why this page looks like this

Same story. Eleven editions.

I’m Daniel Zenzen. I translate between design, engineering, and AI — on top of a decade of frontend and product work.

I could have written one page saying that. Instead I built eleven — a git log, a visual novel, a physics toy, a comic book, a cursor-reactive scene, and more — each a complete, hand-built version of the same story, made for a different reason to be here. It’s the most honest way I know to show range and craft, instead of just claiming them.

One honest caveat: the real shape of this site — the motion, the layout, the small details each edition is built around — only fully shows itself on a desktop screen. What you get on mobile is a simplified version of the same story, not the full experience. If you can, come back on a laptop at some point.

Below is what each one is, and what you’ll find if you click it.