Simulacrum & Simulation Playful experiments by Sean Flater

My portfolio of interactive web experiments

Hi, I’m Sean — a designer/developer blending aesthetic interfaces with pragmatic utility. This is my living lab: portfolio, playground, and archive of things that influence my design direction.

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20 yrs on the web Aesthetic design oriented Front-end + product thinking
HTML/CSS/JS/React/Next.js Interaction design Rapid prototyping Accessibility-conscious

Featured Work

latest or interesting explorations.

Toolbox Hub

Landing page for utility experiments and prototypes.

HTML/CSS/JS Navigation refresh

Portable IT Toolkit

A catalog of open-source Windows utilities with category filters and ratings for quick triage.

Filtering UI Card grid

Games Arcade

A playful collection of HTML-based games and experiments.

Experiential UX Canvas/JS

Choose My Lunch

Lightweight decision helper showcasing quick prototyping and UI affordances.

Micro-app Decision flow

Lab & Experiments

Places where ideas incubate before they graduate to the main stage.

Text Transformers

Playful typography utilities like the Boustrophedon converter and Word Art generator.

Typography Client-side only

Roleplay Utilities

Story tools and calculators for narrative design and session prep.

UX microflows

Capabilities

  • Design systems & themingCohesive design priniples pairing aesthetics with UIX and pagmatism
  • Interaction prototypingfull react web apps, JS animations, filtering, canvas effects
  • Product storytellingInformation architecture, navigation, onboarding
  • Ops & deliveryRanging from Static hosting friendly, no backend dependencies, to Next.JS

Get in Touch

Want to collaborate, review code, or request a themed experiment?

Email Sean Jump to latest build
Reach out with questions or requests; turn-around for small prototypes is usually within a week.