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🚀 Sometimes a project tells you what to learn next.
After building my first website for a client, I realized that HTML was becoming pretty comfortable for me.
CSS, on the other hand… was starting to take way too much time. 😅
The project is mostly finished, and I’m genuinely happy with how it turned out, especially for my first client project.
But it also made one thing clear: it’s time to level up.
I’ve been putting off learning Tailwind CSS for long enough, so that’s what I’m diving into next.
If anyone wants to have a look at the website:
It’s also listed on my portfolio:
Next stop: Tailwind CSS.
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One of my favorite projects this year: a full migration of ecopiatech.com from a legacy PHP CMS to Webflow.
Ecopia builds AI-generated 3D maps, and their site had a lot going on. Smooth scroll, parallax, character reveals, a fullscreen menu with an animated tile grid, timeline carousels, before/after sliders. The brief was simple: rebuild it 1:1.
So instead of eyeballing it, I went into the live site's CSS and measured everything. Easing curves, delays, durations, even the "random" text reveal turned out to be a 6-step delay cycle per word. Then I rebuilt it in Webflow so it feels exactly like the original, but now the team can update everything on their own.
On the content side:
220+ blog posts, news and case studies moved into Webflow CMS
Before/after sliders, videos and map embeds inside rich text, handled with simple shortcodes the editors can use
250 redirects mapped and verified so no old URL breaks
HubSpot forms restyled to match the brand, plus tracking set up for launch
The fun part of projects like this is the details nobody notices when they're done right.
Take a look: https://www.ecopiatech.com/
Built my personal portfolio using Next.js, Framer Motion, Lenis, and ReactBits, combining smooth scrolling, interactive animations, and modern UI design to create an engaging web experience. It showcases my projects, technical skills, and passion for building creative, high-performance websites with a focus on design, usability, and detail.
Website :- https://darshan-rajgor-portfolio.vercel.app/
“Can you build this?” is usually the first question.
I like to follow it with: “What should it make easier?”
Booking a service. Buying a product. Managing an order. Finding an answer without opening five tabs.
That’s where the interesting work starts. Not with choosing a framework, but with understanding what’s getting in the way.
The goal isn’t just a finished website. It’s a useful one.
"Spot on, James! A website should solve a real business problem first—whether it's simplifying checkout or streamlining bookings. Tech stack comes second, UX and efficiency come first."