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Tool · 2024
Inkpad CLI
A terminal note‑taking tool with a markdown‑first writing buffer.
- Role
- Engineering
- Client
- Self‑initiated
- Year
- 2024
- Stack
- Rust · Ratatui
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The brief
A terminal note‑taking tool with a markdown‑first writing buffer.
Working as Engineering for Self‑initiated. Built with Rust, Ratatui.
What I made
This is placeholder body text for Inkpad CLI. In the real write‑up I'd walk through the problem, the constraints, the design decisions, and the things that broke at 2am. For now, treat this as a layout study — it's here to make the typography sing.
The best work happens at the seam between what looks right and what compiles.
Process
- Sketch the problem on paper, badly.
- Pull it into Figma until the system feels stable.
- Translate to code, breaking the design as needed.
- Ship, watch users, iterate.
Notes
- Color, motion, and copy are all part of the same surface.
- Density matters. Whitespace is not a luxury, it's information.
- The best component is the one you didn't have to build.
Replace this content in /admin → projects → Inkpad CLI once real assets are ready.
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