Michelle Waite

Short Story Generator

A web app that creates fun, randomized short stories using AI-driven text generation and user prompts.

Southern Layers 3D Printing

Small business website for a veteran-owned 3D printing company. Designed with a focus on clarity, mobile usability, and simple service discovery for local customers.

Capabilities: Responsive layout · Small business branding · Service-focused UX · Mobile-first design

ScreenITology

Founder-built website for ScreenITology LLC, a connected event display and scoreboard software company. The site communicates the product vision, services, and value proposition for arenas, schools, and live events.

Capabilities: Product marketing site · Technical storytelling · Responsive layout · Founder-led brand & UX direction

Boomwave (WIP)

Client-facing concept site exploring mobile audio mechanics and interactive design patterns. Currently in development, with placeholder visuals used during iteration.

Capabilities: Interaction design · Mobile UX concepts · Performance-focused layouts · Audio-driven UI exploration

Acorn Ascent

Grid-based shape puzzles. 10 levels of increasing difficulty. Featured on Hope & Hotfixes Episode 3.

Ferret Life

Slice-of-life ferret sim (WIP). Care, explore, and cause adorable chaos. Featured on Hope & Hotfixes Episode 4.

Hope & Hotfixes: A Blog

A short-form writing project where I document real-world web development decisions, client feedback loops, and calm fixes that keep projects moving without chaos.

Focus: WordPress · Client communication · UX decisions · Debugging in production · Shipping with care

Rink Putt

HTML5 Canvas mini-game. Aim and shoot the puck into the net across various rink layouts. Featured on Hope & Hotfixes Episode 5.

Gen-AI Portrait Experiment

A creative experiment using AI to generate a portrait based on my personality and past conversations.

Weather Forecast App

It uses the OpenWeather API to fetch and display current weather data for any location.

Choose Your Adventure

A text-based, story game. Players navigate different story paths through dynamic choices, showcasing DOM manipulation and event handling.

Wizard's Mana Forge

A fantasy-themed clicker game built with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. Channel mana, summon golems, and trigger arcane boosts in this fun DOM-manipulation project.

Whack-a-Bug

A simple browser-based game with interactive HTML/CSS/JS. Players click on bugs to score points and avoid missing them. Features a timer and score tracker.

AI Trip Planner

How I used AI to plan the perfect, tailored weekend roadtrip. A showcase in creative and practical AI use.

World Clock

Showcases the current time in different cities around the world.

Inbox Hero

A fun, interactive game where players manage a community inbox, deciding which messages to approve, delete, or moderate. Test your community management skills in this engaging mini-game.

Community Garden

A fun, interactive game where players take positive actions to grow a virtual garden. Approve messages, resolve conflicts, and clean up spam to earn flowers, trees, and more. Test your community management skills in this engaging mini-game.

Coastline Cruiser

Navigate a buggy along a coastline, avoid obstacles, collect points. Featured on Hope & Hotfixes Episode 1.

Bugged Out!

Pastel tower defense vs. waves of desert bugs. Upgrade and survive! Featured on Hope & Hotfixes Episode 2.