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Designer · Editorial Systems Type · 3D · Motion Austin · TX

Lucas Liberatore

Designer who codes. Cinematic editorial systems shipped as production sites — lucaslib.com runs on the Render-Locked Interface System I built from scratch. 3D rendering, type, color, motion.

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805.450.7102
lucaslib.com
"Editorial restraint. Cinematic frame. Zero pixel that doesn't earn its place."
01Signature Methodology
A design system I invented, productized, and ship.
RENDER-LOCKED INTERFACE SYSTEM
RLIS
Cinematic web — production-graded.

A production methodology I invented and shipped: AI-generated cinematic masters paired with invisible HTML hotspots. Editorial restraint at the front, engineering at the back.

  • lucaslib.com is the working showcase — every page is RLIS.
  • Smoked-glass cards, polished-concrete floors, champagne-gold accents.
  • Apple/Pixar product-photography aesthetic. Zero decorative weight.
  • Productized at $2.5K–$8.5K per site, 48-hour delivery.
02The Pantheon · Shipped Products
Design + engineering shipped, not pitched.
Aether
iOS · Editorial-grade ritual design
Live
Solo DesignCustom Type5.0 ★

Editorial-grade visual design meets a daily-ritual habit loop. Every screen, every motion, every typography decision — solo.

  • Custom type pairing, color system, and motion vocabulary.
  • Three movements, eight minutes — pacing as design system.
  • Solo design from spec to App Store screenshots.
apps.apple.com →
Tridentscan
Information design · Receipts-grade output
Live
Data VizA-Tier Scoring22 Modules

Designed the visual language of attack-surface intelligence. Receipts-grade output, A-tier ladder, no jargon-as-decoration.

  • 22 modules surfaced as a single readable scorecard.
  • Information hierarchy honed across 500+ real scans.
tridentscan.com →
Freq43 / DIGR
Music marketplace · Brand + UX
Live
5 Platform ZonesCustom UILive

Brand, identity, UI system, and production design for a real-money music marketplace.

  • 5 distinct platform zones — each with consistent visual rhythm.
  • Audio waveform design + custom player UI + admin dashboard.
  • Full SEO + Open Graph + social card system.
freq43.com →
Eclipse
In stealth · design locked
Stealth
In Dev2026

Quiet build. Visual language locked. Public reveal post-MVP.

  • Same design discipline: editorial restraint, cinematic frame.
Reveals · 2026
03Tools & Stack
Visual + engineering layers I work across.
Creative
  • Figma
  • Blender (3D)
  • After Effects
  • Photoshop
  • Ableton Live
Type & Color
  • Variable fonts (Inter)
  • Cormorant · Editorial pairings
  • System palettes
  • WCAG contrast checking
AI-Augmented
  • ChatGPT · GPT-Image
  • Claude (Anthropic)
  • Prompt engineering
  • RLIS pipelines
Frontend
  • HTML5 · CSS3
  • React · Next.js
  • Tailwind · custom CSS
  • Service Workers · PWA
Motion
  • CSS keyframes
  • Web Animations API
  • Blender video loops
  • After Effects
Mobile
  • React Native · Expo
  • iOS design language
  • App Store assets
  • RevenueCat paywalls
Backend
  • Supabase · PostgreSQL
  • Stripe Connect
  • REST · JWT
Cloud
  • Vercel
  • Cloudflare (R2 · Workers · Pages)
  • Edge caching · WebP / AVIF
Process
  • RLIS production pipeline
  • Iterative prompt → master → live
  • Lighthouse audits
04Operator Experience
Design grounded in five years of operational discipline.
2025 – Present
Founder & Solo Designer
Frequency43 LLC · Austin, TX
  • Owns design across four products — identity, UI, motion, App Store and web assets.
  • Productized RLIS as a $2.5K–8.5K/site delivery service.
Jun 2022 – May 2024
Administrative & Operations Assistant
Gorsuch · Luxury Retail · Vail, CO
  • Built scheduling and financial reporting systems for a 150–200+ employee luxury operation.
  • Managed payroll, staffing, and vendor operations — reported directly to ownership.
Mar 2025 – Present
Merch Sales Director (concurrent)
OUI Vendors (self-contract) · Austin, TX
  • End-to-end merchandise operations at major stadium concerts.
05Education & Credentials
Self-taught design + finance fundamentals.
Degree
B.S. Business Administration — Finance
California State University, Chico
Aug 2017 – May 2021
Certifications
  • Apple Developer Program · Active
  • Stripe Connect Platform
  • Cloudflare Pages · Workers · R2
  • First Aid & CPR Certified