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HONTRAN.DEV

Creative developer for hire

Studio, agency or designer? For studios

Hire a creative developer for award-winning websites

WebGL, GSAP and award-level front-end for founders, brands and agencies who want to stand out, not blend in. 11+ years, Awwwards jury, multiple Site of the Day.

See selected work
  • 19 International awards
  • Jury Awwwards Jury 2026
  • 2× Awwwards Independent of the Year Nominee
  • 11+ Years building for the web
What I build

The work most teams can't staff in-house

01

WebGL & 3D

Three.js, React Three Fiber, custom GLSL shaders, image displacement, interactive scenes.

02

Motion & interaction

GSAP timelines, ScrollTrigger, pinned sections, page transitions, magnetic micro-interactions.

03

Headless front-end

Next.js with Strapi, WordPress or Sanity. Editable content, scalable architecture.

04

Performance & a11y

60fps motion with green Core Web Vitals on mid-range phones. Reduced-motion respected.

Clients

Who I work with

Whether you are launching a brand, running an agency, or realising a design, the goal is the same: a site that performs and gets remembered.

Studio, agency or designer? For studios
Founders & startups

A launch that makes people stop

Concept to shipped brand site, with the motion and polish that earns attention and trust on day one.

Agencies & studios

White-label motion & WebGL

Your client, your brand. I build the 3D and interaction you can't staff in-house, under NDA, on time. A reliable recurring partner.

Brand & marketing teams

Campaign & product microsites

Sites that turn a budget into a result, engineered to perform on real devices, not just look good in a deck.

Designers

Your concept, built faithfully

A developer who realises Awwwards-level designs to the last easing curve, then makes them fast and accessible.

Selected work

Recent award winners

Recognition
Awwwards SOTD · CSS Design Awards
Discipline
Events
Year
2025
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Iventions website
Iventions

Recognition
GSAP Site of the Year nominee
Discipline
Type & Motion
Year
2025
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Mat Voyce website
Mat Voyce

Recognition
Awwwards SOTD · CSS Design Awards
Discipline
Studio
Year
2026
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From Another website
From Another

Recognition
Awwwards Honorable Mention · CSS Design Awards
Discipline
Portfolio
Year
2025
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Mark Woodland website
Mark Woodland

Recognition
Awwwards SOTD
Discipline
Portfolio
Year
2023
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Minh Pham website
Minh Pham

Recognition
Awwwards SOTD · Awwwards Developer Award
Discipline
Digital Media
Year
2025
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By-Kin website
By-Kin
Pricing

Premium, scoped and honest

Real 2026 ranges for a freelance creative developer (design and build), no agency overhead. Bring a finished design and the developer-only portion is lower.

01

Custom landing page

$3k- $5k

One bespoke page with custom design and motion.

  • GSAP scroll reveals
  • Micro-interactions
  • Fast, responsive build
02

Brand / marketing site

$5k- $8k

A full site with headless CMS and directed motion.

  • 5-8 bespoke templates
  • Headless CMS
  • GSAP timelines & transitions
03

Award-level / WebGL

$8k+

Flagship build: 3D, shaders and choreography.

  • Three.js / WebGL & GLSL
  • Bespoke everything
  • Awwwards-caliber polish
Process

How it works

01

Scope

A short call to pin down references, page count, motion depth and timeline. You get a tight quote, not a vague "it depends".

02

Design & build

Clear, proactive updates while I build the design, motion and WebGL together, with performance budgeted from the start.

03

Launch & handover

A fast, accessible site shipped on time, plus a clean handover so your team can run it.

Voices

Trusted by designers & studios

Have been working with Hon for the past 7 years on so many projects since I was just a new designer. All I can say that he's a dream for every designer. I always have some new challenges for him whenever we start a new project and he's always ready for them, solve them and translate my ideas into the real pixels correctly, often even better than I expected. Definitely one of the best full-stack developer out there. Recommend him for any website projects, from basic to high level of interaction and motion.
Huy PhanDesigner · Awwwards Jury
My studio has launched three projects with Hon as the Lead Developer. As a non-technical person, I find it very easy to work with Hon. He always explains what's possible and what's not ahead of time, communicating every step of the way. He's committed to excellence and has never let me or the team down. I definitely recommend Hon for any project that requires pushing the envelope and creativity.
Oliver MuñozFounder Uncommon Design Group | Awwwards Jury
Hon is a phenomenal front-end developer. I had the opportunity to work with him on a couple of my projects - including minhpham.design, which received multiple awards. I saw firsthand his ability to craft award-winning, top-notch websites and landing pages that truly stood out. He's a huge asset to any team.
Minh PhamDesign Lead at Fantasy
FAQ

Before you reach out

A front-end specialist who builds motion, WebGL and interaction, not just static layouts. More on the role in what is a creative developer.

Yes, regularly. I build under your brand and NDA so you keep the client relationship. See white-label creative development.

Tiers above are real 2026 ranges. The full breakdown of what drives the budget is in how much an animated website costs.

A landing page in a few weeks, a flagship build in a couple of months. See the typical timeline.

Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, working with clients worldwide (Europe, Middle East, US, AU). Timezone-friendly, fully remote.

You own the codebase, design files and every asset on final payment. Handover includes the repository, deployment access and a written walkthrough so your team can run the site independently.

Storytelling and narrative-scroll sites, product-launch and campaign microsites, 3D product/configurator experiences and award-level brand sites are the best fit. Large e-commerce catalogues and app dashboards are usually a better fit for a product team — see recent work for the kind of projects that do fit.

Every message is read personally, with a reply within 24 hours. Based in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, with working hours that overlap European mornings and US afternoons/evenings for calls.

Yes — a finished Figma file gets built faithfully, or design and build happen together from scratch. For agencies, work is white-label under NDA so you keep the client relationship; see white-label creative development.

References, page count, motion/3D depth, deadline and a rough budget range are enough for a fixed quote after one call, not a vague 'it depends'.

Next.js is the default stack. WordPress and Strapi headless CMS are also used regularly, plus Webflow when the client team already runs the site there.
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