Making things

Tutorials

Walkthroughs, experiments, and notes from building. Start with a picture, then follow the work.

These pieces come from the archive. Original dates and tools are kept in context; the code has not been retested against current versions.

From idea to app: finding the book

Start with a child's curiosity, explore possible interactions, and sketch a book-finding companion.

Turn the sketches into a clickable prototype, with a path from choosing a cover to sharing a book.

Connect vector artwork to animation variables, then render a looping train scene for an iOS app.

A reading diary grows from a library visit through paper testing, barcode scanning, and a working app.

The reasoning and publishing workflow behind a move from WordPress to generated pages.

Preserve useful pages, prepare private exports, and plan for people who return after a service closes.

Coins, falling disks, a graphical roguelike, and a rolling donut: experiments in physics and interaction.