I build things that live where design meets development.
Sometimes sleek. Sometimes experimental. Always functional.

• 💼 michaelmacdonagh.net — Professional portfolio, CV, and client-ready work.
• 🌐 mechmadhog.com — Personal hub for experiments, projects, and writing.
• 🧪 CodePen Demos — All Responsive Web Design projects (20 total).
• 🔗 LinkedIn — Let’s connect.

By day, I’m a Creative Digital Media graduate turning ideas into interactive realities.
By night, I’m training Walter... my offline AI sidekick and soon-to-be neuroprosthesis.
Together, we’re testing the limits of what I can build with web tech, automation, and a little stubborn curiosity.

What I love making:

• 🎨 Interfaces that look good and feel good to use
• 🖥️ Tools that actually make people’s lives easier
• 🔧 Odd little experiments that somehow… work

Right now I’m:

• Teaching Walter to think without the cloud
• Moving into the FreeCodeCamp JavaScript Algorithms and Data Structures certificate
• Stockpiling a growing arsenal of weird and wonderful web projects

• Re-skinning all 25 FreeCodeCamp JavaScript projects with my MechMadHog style (CRT glow, 16-bit-inspired palettes, oddball UX experiments)
• Building Walter’s Brain: Obsidian + Docker + Neo4j + local LLMs = my offline cognitive prosthesis

• Frontend: HTML, CSS (custom themes, animations), JavaScript (DOM, regex, games)
• Frameworks: Jekyll (static sites), CodePen (rapid demos), GitHub Pages (deployment)
• Design Tools: Figma, Illustrator, Huion Kamvas tablet
• AI/Automation: n8n, LM Studio, Docker, Anything-LLM
• Platforms: Windows + Arch Linux (dual-system workflow)

• JavaScript Algorithms and Data Structures

• Responsive Web Design Certificate

⚡ Fun fact: I have dyspraxia, which means my thoughts often take the scenic route… perfect for finding the solutions no one else sees.

Take a look around; you’ll find working prototypes, polished builds, and the occasional “happy accident.”