About Me | Jackie D’Elia

I live in Charlotte NC, but spent most of my life in Houston, Texas. I am a designer and front-end developer who loves to share what I’ve learned. I specialize in web animations, SVG and grid layouts. I believe in and embrace continuous learning. Today my focus is on helping others do the same.

I’ve spent most of my career in technology from building a software company to creating an e-commerce business mentioned in the Wall Street Journal.

I graduated from Texas A&M University with a BS in Horticulture. Yes, that’s right — the science of cultivating plants! To me nature it is the perfect combination of math, science, and design. Are you sensing a theme here?

Writing

I enjoy writing and sharing what I’ve learned. You can find my tutorials and posts here.

Podcast

I’m the host of Rethink.fm – the forward thinking podcast for design and front-end development. It’s fun and I get to meet really smart people.

Nickname

Years ago, a good friend of mine started calling me “The Lone Duchess” because I liked nice things and was very independent. Fast forward, I still own the domain name.

My spare time

I love gardening. I am “Lucky with Plants”. They just grow for me. There is a six foot tall Ficus Alii tree in my living room that I grew from a cutting. The list goes on.

I’m a geek at heart and a huge sci-fi fan. Time travel, warp speed, transporters, I’m in.

Organically growing food, and photographing it, I’m in.

Seems I’m always hanging out where the left and right brain meet. It’s really cool here.