Hello Friend, I’m Tanner

Not actually a cowboy, but I do love a good felt hat and adventure. I’m a Front-End Engineer at Vercel, telling the story of better development on the web. Previously, I worked at Notion, Dropbox, and Square (I really like companies with cube-shaped logos), along with time spent at an agency and freelancing.

I believe the web should be a sandbox of infinite exploration—a place to unlock our human potential for creativity and communication. Utilitarian tools and experimental, boundary-pushing experiences are the polarizing ends of the web I find most exciting to build.

I find joy in bringing people together and creating community, usually over a dinner party that invokes the fine touches and wackiness of our patron saint of food, Eric Wareheim. You should throw a dinner party for friends and strangers.

While I’m at ease in a city like San Francisco, I’m captivated by the unfolding beauty of the deserts in the American Southwest. Wherever I go, I take a camera with me to capture landscapes and the odd times we’re living in (friends included).

Writing is a new habit of mine—a way to make conversations, thoughts, and explorations more concrete and easily shareable. I write about the forgotten touches of interior design, adventure, and sometimes technical explorations.

I’m eternally optimistic about the future. Perpetual doom and gloom isn’t something I mesh with, though I do love discourse and debate.