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Haemish O'Donnell

proPalm Springs, USA

Digital architect — websites, systems, AI builds.

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Digital architect — websites, systems, AI builds.

Cover image for Innerwork Systems is a three-product

Innerwork Systems is a three-product self-knowledge platform I designed, built, and shipped end to end under my studio, Rare by Design. Three deliverables, one ecosystem, framed around a single thesis: every mind runs on infrastructure, and most people never see theirs. The product line: ⦿ Subsurface — $7.99 journaling app with six chapters and a burn mechanic ⦿ The Portrait — $65–$125 bespoke astrology + Human Design guide, delivered as a private interactive link within 72 hours ⦿ Decoded — $200–$250 relational compatibility translator with embedded AI chat What I built solo: ⦿ Brand identity, visual system, and all copywriting ⦿ Front-end: custom HTML / CSS / JavaScript with a 90-second diagnostic funnel ⦿ Back-end: PHP + MySQL on Hostinger Business ⦿ Payments: Stripe (Portrait + Decoded) and Gumroad (Subsurface) — four payment links total ⦿ Email automation: 13 emails across four Kit sequences ⦿ Order management: password-protected dashboard at /dashboard.php with revenue tracking, slot management, and live diagnostic lead capture ⦿ Compliance: Privacy Policy, Terms of Service, cookie consent, Meta Pixel, Meta Business Account The thesis: introspective work doesn't have to look soft. Built right, it can feel like premium infrastructure — precise, intentional, revenue-ready from day one. Live at innerwork.systems (http://innerwork.systems).

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Cover image for STRATA.
A short film about orientation

STRATA. A short film about orientation and what watches us from below. The camera appears to descend — through earth, root systems, and geological strata — until it surfaces somewhere unexpected, to meet a gaze that was always waiting. Video made in Renoise across four continuous shots. Score in Suno. Voice in ElevenLabs. #RenoiseChallenge

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Rare by Design is my independent digital studio, based in Palm Springs, California. It's the operating brand under which I design and build websites, brand identities, and digital systems for clients who need their presence to feel as deliberate as their work. The studio site itself is a build — a moving identity rather than a static portfolio. Deep plum, gold, animated typography, custom motion. The work speaks before the copy does. What I do under Rare by Design: ⦿ Full website design and build (front-end and back-end) ⦿ Brand identity and visual systems ⦿ App and Chrome extension development ⦿ Digital marketing infrastructure (analytics, pixels, SEO, dashboards) ⦿ AI product builds and integrations The studio operates on a simple principle: most freelancers compete on aesthetics or price. I compete on the layer between idea and operational — the messy middle where systems either work or quietly fall apart. Every site I ship includes the surface clients see and the infrastructure they don't. I built this site for myself at the same level I build for clients, because the studio site is the first conversation every new client has with me.

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Brooke is a private AI practice management platform I built for my mom, Lizette O'Donnell — a Coldwell Banker agent working the Hi-Desert and Coachella Valley in California. She has one quiet long-term goal: to eventually go independent from the brokerage. I started building her exit infrastructure before she even asked for it. Nine tools, one private app, one user: ⦿ Chat — structured answers (Bottom Line, Step-by-Step, Watch Out) grounded in the actual documents that govern her practice ⦿ Voice — hands-free, hold-to-talk while driving between Joshua Tree and Palm Springs ⦿ Listing Generator — CRMLS public remarks, Zillow description, and Instagram caption in 30 seconds ⦿ Email Drafter — seven email types, tone-adjustable, ready to send ⦿ Document Scanner — point the iPad camera at a contract or MLS screen, get flagged compliance issues and the next move ⦿ Script Me — exact words for hard conversations: price reductions, low offers, cold-feet buyers, difficult clients ⦿ Form Helper — every C.A.R. form (RPA, BRBC, TDS, RLA, AVID and more) walked through section by section ⦿ Client CRM — built-in, no external tool, no monthly fee ⦿ Brand Builder — bio, Instagram profile, email signature, and elevator pitch for the day she launches under her own name The knowledge base is trained on what actually governs her work — the 2026 California DRE Reference Book, California Real Estate Law, San Bernardino County STR ordinances, and CRMLS formatting standards. Not a general chatbot. A specialist. The hidden layer: every answer ends with a single Broker Tip connecting the task she just completed to a California broker's license exam concept. She's not sitting down to study. She's just working. But every day she gets a little closer to that license. The build: ⦿ One single-file progressive web app under 300KB — installs to her iPad home screen with a custom splash screen and bottom navigation ⦿ Custom Node.js API hosted on Hostinger — handles routing, authentication, and AI calls ⦿ Claude (Anthropic) powering chat, tools, scripts, and vision-based document scanning ⦿ Web Speech API for voice input + Web Speech Synthesis for read-back ⦿ localStorage for client CRM, chat history, and daily briefing — no database required Brooke isn't a product for sale. It's a private platform built for a single independent agent — proof that the right tools, built with care, can replace an entire back office. Built under Rare by Design.

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