Xavier-Philippe Renk

Web designer, web developer and motorsport fan based in Belgium

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About me

I’m a Web Designer and Front-End Developer with a degree in Graphic Techniques (Computer Graphics & Web Design). I like the whole stack, from Figma mockups to VPS configuration, and I’m especially drawn to projects where visual craft and technical depth meet.

I’ve spent the last couple of years building for simracing communities, which means working with real users and iterating on real feedback. I’m comfortable picking up new tools fast and I care a lot about the details.

My projects

A mix of personal projects, client work, and school assignments. Mostly web, with some game dev and branding thrown in.

Portfolio

Astro JavaScript Markdown VPS

Built from scratch with Astro, custom CSS, and JavaScript, and self-hosted on a VPS. Designed around Material Design principles; clean, fast, and easy to extend.

Tig Gang Racing

Web DesignAstroMarkdown

A website I designed and developed for Tig Gang Racing, a simracing team.

The website features content generated using Astro’s markdown support, as well as some API calls to display the team’s latest Bluesky posts.

Simufur

DirectusAstroDockerVPS

A simracing community I’ve been involved with for two years, building their website, designing their design language, and maintaining the infrastructure.

The site pulls live data via Directus (a headless CMS) for events and driver classes, and I built a custom regulation generator that lets staff update the sporting rules from a .docx file, no formatting work required.

Top Down Racer

Game DevPhaser.js

A browser-based racing game built with Phaser.js for my end-of-year project. It has a full multiplayer mode and a track builder where players can create and share custom layouts.

See the presentation slides

NDF1

BrandingFigma

NDF1 is a simracing project I work on with a few friends. We usually run racing championships on Assetto Corsa, sometimes with prizes.

I designed the full visual identity: logo, color system, and brand guidelines.

Year-end work

Web DesignJavaScript

This is a project I made for my 2024 year-end work at HEAJ. It is a website showcasing simracing, a hobby of mine.

It also showcases a track-map builder I made in JavaScript.

Generative Design

JavaScriptCanvasPane

My homework made for the Generative Design class. It uses Pane, Canvas as well as a material palette generator to create a unique design every time you refresh the page.

Using a custom-built collider system, random shapes are generated and placed on the canvas.

IOLCE

Web DesignHTML/CSS

My first proper website, built for a class at HEAJ. A simple exercise in HTML/CSS fundamentals.

IOLCE stands for Input Output / Lire, Ecrire et Communiquer.