Tara Olivia Bjørheim

Front-End Developer

Passionate

Aspiring UI/UX Designer

Tara Olivia Bjørheim

Front-End Developer

Passionate

Aspiring UI/UX Designer

Hello! I'm Tara, a front-end developer with a passion for technology and design. I'm originally from Stavanger, Norway, but I’ve lived in many places, including Costa Rica, Tanzania, and under the northern lights in Bodø. Currently, I’m based in Brussels, Belgium, where I work as an administrative coordinator and continue to expand my skills in web development. Talking about everything I love doing would take hours, so I've included some photos and honorable mentions below :)

My family
Concerts
Camping
Notion
Volleyball
D&D
House parties
Diablo IV
Lifting weights
Organizing
My friends
Dragons
Belgium
Electronic Music
Cooking vegetarian food
Reading
Dancing
Baldurs Gate 3
Forest hikes
Stavanger
Spinning classes
Animals
Fantasy
Padel
League of Legends
Board Games
My dogs
Memes
CSS
Pastel colors
Traveling
Surfing
Swimming
My family
Concerts
Camping
Notion
Volleyball
D&D
House parties
Diablo IV
Lifting weights
Organizing
My friends
Dragons
Belgium
Electronic Music
Cooking vegetarian food
Reading
Dancing
Baldurs Gate 3
Forest hikes
Stavanger
Spinning classes
Animals
Fantasy
Padel
League of Legends
Board Games
My dogs
Memes
CSS
Pastel colors
Traveling
Surfing
Swimming

My love for tech started with my pink Nintendo DS and our old stationary PC at home, and now it’s all about my newer setup and my Nintendo Switch . My first discovery of front-end was after I spent months customizing my Notion workspace, getting everything just right in terms of both design and functionality. I had everything in there: work and school notes, creative writing, habit and workout trackers, and more. I remember telling my friend, "I wish I could do this for work — make things on the computer all day that are both pretty and functional." He laughed and said, "Well, you can. It's called front-end development." I fell down the rabbit hole and couldn’t believe I had finally found my dream career. I signed up for a course on SheCodes and fell in love. Now, I’m in the middle of my frontend-degree and loving every minute of it.

Bloom Lifestyle Blog

Bloom is a responsive blog platform targeting users interested in lifestyle and self-care, offering a modern and clean interface. It is developed using HTML, CSS and JavaScript, with an API integration to manage dynamic blog posts. The site features a carousel for the 3 latest posts, a responsive grid displaying all posts, and admin functionality for registration, login, and post management.

Game Hub: The Universe of Games

Game Hub is an interactive online targeted at gamers store built using HTML, CSS and JavaScript, showcasing video games through an API. Users can filter games by genre, view detailed game information, and simulate buying games. The platform includes dynamic reviews, similar game suggestions, and a theme switcher with 8 different themes.

Galaxy Garden Community Museum

The Galaxy Garden Community Museum website was developed using HTML and CSS to create a modern, responsive site aimed at children and their families. The project is tested across browsers and devices, offering an engaging, educational experience that sparks curiosity about science in an exciting, age-appropriate way.

My first project, Game Hub was a dream to build for a fellow gamer audience. Designing different colored themes was a personal highlight. Then came the Galaxy Garden Community Museum where I had the challenge of designing for both kids and families—creating a fun, engaging space for children that didn’t feel condescending to adults. I dove into color psychology and web design for kids, balancing simplicity with depth. My latest project, Bloom is all about calm and minimalism—a clean, modern blog experience that lets the content take center stage.

Frontend-development is the perfect fit for me—creative, challenging, and there's always something new to learn. Plus, there’s no one 'right' answer, which means I get to experiment, explore different approaches, and have fun with it. It's a space where no two projects are ever the same, and that variety keeps me energized and in flow.

Programming Languages and Frameworks

HTML

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CSS

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JavaScript

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C (Beginner)

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Tailwind CSS (Beginner)

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Tools

GitHub

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Figma

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Canva

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WordPress

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SharePoint

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Power Automate

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Tiny MCE

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Visual Studio Code

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Netlify

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Slack

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npm

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Postman

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Decap CMS

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Design

Responsive Design

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UX/UI

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High-fidelity Wireframes

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Prototyping

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User Flows

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Methodologies

Agile/Scrum

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Project Management

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Process Automation

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Technologies

API Integration

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WCAG Accessibility Standards

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SEO Optimization

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Version Control

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Languages (Fluency)

Norwegian (Native)

5 stars for fluency

English (Fluent)

4 stars for fluency

Spanish (Intermediate)

3 stars for fluency

French (Intermediate)

3 stars for fluency

Next Up

Bootstrap

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Sass

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React

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Vue.js

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Information Architecture

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TypeScript

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I’ve always been endlessly curious, always wanting to know more—whether it’s diving into new frameworks like React or finding ways to make processes more efficient. I’m the type who will happily spend an entire day learning a tool that might save me five minutes in the future, lol. A good example of that is at my current job, where I wanted to remind my colleagues to update a file every week. Sure, I could have just sent the same message every Friday or scheduled it in Teams, but instead, I figured out how to automate the whole process using Microsoft Power Automate. Now, every Friday, they get a cheery message with the exact link they need, and I never have to think about it again. It’s little things like that which add up.

Today
Frontend Development
Noroff School of Technology
Administrative Coordinator
Stavangerregionens Europakontor, Brussels
Personal Training & Nutrition
Active Education
First Secretary, Consultant & First Consultant
Skatteetaten, Stavanger
Spanish Studies
EF school of Costa Rica
General Studies
St. Olav High School, Stavanger
Assistant at Art School
Pippis Kunstskole, Stavanger
2015

What really excites me is this mix of organization and creativity. My career so far has been such a blend of both technical and artistic work. I’ve taught at an art school for children, worked at the Norwegian tax authorities, and now, as an administrative coordinator, I jump between Excel spreadsheets and Canva designs on a daily basis. I love getting lost in the technical side of things—solving deep, complex problems—but I equally love the creative freedom that comes with brainstorming ideas. In my front-end work, I aim to bring that balance, designing web applications that work seamlessly but also evoke a sense of ease, satisfaction, and maybe even a bit of wonder.

Development, Design, etc

Other

Need a Creative Partner?

I’m In!

E-mail me at:

tara.bjorheim@outlook.com

And let's connect on

End note

Thank you for making it this far!

This page was designed and built by me, Tara Olivia Bjørheim.

It's built with HTML, CSS, and vanilla JavaScript. Version control is handled through GitHub. The page is deployed through Netlify. Stay tuned for more updates as I incorporate more of my ideas!

All the photos on this site are personal and close to my heart. I kindly ask that they not be used without permission. Thank you for understanding!

The icons are from icons8.

Got any ideas or feedback? Don't hesitate to send me a message :)

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