Cara Colker-Eybel's Portfolio

Web Experiments

Playful web prototypes by Cara Colker-Eybel exploring interaction, motion, and storytelling at the edges of browser-based experiences.

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A sleek, midnight-blue laptop with a glossy screen displaying a playful, abstract web interface composed of floating geometric shapes, bold gradients, and animated-looking buttons frozen mid-motion. The laptop rests on a clean, white desk sprinkled with colorful acrylic rectangles and translucent shapes that resemble UI components. Soft daylight from an unseen window washes in from the left, creating gentle reflections on the laptop’s metallic edges and subtle shadows of the scattered elements. Photographic realism with a vibrant, modern aesthetic. Shot from a slightly elevated three-quarter angle with shallow depth of field, the background fades into a soft blur of neutral tones, giving the scene an energetic yet focused atmosphere, perfect for representing inventive web experiments.
A wall-sized, glossy glass board covered in neatly arranged printed web interface mockups, each featuring experimental layouts, bright color palettes, and quirky iconography. The mockups are attached with small, colored magnetic markers and overlapping strips of washi tape. On the adjacent minimalist white shelf sit stacks of sketchbooks, a closed silver tablet, and a few transparent acrylic cubes. Overhead track lighting casts crisp, cool-toned illumination, creating reflections and subtle glares on the glass and a rhythmic pattern of shadows below the shelf. Photographic realism with a clean, gallery-like atmosphere. Captured at eye level with a wide lens, the composition emphasizes the expanse of playful design ideas, evoking a curated, exploratory portfolio wall of web experiments.

Meet Cara, Experimental Webmaker

I design playful, often strange interfaces that probe what the web can be, blending code, illustration, and narrative interaction.

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A close-up of a clear acrylic desk with several layers of transparent, colored panels stacked like sliding browser windows, each etched with fine white lines suggesting grids, buttons, and playful interface elements. The panels overlap at slight angles, creating prismatic reflections and a dynamic interplay of cyan, magenta, and yellow tones on the glossy surface below. A matte-black monitor in the blurred background displays an abstract, vibrant gradient. Soft, diffused studio lighting from both sides emphasizes the edges of the panels and casts gentle, overlapping shadows. Photographic realism with a futuristic, experimental mood. Captured from a low, side angle with shallow depth of field, the image emphasizes depth and layering, mirroring the complexity and curiosity of web experiments.
A collection of polished, chrome-plated 3D shapes—cubes, spheres, cylinders, and ribbons—arranged as though they are interactive UI elements on a reflective black glass surface. Each object features tiny engraved icons, arrows, and toggle-like indentations, hinting at experimental interface components. Neon accents of electric teal and vivid magenta glow subtly from recessed strips in the desktop, casting colorful reflections across the metallic surfaces. The scene is lit by dramatic, focused overhead lighting that creates bold highlights and deep, soft-edged shadows, giving the arrangement a cinematic, high-tech feel. Photographic realism with a playful, slightly surreal atmosphere. Shot from a slightly elevated angle with a medium depth of field, the composition feels like a physical playground for web interaction ideas made tangible.
A bird’s eye view of a circular white table covered with an ordered chaos of small, colorful, rectangular acrylic tiles, each printed with tiny, legible snippets of HTML, CSS, and whimsical comments in monospaced type. The tiles form concentric, slightly irregular rings, suggesting an evolving experimental interface. Between the rings sit a slim, matte-black keyboard and a minimalist wireless mouse. Cool, overcast daylight from a nearby window creates soft, even lighting with minimal shadows, emphasizing the vivid colors of the tiles. Photographic realism with a playful, analytical mood. The composition is centered and symmetrical from above, with sharp focus across the entire scene, conveying the idea of code and creativity as tangible, rearrangeable building blocks for web experiments.

Notes

Process snapshots, dev logs, and reflections on experiments in progress.

A dark, matte-surface tablet lying flat on a pale wooden desk, its screen showing a vibrant, glitchy experimental homepage: overlapping neon rectangles, playful animated-looking glyphs, and asymmetrical grids frozen in mid-transition. Surrounding the tablet are small clear resin blocks encapsulating miniature, printed website screenshots like tiny preserved experiments. A warm desk lamp to the right casts a cozy, golden glow, creating soft highlights on the resin surfaces and gentle, elongated shadows. Photographic realism with a slightly whimsical, lab-like atmosphere. Captured from a low, raking angle along the surface of the desk, with the tablet in sharp focus and the resin blocks gradually blurring into the distance, the image evokes a playful archive of evolving web ideas.

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Available for collaborative prototypes, interactive storytelling commissions, interface explorations, and workshops centered on creative coding for the modern web.

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