Rob Hough

Design Engineer, UK. I work almost exclusively with early B2B startups. I also ship a few of my own projects. Other than that, I travel in my campervan, ride motorcycles, and collect records. •••

case-study • March 1, 2025

Building UI primitives for artificial.io

A library of custom-built React components for the web, enabling rapid prototyping with AI and shipping high-quality experiences.
demo • February 24, 2025

Calendar

Date picker with animated pagination and swipe gestures. Built with React, Tailwind, and Motion. Using date-fns for most of the logic.

March 2025

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demo • February 12, 2025

Gallery

Sticking with iOS theme, this gallery component shows images in a masonry and scales them out in a dialog. Use ⬅️ and ➡️ to navigate. Built with React, Tailwind, Motion, and react-masonry-css.
post • February 10, 2025

Removing Abstractions

Why don't more designers write production code? Coding removes abstractions between your idea and the customer. Removing abstractions between you and the final product is the only way to know if it works
demo • February 7, 2025

iOS Calculator Menu

Re-built with React, Tailwind, and Motion. The icon itself morphs into the menu, after which the items come into view with a spring animation. Couldn't find the iOS icons though.