Sam's Little World - Notepad

Note / Interactive / 2026

Sam's Little World

A pixel-art room, made as a memorial for a family's cat.

A small interactive pixel-art room, made as a memorial for a family's cat. No backend, accounts or tracking. Every object is a real focusable button, and the ambient sound stays off until you choose it.

Role, status and stack
Role
Solo, product design and development
Status
Live
A hand-drawn pixel-art black and white cat with green eyes beside the title Sam, above an enter button.
  • Sam's pixel-art room on a laptop and a phone.
  • Sam's pixel-art room in a browser window.
  • Sam's pixel-art room on a phone.

Screens captured from the live site, shown in device frames.

Product design

I drew the characters by hand as 18 by 20 pixel grids. Small on purpose, and gentle to use. See it with the other designs.

Art
Hand-drawn pixel grids, 18 by 20
Color
Every room color in one palette file
Access
Mobile-first, tap targets clear 44px, reduced motion respected
Stack
React, TypeScript, Vite, Web Audio
Short entry2026