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• Jun 2
Redesigning my web portfolio to optimize user retention. 👨‍💻
I just wrapped up a complete restructuring of my personal web portfolio using React, Tailwind, and Vite. The goal wasn’t just a visual facelift, but solving real-world optimization and UX challenges that often get overlooked.
Here is a breakdown of what I prioritized during this sprint:
* Mobile performance & interactivity: I optimized the tsParticles integration by capping the frame rate at 120 FPS for high-refresh-rate displays and eliminated abrupt edge-bounce calculations. The result? Lower battery consumption and smoother, more natural transitions.
* Immersive UI/UX: I implemented a subtle, dynamic spotlight effect that follows the cursor, layered over an ultra-faint technical grid on a dark background. The focus was finding the perfect balance between modern aesthetics and readability.
* Modular architecture: I refactored the projects section using asymmetrical layouts and optimized modals. These components break down the engineering behind each build—ranging from AI integrations with Llama 3 to IoT telemetry via MQTT.
Check out the video to see the full walkthrough and how the micro-interactions respond in real time.
If you are looking for a developer who combines clean code with a strict focus on product performance, let’s connect. I am available for new high-impact freelance projects.
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Stitch Playground
Created by:
Diana D. (UX/UI Designer)
Intro
I created "Stitch Playground" an interactive learning experience that helps Stitch users turn your rough interface ideas into clearer more useful prompts.
This project is designed for people who have an idea for an interface but are not sure how to get started in Stitch. Instead of simply telling users to “Write me better prompts,” Stitch Playground shows them how a vague request can become a stronger design brief by adding the right context: What the interface is, who it is for, how it should feel, what sections it needs, and what visual styles Stitch should follow.
The goal of my project was to make prompt writing feel easier, more approachable, and fun for Stitch users.
What I Built:
I built Stitch Playground in Stitch as a clean interactive experience that helps Stitch users get started easily.
What it includes:
A bold clean interactive landing page introducing Stitch Playground
Motion design in the hero and footer (new Stitch features)
A prompt-learning interactive component based on clearer design direction (Inspired by Vincent's Stitch prompting blog post)
A before-and-after comparison showing how vague prompts become stronger Stitch prompts
An interactive prompt builder for turning rough ideas into more complete prompt structures
A prompt deconstructor concept for understanding what makes a prompt more useful
A starter library of reusable prompt examples for dashboards, blogs, entertainment experiences, and portfolios
How I Used Stitch:
I used Stitch as a creative partner to explore, shape, and refine the experience and ideas from a rough concept into a polished finalized experience.
The starting idea was simple: create a guide that helps people prompt Stitch better. From there, I used the Stitch workflow to think through the page structure, content sections, visual style, and interactive learning moments. The project became both a prototype and a teaching tool: it demonstrates how stronger prompting can lead to clearer interface direction.
I focused on the same process the experience teaches: starting with a broad idea, then refining the design by adding clearer context, visual direction, specific sections, and more intentional interface details.
How This Connects to the Stitch Workflow:
Stitch Playground is built around the idea that better prompts create better starting points.
The experience encourages users to move beyond one-line requests like “make a landing page” and instead describe the product goal, audience, style, layout, content modules, and interaction patterns. This makes the design process feel less random and more collaborative.
I also wanted the project to reflect how Stitch can fit naturally into a real creative workflow: ideating, refining, comparing versions, and turning prompt structure into interface structure.
Stitch Features / Workflow Highlighted:
This project highlights Stitch as an (amazing) interface builder that helps users move from idea to interactive product faster. It also emphasizes prompt-based iteration, structured design direction, and using Stitch as a collaborative design partner.
I used new features presented on Stitch's X last week, such as motion and experimented with the Netify connection, Figma export and Google Studio import. I also added a restriction of 4 prompts per day to ensure my webpage does not get abused.
Feedback on Stitch:
Stitch is incredibly POWERFUL, not just for developers but for designers too. You can easily get started with a simple prompt in Stitch to create something truly amazing.
Why I Built It:
I wanted to make something helpful for the Stitch community. Thank you team. I am so happy to have found this product.
Start Playing in your Stitch Playground >
- Diana
Genius!
Redesigned the website for Imagine Dragons' charitable foundation - restructuring the information architecture, crafting donation-focused CTAs, and weaving the band's visual identity throughout so visitors feel the mission.
Every page was built to guide visitors from awareness to action
• Jun 4
beautiful design
Mainframe is a conceptual AI studio — brand system + full multi-page website, built entirely in Stitch. Landing page with animated states, five inner pages (Labs, Studio, Services, Openings), and a complete DESIGN.md covering color, type, and layout. Monochromatic, editorial, cinematic. The kind of system that usually takes weeks — done in one session.
Started with brand tokens, used them as the foundation for every page. Iterated hover states and animations without leaving the design context. The generated DESIGN.md became the actual handoff doc.
Fastest I've gone from concept to a coherent multi-page system. Want: auto-propagating token updates across pages, finer motion controls, native multi-page navigation. Otherwise — best design-gen tool I've used since Figma got auto-layout.
Sahil, I recall seeing that same exact monitor-head concept from a large design studio last week (I forget the name).
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