Garrett Kadillak
Frontend engineer · portfolio & writing

I buildthe front ofthe web.

A running index of the interfaces I've shipped and the ideas I'm still figuring out. Numbered, dated, and occasionally finished.

Index — selected work 2023 / 2026
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Margin

In progress

Annotate anything you read on the web — keep only the notes that matter.

Browser extension 2026 TypeScript · React · Browser ext
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Tidal

Live

A calmer way to read the news — no infinite feed, just one daily edition.

iOS app 2025 SwiftUI · Design · iOS
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Field Notes

Live

A tiny static-site generator for people who think in folders.

Open source 2024 Go · Open source · CLI
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Prism

Archived

A colour-contrast checker that lives in your menu bar.

macOS app 2023 Swift · macOS · Accessibility
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On building calm software

Most apps are designed to never let you finish. I think the opposite is worth designing for.

ESSAY · 8 MIN
MAR 2026
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In praise of tools that do one thing

The best software I've made was the software I refused to add features to.

ESSAY · 5 MIN
JAN 2026
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I write to find out what I think

A short note on why this site has a writing section at all.

NOTE · 3 MIN
NOV 2025