LinkDrop

Overview

LinkDrop is a public board built around one question: where do we keep the good links? A group can drop a URL with a title and a few tags, and it shows up for everyone instantly, no refresh, no account.

The problem

Good links get lost. They scroll past in a group chat, sit in someone's bookmarks, or never get shared at all. A team, an event crowd, or a study group needs somewhere low-commitment to drop and grab links, usually from a phone, mid-task.

Approach

I built it as a shared public board with a small landing moment sitting right on top of the live feed, not a locked-down dashboard. Links auto color-code by tag, and the real-time data runs on Sanity. The build is deliberately design-led: tactile depth, motion that varies with intent, and one signature hero entrance, a step away from the default blue SaaS look.

Key features

• Anyone can add a link with a title, description and tags, with minimal friction.
• A real-time feed where new links land without a refresh.
• Color-coded tags (Tech, Design, News, Tools, Learning) with filtering and search.
• An embedded Sanity Studio at /studio for managing content.
• Mobile-first and responsive, with reduced-motion alternatives for every animation.

Tech stack

Next.js and React with TypeScript and Tailwind, Sanity for the real-time data and content, Framer Motion for the motion work, and Cheerio to scrape link metadata.

Outcome

LinkDrop shipped and works, and most of my recent effort has gone into the design polish: better depth, more intentional motion, and accessibility to WCAG 2.1 AA.