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Kumo preview
What's next for Kumo - Your Buddy Desktop
- Inspiration: Kumo started with a simple idea: what if a small desktop companion could make everyday computer interactions feel more personal?
I wanted to create something that stays at the top of the screen, offers useful features, and adds a little personality without getting in the way.
What it does:
Kumo is a desktop companion concept for Windows. It brings different everyday experiences into one compact interface, including music, Pomodoro, system activity, and another 30+ tabs!.
Its visual identity is built around expressive dot-matrix eyes, subtle animations, and a minimal interface.
How I built it:
Kumo was developed using web technologies, including JavaScript, Tauri, Rust and other tools for UI animation and interactive experiences.
AI tools were also used throughout the development process to help with coding, debugging, and exploring implementation ideas. I guided the product direction, design decisions, and feature development.
Challenges:
One of the biggest challenges was making different features feel consistent inside a very small interface. I also had to experiment with animations, transitions, and interactions to keep the experience smooth without making it distracting.
What I learned:
Building Kumo helped me improve my frontend development skills, understand product design decisions, and learn how to develop a project step by step with AI assistance.
Kumo is still a work in progress, and there is more to come.
Built With
- canvas-2d
- css
- git
- gsap
- html
- javascript
- motion
- react
- rust
- supabase
- tauri
- typescript
- vercel
