I turn inspiration into precision — and precision into beauty

MERCENARY PROTOTYPER (n.) A lone specialist brought in when the path is unclear. Operates quickly, quietly, and with taste, moving with intent before the spell wears off.

Silent Blaze exists for the moment when vision outruns capacity. You can only go so far on paper; at some point, the idea needs to move, to breathe, to be real. That’s where I come in. I handle the work that needs doing without adding the weight of a team, the delay of a hiring process, or the noise of one more stakeholder. You have fifty things on your plate. I’ll take twenty of them, execute cleanly, and won’t leave a mess behind.


If you’ve got the spark, I can make it real.

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Hi, I'm John

I design and build sharp, intentional products by blending UX, engineering, and narrative into tools you can actually use. Whether it’s a prototype, a proof of concept, or a launchable first version, I help turn vision into something tangible enough to test, share, and rally around.

Creative Works

A selection of recent projects across design, development, and product strategy.

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Pet Care Business Website

Website • Prototype • In Progress

Website for a pet care business.

Pet Care Business Website

Visit One Paw In Front Of The Other

This website was built for One Paw In Front Of The Other, a professional pet care business founded by a former Humane Officer with the Animal Protective League. The site reflects the owner's deep experience in animal welfare, offering an approachable and trustworthy space for clients to explore services and get in touch. To add a personal, ever-evolving touch, the header image automatically updates to reflect seasons, holidays, and special events, giving returning visitors a sense of warmth and welcome.

The site uses a React frontend with responsive CSS to ensure a seamless experience across devices. Content is managed through WordPress as a headless CMS, allowing the owner to update text and blog content independently. It’s also structured with SEO best practices to help the business connect with local pet owners online. Planned updates include a custom-built scheduling webapp for client appointments and a blog for sharing stories, insights, and tips from the owner’s extensive background in animal care.
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Looks Legit.

Online Store

Online store for premium AI prompt packs and toolkits, wrapped in spy fiction.

Looks Legit.

Visit Looks Legit.

If you know, you know.

Looks Legit is an online store built to deliver unusually polished digital goods with a distinctly covert flavor. Beneath the surface, it’s a curated collection of premium AI prompt packs and interactive toolkits, all wrapped in the deadpan fiction of a spy network quietly leaking tools from the inside. The result is a product experience that’s both useful and strangely immersive, equal parts practical resource and narrative artifact.

The site features a custom-built Next.js frontend with responsive CSS and Gumroad integration for seamless delivery. It runs on a SlimPHP API with a MySQL backend to support product management and expansion. Each pack’s content is handcrafted for its theme, while the build process, including file generation, preview images, and store assets, is fully automated via a custom Node script. This lets the brand scale quickly without compromising on detail or presentation.
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Ember & Crescent

Etsy Store

An Etsy storefront and structured, ready-to-print kits.

Ember & Crescent

Visit Etsy store

Ember & Crescent is an Etsy store offering printable kits designed with a gentle, poetic sensibility. Each product is crafted to bring a sense of calm, care, or clarity to everyday routines, from pet care to organization and personal rituals. The brand voice leans warm and whimsical, with a visual style that feels thoughtful, quiet, and a little bit magical.

All content is custom-made, including written copy, layouts, and illustrations. To support consistency and speed, the creation of print-ready files and Etsy product images is automated through a custom Node.js script, blending handcrafted design with efficient production behind the scenes.
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My Ipsum

Webapp • In Progress

Webapp to allow themed "lorem ipsum"-style text generation.

My Ipsum

My Ipsum is a customizable lorem ipsum generator built to bring personality and creativity to placeholder text. Instead of relying on tired Latin filler, users can generate themed text tailored to their project, from Shakespeare to cyberpunk to pirates or anything they imagine. It’s made for designers, developers, and content creators who want mockups that feel like the real thing, right from the first draft.

The app is built with vanilla JavaScript on the frontend and a lightweight PHP backend, integrating the OpenAI API to generate rich, context-aware content. SEO best practices are baked in to ensure the app performs well and is easily discoverable, even for something as niche as fake text.

By helping creators move beyond generic placeholders, My Ipsum turns basic wireframes into experiences with tone, story, and atmosphere. Whether you're building a landing page, a futuristic dashboard, or a playful brand site, the right words help bring it to life.

After all, why settle for boring lorem ipsum when you could have Picard Ipsum or Jack Sparrow Ipsum?
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Script Sorcerer

Personal Portfolio Website

This is what happens when I make my own site.

Personal Portfolio Website

Visit Script Sorcerer

This site was created as a personal portfolio, designed to reflect a distinct visual style rooted in early 2000s pop/punk and 1980s aesthetics. Bold imagery, saturated colors, and music-inspired design choices give it a unique voice. All visuals were created specifically for the site, including original photography, Photoshop edits, and DALL·E-assisted artwork.

The build is intentionally lightweight: semantic HTML, responsive CSS, and vanilla JavaScript with just one npm package. It’s designed to load fast, scale cleanly across devices, and stay maintainable without the need for a full framework.
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Script Sorcerer - Animation

Animated Website

A website using scroll-based animation to tell a story.

Script Sorcerer - Animation

Visit Script Sorcerer animation

This animated website tells a personal story through a series of postcard-style scenes inspired by cities I’ve lived in. Each postcard includes a handwritten message, drawn by hand with a Wacom tablet, converted to SVG, and animated in real time as if it’s being written. The site blends storytelling with interaction: instead of playing on a timeline, the animation progresses based on scroll position, with an optional autoplay mode that scrolls the story for you.

The entire effect is powered by a custom-built JavaScript library that maps scroll position to CSS property changes, creating smooth, synchronized motion without relying on video or timelines. Visuals were created using DALL·E and designed to feel like real postcards in motion.

Pricing Plans

Choose the plan that fits your needs, whether you're looking for a small project or a full-scale solution.

Basic

$199

  • ✔ Single Page Design
  • ✔ Responsive Layout
  • ✔ Basic Animations

Standard

$499

  • ✔ Multi-Page Design
  • ✔ Advanced Animations
  • ✔ Performance Optimization

Premium

$999

  • ✔ Fully Custom UI/UX
  • ✔ API Integration
  • ✔ Ongoing Support
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Bring the spark. I’ll handle the fire.

You have the idea. I’ll shape it into something functional, focused, and impossible to ignore.