Wonderland

A message felt too small for the day. I wanted to give something that unfolds slowly and feels like it was made for exactly one person, while still being something I could safely show to anyone else.

• It would be opened on a phone, so everything is designed for a small screen first.
• Around 190 photos and videos plus 8 audio recordings had to load without making the page heavy.
• Some parts were meant only for her, some for family, and guests must never see personal media.
• The page must not open before the day.

• An opening cover that looks like a wrapped gift and opens with confetti.
• A 3D two-tier cake with a live candle flame. You hold to blow the candle out, and confetti follows.
• An age reveal where the old number is replaced by the new one.
• Photo chapters with captions, framing that respects portrait photos, a wall of polaroids and a full-screen viewer for photos and videos.
• A custom player for 8 voice recordings, a few personal memory sections and a closing letter, all in the private version only.
• Three versions of one page: guest, family and private. A typed word picks the version, the choice is remembered in the browser, and a "Switch word" link in the footer changes it.
• A countdown seal that can keep the page locked until midnight on the birthday, with a private preview link for me.

• Finished and given as a gift.
• The live link shows the guest version only. I have not linked the code here, because the project holds personal photos and recordings.