Cazdin Creative - Personal Branding Agency Website
Cazdin Creative is a comprehensive Next.js website built for a personal branding agency that specializes in authentic brand development for coaches, speakers, and creative professionals. As a working partner with CloudDogg LLC, Cazdin Creative collaborates on branding and creative services while maintaining their specialized focus on personal brand development. The project showcases modern web development practices with Next.js 15.3, React 19, and TypeScript, featuring server-side rendering, dynamic routing, and a fully responsive design built with Tailwind CSS and shadcn/ui components.
My Role
- Lead Web Developer
- UI/UX Designer
- Frontend Architect
Timeline
2024
Technologies
The Problem
Cazdin Creative needed a modern, professional website that would effectively showcase their personal branding services while providing an excellent user experience for coaches, speakers, and creative professionals. The site needed to demonstrate the agency's expertise in authentic brand development while being technically sophisticated and fully responsive.
The Solution
Built a comprehensive Next.js application using the latest web technologies including Next.js 15.3, React 19, and TypeScript. Implemented server-side rendering with Next.js App Router for optimal performance, created a fully responsive design using Tailwind CSS, and built custom UI components with shadcn/ui and Radix UI. Added dark mode support, smooth animations, multi-step forms with validation, and a dynamic portfolio showcase with filtering capabilities.
Design Process & Visuals
The design process involved several stages, from low-fidelity wireframing to high-fidelity, interactive mockups and detailed user flow mapping.
Results & Takeaways
- Successfully launched modern, responsive website with Next.js 15.3 and React 19.
- Implemented server-side rendering and dynamic routing for optimal performance.
- Created fully responsive design using Tailwind CSS and custom shadcn/ui components.
- Integrated dark mode support using next-themes for enhanced user experience.
- Built multi-step forms with validation for streamlined service inquiries.
- Developed dynamic portfolio showcase with filtering capabilities.
- Achieved smooth page transitions and element animations for engaging UX.
- Established modern development workflow with TypeScript and ESLint.