Launch Date:
04.13.2025
Version:
v1.0
Frontend:
SASS / PUG / GSAP / React.js / Lottie
API:
Web3Forms
Notes:
The initial version of this project, V1, was a fast, functional build
developed within my Pug/SASS/JavaScript environment. I had established
much of the core functionality, but the project was temporarily shelved
after a career shift led me into a new role and responsibilities.
Once things settled, I revisited the project with a fresh perspective
and refined vision. This time, I chose to rebuild the site in React to
better support scalability and to move to a more component-based
architecture with the aim to control the entire site through one
json file.
In that spirit, I broke my goals down into components—just as I would the UI itself. While V1 doesn’t represent a full MVP, it served as a thoughtful starting point for mapping out animations, layout patterns, and cross-browser functionality. (Yes, Firefox and Safari still keep things interesting.) For design inspiration, I returned to the fundamentals—revisiting design texts from college and drawing from the structured beauty of Constructivism, Bauhaus, and the grid systems of Vilmos Husár’s De Stijl work. Layered with my background in mathematics, I explored symmetry, number patterns, and the golden ratio to inform structure and visual balance throughout this build.