who their senators are. It shows constituents the lawmakers’ finances, bills they have introduced, their vote history, and provides links to their social media pages. Built with the D3.js JavaScript library, as well as the ProPublica API and OpenSecrets API.
TECHNOLOGY: React, Redux, D3, Sass Code on GitHub / Visit Site
Changing New York
Personal project to further my React and Redux skills.
This app uses my own photographs paired with Berenice Abbott’s historic photographs from the New York York Public Library Digital Collections API, along with Mapbox, to engage users in a conversation about New York’s changing waterfront. Users can click on locations on a map of New York’s waterfront to see historic photos paired with contemporary ones and read about the area’s development.
TECHNOLOGY: React, Redux, D3, Sass Code on GitHub / Visit Site
