GROOVEBOX
Make a little noise.
A drum machine for your next happy accident.
Web development. App creation. Technology consultancy.
I’m Tim Dobson. I turn ambitious ideas into digital
experiences you can get your hands on.
A collection of curious little machines.
Real interactions. Big possibilities.
Go on. Press something.
A drum machine for your next happy accident.
Collect coins. Dodge bombs. Every 5 in a row earns a bonus.
Build a tiny mobile canvas. No code required.
A luminous instrument at your fingertips.
Sign a proof. Verify it. Watch a local chain grow.
Six stages. One payload. A miniature delivery system.
Real encryption. A visual trace. Reveal with your key.
Flow fields, layered marks and a little organised chaos.
✳ Small experiments. Serious possibilities. All demos run in your browser.
I help founders, businesses and creative teams turn a rough idea, an awkward workflow or an ambitious brief into something people can use. Bring the problem, the product or the possibility. We’ll work out the right next step.
A website should make your business easy to understand and your next step easy to take. I bring design and development together for responsive business websites, landing pages and more involved web applications.
The work can cover content structure, accessible navigation, mobile layouts, content management and connections to the tools you already use. Performance and technical SEO belong in the foundations, alongside a visual identity that feels like you.
Discuss your website ↗Turn a product idea into a clear journey, a working prototype and a practical development plan. I work on mobile-first interfaces, browser-based apps and the interactions that make a digital product feel intuitive.
We can explore what belongs in a first release, test the important flows and decide whether a web app, progressive web app or dedicated mobile build suits the brief. Accounts, content, integrations and the systems behind the interface are part of that conversation.
Explore your app idea ↗Sometimes the most useful thing to build first is a plan. I help teams make sense of product requirements, technical choices and the trade-offs between a quick prototype and a system they will need to maintain.
A consultancy engagement can focus on discovery, reviewing an existing product, mapping integrations or turning a broad ambition into a prioritised roadmap. The aim is a clear recommendation, an honest view of the constraints and a next step your team can act on.
Talk through a challenge ↗The interface is only part of the product. Data needs to move, users need the right permissions and failures need to be understandable. I connect front-end experiences with back-end services, APIs and internal workflows.
That can mean a custom dashboard, an operational tool or an integration between existing platforms. Validation, authentication, useful logs and maintainable code are considered together, so the system is easier to operate as well as use.
Explore the systems demo ↓Interactive 2D and 3D, games, generative artwork and sound can turn a passive visit into an experience. I explore how creative coding can support a product, a brand story or a tool people enjoy returning to.
The playground brings those ideas into the browser: steer a ship, build an interface, make a beat or shape a visual composition. Each experiment starts with an interaction, then connects the visual response, controls and feedback into a coherent whole.
Try the interactive playground ↑Some ideas benefit from exploring digital identity, signatures or ownership before committing to infrastructure. I build prototypes that make those concepts tangible and help a team examine whether they serve a real user need.
Proof of Play demonstrates local signing, verification and hash-linked records. It is a browser simulation, with no live blockchain transaction or funds involved. Moving a concept into production needs its own architecture, threat model and appropriate specialist review.
Try Proof of Play ↑These are working browser experiments, built for this playground. They show ways of thinking about interactions and systems; they are not client case studies or production platforms.
The touch-friendly app builder explores how reusable blocks can make a complex task approachable. Similar interaction patterns can support content editors, onboarding flows and internal configuration tools.
Try the app builder ↗The six-stage delivery flow makes state changes and progress visible. That idea translates to dashboards, approval journeys and operational tools where people need to know what happened and what comes next.
Follow a payload ↗Coin sounds, streak rewards and responsive instruments explore timing and feedback. Applied thoughtfully, those details can help people learn controls, recognise success and stay oriented in an unfamiliar product.
Play Orbit Runner ↗The best digital experiences live between disciplines. A little game design in a business tool. A little music in an interface. A lot of thought behind every interaction.
I connect design and engineering to make ambitious ideas tangible—from the first playful prototype to the systems that make it work.
Websites · Mobile interfaces
Interactive 2D & 3D · Games
Creative tools · Generative sound
Touch builders · Data visualisation
Full-stack development · APIs
Security-minded systems · Web3
Start with the people using it, the problem to solve, the existing setup and the constraints. Agree what a useful outcome looks like.
Make the uncertain parts tangible. Test the core journey and use the feedback to shape the scope before expanding the build.
Develop in reviewable stages, bringing together the interface, integrations and checks appropriate to the project.
Plan hosting, release and documentation. Agree who owns ongoing maintenance and what support is needed after launch.
Early-stage idea or existing product: a useful conversation starts with what you need to change.
Yes. An engagement can start with a review of the current experience, code and integrations. From there we can identify focused improvements, work through a redesign or assess whether a larger rebuild is justified. Access, documentation and the condition of the existing system will influence the scope.
Yes. You do not need a fully written specification to begin. Discovery or a focused prototype can clarify the user journey, test an interaction and expose technical questions before you commit to a larger build.
That depends on how people will use it. A responsive website or web app may be the right starting point; device features, offline use and distribution requirements can point towards a dedicated mobile app. We can work through those needs before choosing the approach.
Content structure and technical SEO can be part of the scope from the start: descriptive titles, useful page copy, semantic HTML, crawlable links, mobile usability and sensible performance. Search visibility also depends on your market, content and the authority your site earns over time. Rankings are not guaranteed.
Yes. We can plan around your current hosting, domain, content platform and business tools. The right delivery format depends on the system: a static website, a managed platform and an application with a back end have different requirements. Hosting access and deployment responsibilities are agreed as part of the project.
Scope comes first. A single-page site, an interactive prototype and an integrated application need different levels of design, development and testing. Share your goals, existing materials, preferred timing and budget range so we can discuss a realistic starting point and the work involved.
Tell me what you want to make or improve, who it is for, and what a successful result would look like. Links to an existing product, a rough brief, your preferred timeline and any budget guidance help make the first conversation more useful.
Tell me about your website, app or technology challenge. A rough idea is enough to start; your goals, timeline and budget help shape what happens next.
Let’s make it real. ↗