dan’s sandbox

Prototype lab

dan’s sandbox

A working space for prototypes, protected webforms and experiments connected to what I’m building and learning.

Built from the same digital workshop system, this space is where rough ideas, practical tests and interactive tools can be tried safely before they become polished projects. Some of it works. Some of it is deliberately unfinished.

Active prototypes

2

Open to view

2

Protected forms

2

Last updated

5 Aug 2026

In the workshop

Featured prototypes

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  • DemoTestingPublic

    Obsidian Learning System Demo

    A prototype flow for turning raw notes and documentation into structured learning material.

    Details
  • ToolBuildingPublic

    Prompt Library Explorer

    A small interface for browsing reusable prompts and build patterns.

    Details

Field notes

Experiment notes

Short notes on what’s being tested, learnt or improved in this space.

  • Why this is a separate site, not a section of the main one

    The main Digital Workshop site is a public showcase — finished write-ups, settled content. This one is the opposite on purpose: prototypes that might break, forms that aren't wired up yet, demos labelled testing or concept.

    Mixing the two would mean either watering down the main site with half-finished things, or being overly cautious here because it's attached to the polished site. Neither is good. So for now they're deliberately not linked to each other — that might change once this space earns its own shape.

  • Placeholder data first, real prototypes one at a time

    This first version ships with typed placeholder content for every section — prototypes, forms, notes — so the layout and interaction patterns can be judged honestly before anything real goes in.

    The plan is to replace one card at a time, starting with whichever prototype is closest to actually working, rather than trying to backfill everything at once.

Some of this is private, unfinished or invite only

Status and access badges on every prototype and form say exactly what’s real right now. Nothing here should be treated as production ready unless it explicitly says so.

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