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Notes on interaction design, frontend engineering, animation systems, and the tradeoffs behind building work that still feels intentional when the novelty wears off.
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2025-2026
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Motion + Web
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March 20, 2026
The Practicality Spectrum
Finding the balance between lifeless interfaces and over-designed experiences that prioritize flash over function.
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March 15, 2026
Designing with Motion in Mind
How to integrate fluid, physics-based animations into your web interfaces without sacrificing performance or accessibility.
March 13, 2026
Reverse Animations for Back Links
The journey of making 'Back to Blog' links feel natural with Astro's View Transitions, by hijacking the navigation direction programmatically.
March 12, 2026
Crafting a 60° Slanted Page Transition
The journey of building a diagonal wipe page transition that matches my personal brand—from clip-path polygons to trigonometry and back again.
February 28, 2026
The Power of Svelte Actions
A deep dive into custom Svelte actions, exploring how they simplify DOM manipulation and create highly reusable behaviors across components.
January 10, 2026
Building a Staggered Menu from Scratch
Breaking down the logic behind creating a high-performance, full-screen staggered menu interaction using modern CSS and motion.dev.