A GENERALIST WITH A PARTICULAR POINT OF VIEW.

A few things
I couldn’t
leave alone.

I’m Arvin. I design, build, and follow my curiosity a little further than strictly necessary.

Let’s have a look ↓

An illustrated page from Illustrative’s Jules Verne sample

An aircraft model in Embed3D’s lesson editor

yes, I built
these too.↖

A FEW OPEN TABS IN MY BRAIN.

01 / 07EnduvoWebsite redesignNext ↓

Website walkthroughPlay film ↗

01 / Website redesign

Expertise,
with a new address.

I redesigned Enduvo’s website: a new home for a platform built around human expertise.

02 / Website redesign

A little movement.
A clearer story.

Scroll-led moments bring the product into focus, one idea at a time.

03 / Website redesign

The whole thing
has to hang together.

Type, pacing, product, and the path through it all. I like working across the whole picture.

Explore Enduvo ↗

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Embed3D ↓

02 / 07Embed3DDesigned & builtNext ↓

App walkthroughPlay film ↗

01 / Designed & built

Go on.
Take it apart.

I designed and built Embed3D, a tool for creating interactive 3D lessons.

02 / Designed & built

Some things make
more sense in 3D.

Turn the model. Slice into it. Find the part you need to understand.

03 / Designed & built

And then,
put it anywhere.

Bring the lesson into a website or learning platform. A complicated object, made approachable.

Explore Embed3D ↗

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Cerca ↓

03 / 07CercaPlaces & peopleNext ↓

App walkthroughPlay film ↗

01 / Places & people

You know
a place.

The places I want to go tend to come from people whose taste I trust.

02 / Places & people

Now you know
where you put it.

Cerca gives those recommendations a home. Search the collection and open a place.

03 / Places & people

Taste is personal.
So is the map.

A place is more useful when you know who saved it. Explore my actual collection.

Explore Cerca ↗

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Illustrative ↓

04 / 07IllustrativeStories & softwareNext ↓

Public sample readerPlay film ↗

01 / Stories & software

What if a book
could become a comic?

A question that became Illustrative: software for turning stories into illustrated books.

02 / Stories & software

Page by page.
Panel by panel.

Characters, compositions, and words have to hold together across a whole story.

03 / Stories & software

The output
is the fun part.

A finished book you can read, share, and export. An idea becomes something you can hold onto.

Explore Illustrative ↗

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Murmur ↓

05 / 07MurmurA small Mac utilityNext ↓

Product page + app screenshotPlay film ↗

01 / A small Mac utility

My eyes would
like a break.

Murmur reads text aloud from the apps you’re already using.

02 / A small Mac utility

A shortcut.
Then, a voice.

A small menu bar app, close at hand. Press ⌘⇧L and listen.

03 / A small Mac utility

I like small
solutions.

Especially the kind that fit into an existing habit. This one lives quietly in the menu bar.

Explore Murmur ↗

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Tufte ↓

06 / 07TufteCharts & evidenceNext ↓

Charts + evidencePlay film ↗

01 / Charts & evidence

A chart can
travel light.

Tufte makes portable charts for places where text already works.

02 / Charts & evidence

Same rows.
Another way to see.

Change the chart, keep the data. Simple marks can carry a lot of meaning.

03 / Charts & evidence

And you should
be able to check it.

Supporting evidence belongs with the chart. Clarity includes knowing where the numbers came from.

Explore Tufte ↗

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Scroll Video Scrubber ↓

07 / 07Scroll Video ScrubberThe tool behind this pageNext ↓

Live plugin demonstrationPlay film ↗

01 / The tool behind this page

Plot twist.
I made this part too.

The videos on this page move with a JavaScript plugin I built.

02 / The tool behind this page

You scroll.
Time follows.

Forward, backward, or right to that one frame. The page stays in your hands.

03 / The tool behind this page

A small tool.
A lot of possibilities.

Use it for your own idea. The source is open, and the scrolling is still just scrolling.

Get the plugin on GitHub ↗

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A little about me ↓

THE PERSON ATTACHED TO ALL THIS

Serious about
the work.
Playful about
the rest.

I like the moment a complicated thing becomes a simple one.

I take cues from rooms, buildings, and the shape of letters. I ask a lot of questions. Sometimes the answer turns into an app.

I’ve been making things with software since the Dreamweaver and AOL days. I still get the same kick out of making something work.

More open tabs, on GitHub ↗

Sometimes, the useful thing
is a better question.

SMALLER TOOLS. SAME CURIOSITY.

EVALUATE PRODUCT DESIGNERS

“What did
you cut?”

A skill that turns a design career ladder into a conversation about judgment, craft, and the work.

Adapted from the public 37signals design ladder.

View on GitHub ↗

MATH FOUNDER STACK

Make a little
more sense.

Startup lessons, turned into focused workflows for founders. A way to put useful ideas to work.

An independent adaptation of Troy Henikoff’s public lessons.

Explore the stack ↗See the public guide

A few things
I couldn’t
leave alone.

Expertise,
with a new address.

A little movement.
A clearer story.

The whole thing
has to hang together.

Go on.
Take it apart.

Some things make
more sense in 3D.

And then,
put it anywhere.

You know
a place.

Now you know
where you put it.

Taste is personal.
So is the map.

What if a book
could become a comic?

Page by page.
Panel by panel.

The output
is the fun part.

My eyes would
like a break.

A shortcut.
Then, a voice.

I like small
solutions.

A chart can
travel light.

Same rows.
Another way to see.

And you should
be able to check it.

A little room
for reflection.

Some projects
change direction.

Still curious.
Still making.

Plot twist.
I made this part too.

You scroll.
Time follows.

A small tool.
A lot of possibilities.

Serious about
the work.
Playful about
the rest.

Sometimes, the useful thing
is a better question.

“What did
you cut?”

Make a little
more sense.

Project film

A few thingsI couldn’tleave alone.

Expertise,with a new address.

A little movement.A clearer story.

The whole thinghas to hang together.

Go on.Take it apart.

Some things makemore sense in 3D.

And then,put it anywhere.

You knowa place.

Now you knowwhere you put it.

Taste is personal.So is the map.

What if a bookcould become a comic?

Page by page.Panel by panel.

The outputis the fun part.

My eyes wouldlike a break.

A shortcut.Then, a voice.

I like smallsolutions.

A chart cantravel light.

Same rows.Another way to see.

And you shouldbe able to check it.

A little roomfor reflection.

Some projectschange direction.

Still curious.Still making.

Plot twist.I made this part too.

You scroll.Time follows.

A small tool.A lot of possibilities.

Serious aboutthe work.Playful aboutthe rest.

Sometimes, the useful thingis a better question.

“What didyou cut?”

Make a littlemore sense.

A few things
I couldn’t
leave alone.

Expertise,
with a new address.

A little movement.
A clearer story.

The whole thing
has to hang together.

Go on.
Take it apart.

Some things make
more sense in 3D.

And then,
put it anywhere.

You know
a place.

Now you know
where you put it.

Taste is personal.
So is the map.

What if a book
could become a comic?

Page by page.
Panel by panel.

The output
is the fun part.

My eyes would
like a break.

A shortcut.
Then, a voice.

I like small
solutions.

A chart can
travel light.

Same rows.
Another way to see.

And you should
be able to check it.

A little room
for reflection.

Some projects
change direction.

Still curious.
Still making.

Plot twist.
I made this part too.

You scroll.
Time follows.

A small tool.
A lot of possibilities.

Serious about
the work.
Playful about
the rest.

Sometimes, the useful thing
is a better question.

“What did
you cut?”

Make a little
more sense.