MMMatthew Mercado
Selected work

06 / CREATIVE DEVELOPMENT

Interactive Portfolio

The portfolio you are navigating right now - a clean, scroll-driven story that turns a full-stack application into an explorable 3D system, then gets out of the way so the work and case studies remain easy to reach.

Role
Full-Stack Engineer & Designer
Timeline
2026 - Present
State
Shipped

Inside the build

The decisions behind the experience.

01

A System You Can Read

The opening scene explains the work through a familiar application, then reveals its service layer, AI engine, and integrations in sequence. Each object has one purpose, and the editorial layout keeps project information available without making visitors solve a puzzle first.

02

Responsive 3D Choreography

React Three Fiber renders a procedural scene with no downloaded 3D assets. Motion tracks the document story while the scene uses staged reflows and reveals, keeping models separated on desktop and placing the visual in its own sticky band on mobile.

03

Architecture

Next.js 16 and React 19 provide the application shell and statically generated project routes. Three.js and React Three Fiber own the visual layer, Motion handles interface transitions, and strict TypeScript keeps the content and presentation model coherent.

04

Practical by Default

The experimental opening leads into conventional selected-work, about, experience, and contact sections. Reduced-motion preferences remove interpolation, case-study screenshots remain fully visible, and the experience adapts to touch screens without placing text over the 3D scene.

Tools and systems

Next.js 16React 19TypeScriptReact Three FiberThree.jsMotionCSS
Next case studyEscape Director