Behind the Code: How I Vibe Coded My New Site (With a Massive Assist from AI)

Hey everyone! 👋

If you’ve taken a look around the site today, you might notice things look a bit different. Smoother animations, cleaner layouts, and features that actually work exactly the way they’re supposed to.

I have a confession to make: I didn’t spend weeks sweating over syntax errors, reading dry documentation, or crying into a coffee mug at 2:00 AM because of a missing semicolon.

Instead, I vibe coded the whole thing. And honestly? I’m never going back.

Wait, What is “Vibe Coding”?

For the uninitiated, vibe coding is the ultimate superpower for creators, designers, and visionaries who know what they want to build, but don’t want to get bogged down by the how.

Instead of writing every single line of JavaScript or CSS by hand, I sat down with my AI coding assistant, described the look, the feel, and the user experience I wanted, and let the AI handle the heavy lifting. I supplied the vision and the aesthetics; the AI supplied the architecture.

How AI Transformed My Design Process

As a designer, I’ve always been obsessed with the details—the exact easing of a hover effect, the perfect responsiveness of a grid, the seamless transition between dark and light mode. Historically, turning those high-fidelity ideas into actual, functioning code was a bottleneck. Here is how AI completely flipped the script for this build:

• Instant Prototyping: I could type, “Give me a minimalist, brutalist-inspired hero section with a floating 3D card effect that responds to mouse movement,” and have working code in five seconds.
• Bespoke Interactions: Every micro-interaction on this site—from the way the menu glides out to the custom cursor dynamics—was refined through a conversational feedback loop. It felt less like programming and more like directing a brilliant, tireless developer.

“Vibe coding isn’t about being lazy; it’s about eliminating the friction between human imagination and digital execution.”

— Jason Croatto

The Verdict: The Vibe is Immaculate

By offloading the syntax and structure to AI, I was able to spend 100% of my energy on what actually matters: the user experience, the art direction, and the content. The result is a website that feels incredibly personal, meticulously designed, and fundamentally me—built in a fraction of the time it would have taken traditionally. AI didn’t take away my creativity; it finally gave me the tools to unleash it without boundaries. Take a look around, click some buttons, test the responsiveness, and let me know what you think of the new setup. What are your thoughts on the vibe coding revolution? Are you using AI to build your projects yet? Let’s chat^[1] in the comments!