Design Experiments

A sandbox for exploring visual design systems, widgets, and layouts

February 2, 2026

Stratum

Interactive brand guidelines with React-powered color customization. Click the gear icon to open a push-in sidebar with live color editing - changes apply instantly across the entire page. Features composable Card components with context-based inheritance, semantic color naming, Chroma.js scale generation, and real-time CSS variable updates that persist via localStorage.

React Components Interactive Color Systems Single-File App
February 2, 2026

Spec Sheet

Type specimen sheet with interactive font pairing selector. Features size scale, weight ramp, character set display, drop cap pull quote, and colorful pairing cards inspired by the Color Spec experiment. Text-based controls with underline hover animations.

Typography Font Pairings Dark/Light Mode Type Specimen
February 2, 2026

Design Festival

Card-based layout system combining festival poster boldness with digital interface precision. Features animated React widgets including an Activity chart with SVG line-drawing animation, Goals progress bars, Analytics bar charts, and click-to-regenerate interactions.

React Animated Widgets CSS Grid Festival Aesthetic
February 2, 2026

Day at a Glance

Clean 3-column CSS grid timeline with colored sidebar bars, SVG icons, and a subtle "now" indicator line that shows through semi-transparent event cards. Features split color bars for past/upcoming visualization.

CSS Grid Timeline Z-Index Layering Dark Theme
February 2, 2026

Blend

Swiss modernist gradient specimen system featuring organic mesh gradients via SVG blur technique. Includes 27 gradient cards across linear and mesh styles, systematic labeling, scroll-triggered animations, and an analytics dashboard mockup.

Gradients SVG Mesh Swiss Design Scroll Animation