~/oh-hey-lynae · about.txt
Hey, I'm
Bryanna.
/ generalist.
I started in brand studios and crossed into code — and never looked back. Today I ship end-to-end: identity to interface to infrastructure. This site is where I log everything else — the lifting, the Lego, the weird prints.
$ cat about.txt
// started in the studio, ended up in the terminal
// designer by training, developer by necessity
// generalist on purpose
$ whoami
nameBryanna Lynae
locationDetroit, MI
roledesign engineer
open toconsulting · collabs
$ _
[01]BACKGROUND
2014
Started in the studio
Began as a designer at an agency — brand, print, the occasional website.
2017
Crossed into code
Stopped handing off to developers and started shipping the frontend myself.
2020
Went senior, in-house
Led design-engineering on product teams across fintech, sports, and commerce.
2024
Founded Kodara
Independent practice — strategy, design, and engineering, AI-accelerated.
[02]HOW I WORK
01
Generalist by design
The value is in connecting brand, product, and engineering — not staying in one lane.
02
Bias to shipping
A shipped B beats a theoretical A. Momentum is a feature.
03
Plain language
No jargon moats. If I can't explain it simply, I don't understand it yet.
[03]CAPABILITIES
Brand & identityDesign systemsFrontend architectureFull-stack buildsUX strategy & auditsDesign opsPrototypingTechnical direction
▣ Newsletter
One letter,
every other Sunday.
Whatever I made, lifted, drew, or read that week. No tracking, no sponsors, easy unsubscribe.
▣ Currently
What I'm into
right now.
A living snapshot — updated whenever the season changes. The honest version of an "about" page.
- BUILDING
- This site, on TanStack Start
- READING
- A Pattern Language — Alexander
- TRAINING
- Week 4 — 12-week strength block
- PLAYING
- Building the Lego Bugatti, slowly
Updated Apr 2026 · full /now page →