I built a brutalist micro-blog for things worth buying watches, sneakers, fragrances, tech, whiskey and more.
The concept: unfiltered opinions on things worth spending money on. I am Kind of new to blogging but I want to add new items drop every Friday.
The stack:
- Next.js 16
- Deployed on Cloudflare Workers via OpenNext
- Database Cloudflare D1
- Images on Supabase Storage
- Matter.js physics for the hero letters actually fall and stack , click bomb physics
The whole site is a single homepage with a modal system. Items load from D1 directly in the Worker zero external DB calls, zero latency. The modal uses hash routing client-side but the homepage is a server component that pre-renders item metadata when Google hits /?item=slug so SEO works without separate item pages.
also Modals dynamically extract dominant colors from each item's image and adapt the entire UI to match — every item feels unique
Still early 56 items across 7 categories so far. I Would love feedback on the UX, the brutalist direction, or just roast the UI. but seriously I would like some feedback
The user has created a brutalist-style micro-blog focused on items worth buying, using Next.js and Cloudflare Workers. They are seeking feedback on the user experience, design direction, and UI of the site, which features dynamic color adaptation and SEO optimization. The site currently includes 56 items across 7 categories.