ABOUT

Lab: Builds

This is where I explore ideas by building them.

Every Lab build starts with a hand-drawn sketch, evolves into a prototype and, where worthwhile, becomes a working product.

Along the way I share the thinking and lessons learnt behind each build, honing projects end-to-end: identifying opportunities, shaping ideas, building better and learning through iteration.‍

APP

Paintings

A catalogue site for my paintings, each work gets a number, a true-to-scale framed mock-up and an enquiry button that carries its reference. Frames are rendered by script and records sync from a single JSON file.

Learnings

Supabase Storage

Data modelling

Image processing

OPEN LEHAYE.ART

APP

House Style

A tool that lets designers check text in a Figma design against the house style copy guide, before review. Drop in a Figma frame and it reads the copy out, marks it up like a proof, and names the rule behind every correction.

Learnings

Console API keys

Internal tool — not publicly available

APP

High Tide

On the cockle sheds at Leigh-on-Sea there is a small blackboard. Somebody walks out each morning and chalks up the time of the day's high tide. This is that sign, digitised.

Learnings

Marine APIs

Digital Twin

Repo Cloning

OPEN IN LAB

APP

Ankle Deep: A living tide clock

What if a clock told sea time instead of clock time? A web app that renders the live tide, swell and sea state for your nearest shore.

Learnings

Marine APIs

Serverless caching

Real-time visualisation

PWA design

Sea State app — generative wave artwork rendered from live market data

OPEN IN LAB

APP

Sea State: Market-powered generative art

Can live financial data become something worth collecting? A web application that transforms daily market movement into limited-edition digital prints.

Learnings

APIs

Visual systems

Generative design

AI-assisted development

OPEN IN LAB

AGENT

Milk Run — Adaptive Grocery Agent

I created a playwright script that observes prices and prepares a weekly basket proposal.

APP

StitchGrid — Pattern Maker

Upload any image and output a 5 color, 6x4" cross stitch guide to create original embroidery art.

StitchGrid app — photo converted into a five-colour cross stitch pattern

AGENT

Introducing SAFE Score™

A simple, comparable UX performance metric for websites.

ABOUT

Lab: Writing & Speaking

Beyond the builds, I share the thinking; long-form guides on Medium, editorial features, and talks on digital art, Web3 and product design at events including the Art+Tech Summit and Camp Decrypt.

Notable appearances include; the Art+Tech Summit, Camp Decrypt, 'Inside Web3' Podcast with Shira Lazar and at Art Market 2050.

I also write longer thought pieces and practical guides on medium.com/lehaye

CASE STUDY

Revealing my product delivery process:

Watch Shop is a curated collection of exceptional watches ready to take home.

Watch Shop case study — curated watch collection product page

WORKSHOP

Prompt Better: for Makers

An ethical AI prompt engineering workshop for makers who want to speak 'machine' better.

Prompt Better workshop — illustrated cover artwork

EDITORIAL

Meet the Innovators:

The art world's relationship with technology is evolving rapidly, bridging the gap to more established online shopping experiences.

SPEAKING

7 Technology Factors Driving Auctions into the Future:

There is a hybrid approach to art collecting today, with clients engaging both online and in-person.

EDITORIAL

Bridging physical and virtual realities:

Christie’s3.0 isn’t merely an auction platform; it’s a holistic collecting experience.

EDITORIAL

The designer behind some of the most iconic exhibition identities:

Jon-Ross has got a way with typesetting and really understanding the art he’s promoting that makes the promotional material he creates sing at just the right pitch.

Lab: Builds

Paintings

A catalogue site for my paintings, each work gets a number, a true-to-scale framed mock-up and an enquiry button that carries its reference. Frames are rendered by script and records sync from a single JSON file.

House Style

A tool that lets designers check text in a Figma design against the house style copy guide, before review. Drop in a Figma frame and it reads the copy out, marks it up like a proof, and names the rule behind every correction.

High Tide

On the cockle sheds at Leigh-on-Sea there is a small blackboard. Somebody walks out each morning and chalks up the time of the day's high tide. This is that sign, digitised.

Ankle Deep: A living tide clock

What if a clock told sea time instead of clock time? A web app that renders the live tide, swell and sea state for your nearest shore.

Sea State: Market-powered generative art

Can live financial data become something worth collecting? A web application that transforms daily market movement into limited-edition digital prints.

Milk Run — Adaptive Grocery Agent

I created a playwright script that observes prices and prepares a weekly basket proposal.

StitchGrid — Pattern Maker

Upload any image and output a 5 color, 6x4" cross stitch guide to create original embroidery art.

Introducing SAFE Score™

A simple, comparable UX performance metric for websites.

Lab: Writing & Speaking

Revealing my product delivery process:

Watch Shop is a curated collection of exceptional watches ready to take home.

Prompt Better: for Makers

An ethical AI prompt engineering workshop for makers who want to speak 'machine' better.

Meet the Innovators:

The art world's relationship with technology is evolving rapidly, bridging the gap to more established online shopping experiences.

7 Technology Factors Driving Auctions into the Future:

There is a hybrid approach to art collecting today, with clients engaging both online and in-person.

Bridging physical and virtual realities:

Christie’s3.0 isn’t merely an auction platform; it’s a holistic collecting experience.

The designer behind some of the most iconic exhibition identities:

Jon-Ross has got a way with typesetting and really understanding the art he’s promoting that makes the promotional material he creates sing at just the right pitch.

Designing the systems behind exceptional digital products.