Designing Fluid Micro-Interactions: The Evolution of a Custom Platform
Many people assume that building a high-end web app requires years of formal development training. The reality is that modern web creation belongs to the self-driven curator. Over the past year, in my free time, I have been building and evolving my digital presence across two distinct environments: Blogger for my writing stream and a custom setup deployed on Netlify. This was not an overnight project where I asked an AI to spit out a layout for me to copy and paste. My journey began by closely studying premium designs across the web, breaking down exactly what made them visually compelling, and identifying why their user interfaces stood out. When I first looked into showcasing my creative work, AI tools suggested starting with a basic builder like Carrd. I spent months hosting a layout there, but I quickly hit structural walls: the unavoidable branding footers, the missing custom text styles, and the inability to inject raw, direct layout code. To break past those generic template...